Convert MBR to GPT for Windows 11
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[Synopsis]
If you are a novice to computers, and don't know anything about them. Then, I am not responsible for any problems you may create for yourself. This video does require you to have some experience with computer hardware, and operating systems. If you are inexperienced then get someone who knows.
This video shows you how to convert your hard drive partition from MBR to GPT. In order for you to use UEFI, you must have a GPT partition. For legacy boot, MBR is used, but for UEFI GPT is necessary. For most modern computers, computers made from 2013 to 2021, you should have secure boot, and a UEFI BIOS.
When you install Windows 10, you can only install it with a MBR partition. There is a way to convert from MBR to GPT by using the MBR2GPT.exe file, and this file should be in C:\Windows\System32. You can type in the MBR2GP command, and use it.
If you want to upgrade to Windows 11, this is one of the prerequisites Windows 11 requires. It also requires TPM 2.0, and others. TPM 2.0 and secure boot are the most important.
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[Commands and Instructions]
Go to the search bar, and type in "Computer Management" then select "storage", and "disk management". See which drive is your boot drive, the drive that has your operating system on it or Windows 10 on it. Make sure you write this down somewhere or remember it, because you will have to use it later.
Go to the search bar, and type in "MSINFO32", and see what your BIOS mode is. For me, it showed as legacy, and later it was changed to UEFI after I implemented MBR2GPT. If your BIOS mode shows as legacy make sure your computer is capable of UEFI first. If it is not then you will not be able to boot into your computer!
Go to your BIOS, and enable UEFI and secure boot. For me, I had to press the "F2" key repeatedly to get into my BIOS on my Asus motherboard. Refer to your motherboard manual to find this out or Google it. Then, save the settings.
Go into Windows, and go to the search bar, and type in "CMD", and run it in "administrator mode".
First type the command and your disk. Make sure you know what your disk number is.
• mbr2gpt /validate /disk:0 /allowfullos (Typed in the video, your disk number could be different)
• mbr2gpt /convert /disk:0 /allowfullos
Restart your computer and see if it boots. Go to the search bar, and type in "msinfo32", and see what the BIOS mode is. It should be UEFI, like you saw on this video if you did everything correctly.
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[Links]
♦ Microsoft website about MBR2GPT
• https://bit.ly/3mnnnDU
♦ Windows Central article about MBR2GPT
• https://bit.ly/3lcYZFC
♦ PC Health Check app
• https://cnet.co/3DcGnf6
♠ Windows 11 at Amazon
• https://amzn.to/2XIFY57
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