Inquiries regarding divisions/partitioning
Inquiries regarding divisions/partitioning
You're wondering about the partition settings in your system drive. It seems the EFI partition is labeled "Active & System" while yours is marked differently. This could be causing boot problems after recent Windows 11 updates, especially with programs like Thaiphoon Burner that were working before. You want to adjust the EFI partition to "Active & System" and make the C:\ partition available only for booting. Your goal is to resolve these issues related to boot failures and ensure stability.
My C:\ section is labeled as "system & boot." My EFI section shows as "active" while every other Minitool Partition Wizard partition appears as "boot." EFI section reads as "active & system." It’s unclear if this means anything, but I’m facing ongoing booting issues. One problem is reading SPD EEPROM with the Thaiphoon Burner, and another is missing folders from "This PC" that should be there. Oddly specific, yet I resolved them before needing to fix boot problems again using commands like bootrec, bootsect, and Bcdboot after installing Windows 11 from USB. It’s puzzling—no one seems able to pinpoint the real cause. The only noticeable difference is the Partitioning Wizard section showing active & system & boot. Hopefully clinging to hope.
It seems I'm fortunate the system has been operational for over seven years with minimal issues. The Thaiphoon Burner remains a mystery, though I keep questioning why.
You need to launch Windows in test mode. What does Test Mode mean? How can you turn it on or off in Windows 10/11? (minitool.com) The issue seems to be that Thaiphoon Burner lacks a signed driver accepted by Microsoft.
The labeling issue remains unclear. However, the updated Thaiphoon Burner (version 1.71) mentions a potential cause linked to the latest 11 build "Smart App Control." Adjusting certain settings helped, and following the Thaiphoon Burner documentation—specifically modifying the registry key and restarting—restored functionality.