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ConvertStyle method of the MSFT_Disk class

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Converts the partition style of an already initialized disk.

Syntax

UInt32 ConvertStyle(
  [in]  UInt16 PartitionStyle,
  [out] String ExtendedStatus
);

Parameters

PartitionStyle [in]

The new partition style for the disk. This parameter is required.

MBR (1)

GPT (2)

ExtendedStatus [out]

A string that contains an embedded MSFT_StorageExtendedStatus object.

This parameter allows the storage provider to return extended (implementation-specific) error information.

Return value

Success (0)

Not Supported (1)

Unspecified Error (2)

Timeout (3)

Failed (4)

Invalid Parameter (5)

Disk is in use (6)

Access denied (40001)

There are not enough resources to complete the operation. (40002)

Cache out of date (40003)

The disk has not been initialized. (41000)

The disk is read only. (41002)

The disk is offline. (41003)

Operation not supported on a critical disk. (41009)

Cannot convert the style of a disk with data or other known partitions on it. (41013)

The disk is not large enough to support a GPT partition style. (41014)

The specified object is managed by the Microsoft Failover Clustering component. The disk must be removed from the cluster to perform this operation. (41019)

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Namespace Root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage
MOF Storagewmi.mof

See also

MSFT_Disk