Sorry, I missed the first link. But no, converting it to GPT will not make it automatically an EFI boot. There is more to it, yes it may boot up, but won't be EFI.
@Mystere
Sorry but did you read the steps I posted ?. What do you mean by: It may boot up, but won't be EFI ? How else does it boot up with a GPT disk ? Here's the screen shot
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell Inspiron 15 7548 OS: Windows 10 Pro CPU: i7-5500U Memory: 16 GB Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 5500 On Board Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Hard Drives: Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500 GB Internet Speed: 100MbpsDown/10MbpsUp Browser: Chrome 86.0.4240.75 Antivirus: Windows Defender
I saw the link above on How to Convert from MBR to GPT. TBH, I am overwhelmed with all the steps involved so here's an alternative:
Download and install Macrium Reflect Free and create a backup image of your current MBR Windows 10 to an external HD. (You should anyway before modifying any Windows partitions in case something goes wrong)
Create a bootable Macrium Rescue disk on a USB/DVD (from Macrium application, click on the first icon on the top left)
Next, wipe out the disk and install a fresh copy of Windows 10 using GPT partition scheme. The installation should create all the needed partitions and C drive. No need to run updates because you're going to overwrite the C drive with the C drive from the backup.
Next you'd want to ovewrite the C partition from fresh install with the C partition from the backup image.
Boot up from the Rescue Image and follow the steps in the video as shown below and you're done.
Your method did not work for me when converting my current Windows 8 MBR disk, however I did come out knowing how to create Windows PE 5.0 Rescue disk using Macrium after reading your post though.
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