NON-UEFI BIOS Mode prevents our solutions from launching, so please make sure it is UEFI.
To find out the BIOS mode do this:
Open msinfo32 by typing msinfo32 in Windows search.
msinfo32
Find the line called "BIOS Mode". If it's UEFI, then you are good to go.
UEFI
If your BIOS Mode is UEFI, then go to the next page.
Legacy to UEFI
In case your BIOS Mode isn't UEFI, you can either use MBR2GPT (might not work for everyone) or reinstall Windows.
Read the next topics to learn how to do either.
You can follow this official Microsoft guidearrow-up-right
Or this text guide written by us:
Paste this command:
mbr2gpt /disk:0 /validate /allowFullOS
mbr2gpt /disk:0 /convert /allowFullOS
Make sure the output includes: Before the new system can boot properly you need to switch the firmware to boot to UEFI mode!
If you encounter:
MBR2GPT: Disk layout validation failed for disk 0
To fix "Disk layout validation failed" follow this video guide:
Requires a USB flash-stick that is at least 4 GB in space.
Get a USB that is at least 4 GB in space.
Download the media creation tool from one of these sites:
Windows 11arrow-up-right
Windows 10arrow-up-right
To see what Windows version we support go herearrow-up-right.
Open the Windows media creation tool. Press Next a couple times until you reach "Choose which media to use" and select "ISO file".
After the media creation tool is done, download Rufusarrow-up-right.
Open Rufus and set:
Partition scheme: GPT
Target system: UEFI (non-CSM)
Go to BIOS, Boot tab, find "CSM" or "Compatibility Support Module" and disable it.
Boot from your flash drive and install Windows. Remove and create partitions as needed during installation.
