In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_SYSTEM_VOLUME 0x80310012” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_SYSTEM_VOLUME 0x80310012
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The drive cannot be encrypted because it contains system boot information. Create a separate partition for use as the system drive that contains the boot information and a second partition for use as the operating system drive and then encrypt the operating system drive.
