Don't do that.... In the future never use that option on any distro if you have Windows installed, it is problematic.
Go into your Windows, make sure bitlocker is turned off, fastboot.... Use the Windows Partition Manager to create free space. Once it is done, run your fix disk in Windows. Do not install or try to install anything until this is done.
If in your Windows partition manager you can see the partition Linux tried to make, make it free space from that program. You should run your fix disk before doing anything else.
Then go into your linux live distro, when you get to the part of install alongside or something else, choose something else. Then point it to the free space partition you just created in Windows. I also highly suggest you create a separate /home folder out of that partition. You can do all that during the install process.
Actually, it is too late for any windows operations. I ran Linux live from the boot USB and liked it so I chose to wipe out windows and install Linux. I thought it looks great, what could go wrong.... So there is no more windows. The only partitions on the drive were created by the Linux installer.
Zorin OS lite can run 4 GB Ram Notebook with ease. If you are trying to use Core version, you will have to deal with a very slow and Frustrating PC.
Now about EXT4 file system error, you are wiping the entire OS right? If yes use the cmd from the win 10 boot drive and convert/wipe your entire disk into gpt. then I am sure you will face no installation errors.
During win 10 boot up select Advanced Options
Select open command prompt
Windows is gone. I made a mistake and assumed this Linux install would go smoothly. I have no Windows boot drive and no Windows install CD or anything like that. I already wiped the drive with Linux install, so windows is no more.
I just formatted the disk and it is all free space now. So you are suggesting I create my own partitions. How big should I make this /home partition. I think I need another smaller partition, I think the installer makes it around 500MB, then the rest is the EXT4 which takes up the rest of the drive.
Secure Boot should be turned off via BIOS, but Fast Start is turned off via Windows. That was why I made that comment. Others have had to reinstall Windows to turn it off.
I see both secure boot and fast start up in my BIOS. So I have disabled both. It would be a real bummer if I have to buy windows so that I can install Linux.
The problem is it is an eMMC device, it is not what I call a true notebook. The Windows versions installed on these devices have a write protected boot sector that contains the Windows CoA (Certificate of Authenticity). That is possibly why you can't install Ext4 FS. I would advise not to purchase any device that is eMMC - any component that fails on the mainboard makes it instant e-waste.
So, you are saying I'm just screwed? There is no way to fix this and it is just computer over. I hate how windows ties you into every system out there, so I try to gain more control by getting rid of windows only to find out that that is the very action that killed my new computer because Windows has locked it up.
This whole things seems a little silly to me. I just need a basic small laptop to do a little web browsing, email, and youtube. I want to use a basic simple free OS like the many Linux distros. But, I am stuck. I need to now buy a better more expensive laptop, so I can run a smaller simpler OS like Linux. This is insane.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I learned how to go a different way. I cannot install Zorin on my emmc drive, but I did install it on a small form factor 256GD USB 3 thumb drive. I have it set to boot from the usb. So this thumb drive is my OS now. and I can use my internal drive for extra storage. Maybe this is not the perfect solution, but it is working excellent for me. In case anyone else gets into the same situation and does not know what to do you just need two USB sticks. One with a bootable Linux distro and the other blank. Plug them both in and install Linux on the blank USB stick instead of your hard drive. Did not even know this was possible untill I did allot of reading. I works great, but I use the laptop for light casual use. It may not work so well for serious heavy work, maybe it would I don't know. This is all new to me. Thank you to those that tried to help.
I agree with Swarf that it is possible the eMMC is protected by Windows. But, if future, you may try checking whether you are set to AHCI or to RAID prior to attempting to install Zorin OS.