Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is yadayad


  1. Posts : 33
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    Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is yadayad


    So basically I'm trying to boot an ISO to windows 10 home and I used Rufus for it. Idk if I used for wrong settings but it says: the selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, windows can only be installed to GPT disks.
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  2. Posts : 107
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    Quote from this post: UEFI Boot Mode (installing using the GPT partition style) and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (installing using the MBR partition style). -> link

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    Error message when you boot from the Windows installation media in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode:

    Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style. (see screenshot below)

    That is because Windows can only be installed to MBR disk in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, but you plan to install Windows on a GPT disk.

    - Boot from the Windows installation media in UEFI Boot Mode, so you can use GPT (GUID Partition Table).
    - But if you want to use MBR (Master Boot Record) partition table, then delete all partitions on the disk.

    Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is yadayad-windows-cannot-installed-disk.-selected-disk-gpt-partition-style.png

    Error message when you boot from the Windows installation media in UEFI Boot Mode:

    Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks. (see screenshot below)

    That is because Windows can only be installed to GPT disk in UEFI Boot Mode, but you plan to install Windows on an MBR disk.

    - Delete all partitions on the disk, so you can use GPT (GUID Partition Table).
    - But if you want to use MBR (Master Boot Record) partition table, then boot from the Windows installation media in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.

    Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is yadayad-windows-cannot-installed-disk.-selected-disk-has-mbr-partition-table.png
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  3. Posts : 33
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    genet said:
    Quote from this post: UEFI Boot Mode (installing using the GPT partition style) and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (installing using the MBR partition style). -> link
    Which option do I take? What am I supposed to do?
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  4. Posts : 107
    Windows 10
       #4

    Toxiconym said:
    Which option do I take? What am I supposed to do?
    - Delete all partitions on the disk, so you can use GPT (GUID Partition Table).

    -or-

    - If you want to use MBR (Master Boot Record) partition table, then boot from the Windows installation media in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.

    You have to choose which one you want to do.

    Here is more info: link
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