Error: Sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 32768 (EBM, T&M, MS SQL)

On Windows 11, some PCs have SSDs (and possibly hard drives) that are formatted with sector sizes that are not compatible with Microsoft SQL. We have found a registry addition that will fix this problem.

Error when attempting to start SQL Windows service:
"originally formatted with sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 32768"

Steps to Fix (Registry)

1. Uninstall all SQL
2. Uninstall EBM
3. registry fix 
   https://learn.microsoft. com/en-us/troubleshoot/sql/ database-engine/database-file- operations/troubleshoot-os- 4kb-disk-sector-size
4. Reboot
5. Rename C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11. VISION2012SP1EBM to
   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11. VISION2012SP1ebm_sector_size_ mismatch_error
   (to ensure the newly installed instance does not share any previously installed files)
6. Reinstalled EBM

Additional Information

1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/sql/database-engine/database-file-operations/troubleshoot-os-4kb-disk-sector-size
2. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb3009974-fix-slow-synchronization-when-disks-have-different-sector-sizes-for-primary-and-secondary-replica-log-files-in-sql-server-ag-and-logshipping-environments-ed181bf3-ce80-b6d0-f268-34135711043c