gpt partition

  1. Windows 10 Need to migrate MBR Win10Pro C drive HDD contents or my Macrium Reflect backups of it to new on-the-motherboard NVMe SSD device set to UEFI GPT

    I'm up a gumtree without a paddle. I have been running around in circles for a week trying to get this solved. I had migrated my old HDD with Windows 10 Pro on it over to a new machine, and a new SATA SSD drive. I used Macrium Reflect to image the drive over. This was an MBR booted system...
  2. How to Fix Windows 11 Installation Loop: Step-by-Step Solutions

    When faced with the aggravating reality of a Windows 11 installation that keeps looping back to the setup screen after each reboot, even the most seasoned Windows enthusiast can feel bewildered. This vexing cycle not only hinders your ability to deploy a fresh operating system but can also...
  3. Secure Boot Explained: How to Enable and Why It’s Vital for Windows 11 Security

    Picture this: you’ve just unwrapped your shiny new PC, or perhaps you’re wringing an extra lease on life from a battle-scarred desktop. Either way, your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to install Windows 11, Microsoft’s latest and most security-focused offspring. But as you wade into...
  4. How to install Vista onto GPT partition

    I have a laptop with one main partition with Windows 10 and a second partition that I want to install Windows Vista on for testing purposes. I'd prefer 64-bit but 32-bit is fine if necessary. When I try to install Vista with an x64 SP2 disc, I get an error saying I cannot install due to the...
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    Windows 8 Dual boot windows 8 and 7

    Hello, I am trying to install Win 7 on my laptop running Win 8 so I can get a dual boot. My laptop does not recognize win 7 booting cd .I had to change Bios to Legacy. Now ,I am getting error “Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is not of the GPT partition style. Any...
  6. Windows 7 Linux to Windows

    Hi, I have an HP Pavilion 23 that is currently running Linux and I want to convert it back to a windows 7 machine for my grandson. So far, all of my attempts have failed as the drive is set up as a gpt partition and I can't seem to get it changed to ntfs to load windows. Does anyone know of a...
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    Windows 7 Dual booting windows 8.1 and 7

    Hi I am having a issue dual booting windows 8.1 and 7 I upgraded from the windows store and I disabled secure boot and I put csm mode to boot into my usb drive and after that I clicked on the partition and it said that I cannot install windows the partition is of the style is gpt please help...
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    Windows 10 Trouble dual booting Windows 10 with 8.1

    I have a Sony Vaio Fit laptop. It is my main working (and only btw :p) laptop. So I thought I'd just dual boot Windows 10 with 8.1. So, I created a 40GB partition on my hard drive. I downloaded the x64 version of Windows 10 and burned it to a USB drive with Windows 7 DVD USB tool installer. I...
  9. Windows 8 My Windows 8 Upgrade Odyssey

    [SOLVED] My Windows 8 Upgrade Odyssey Greetings. I am journaling my Windows 8 upgrade experience here in hopes that others can learn from the experience. If I am able to resolve the problem here in these forums, I would consider that a plus. But most of all, I am hoping to create some...
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    Windows 7 Floppy drive detection in Win 7 x64 booting UEFI

    I installed Windows 7 x64 Professional on a GPT partition and am booting through UEFI. The floppy controller is detect but the floppy disk drive itself is not detected. Does anyone know why this is? I know I am not the only one with this situation.