Upgrade to Windows 11

NTN said:

Could you go into BIOS and enable Secure Boot?
In your Motherboard it seems to be:
Disable CSM and enabled secure boot, which appears after disabling CSM......I read.

And there is more:
Check if your boot drive's partition style is GPT. Search for "Create and format hard disk partitions" in the start menu and open it. Find your boot drive in the bottom list section and right click > properties. Click "Volumes". If the Partition Style is not GPT, you need to convert. If it's already GPT, skip to step 3.

Convert to GPT. Open Windows Settings > Update & Security > Recovery. Under Advanced Startup > click Restart Now. Click Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Command Prompt > Restart. Type "mbr2gpt /validate". If it looks good, type "mbr2gpt /convert". After a minute or so it should say it converted successfully.

Launch your bios. You can do this by restarting and pressing F12 or directly from Windows by going to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Restart Now > Troubleshoot > Advanced > UEFI Reboot.

Disable CSM. This was saved as a favorite for me, I might've done this in the past but I'm not sure. I believe the option is in Boot > CSM. Disable it. Save and exit - this is important!!! The first time I did this I didn't save and exit before the next step and Secure Boot didn't show as enabled. So Save and Exit!

Reboot into BIOS to enable Secure Boot. launch your BIOS again (step 3 for how). This time, you'll enable Secure Boot. Go to Boot > Secure Boot and enable it.

Enable fTPM. Still in the BIOS, go to Advanced and enable "AMD CPU fTPM". If you do not have this, check Gigabyte's site for your motherboard's support page and download & install the latest chipset driver. I believe it was added in v31 or v34. Save & exit.

When you boot back into Windows, search for MSINFO in the start menu. At the bottom of the window you can type "secure" and it will highlight the 'Secure Boot State' field to identify that it is now "On".

This is a list I found for your motherboard, hopefully lot of it is OK already....


If not you are able to do that, you could try to establish this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\LabConfig
"BypassSecureBootCheck"=dword:00000001

Hello,
Thanks.
Checked my boot partition, its MBR.
I would stop fiddeling in the bios, and not change the boot partition to GPT.
I will try the registry option.
Thanks a lot
Motim

Windows 11 do run MBR but only as a 2nd disk. That means you can not have MBR as the primary disk for Windows 11. Unfortunately, Microsoft has set GPT (GUID Partition Table) configuration UEFI, and secure boot enables running and installing Windows 11.


Can I convert MBR to GPT without formatting?
Yes, the way to convert MBR to GPT without formatting is running a third-party MBR to GPT convert - EaseUS Partition Master.

Convert MBR to GPT Without Losing Data with MBR2GPT
MBR2GPT.exe is a Windows built-in tool used to convert the disk from MBR to GPT. The advantage of this tool is that it won't destroy the files on your disk during the conversion.

But that's not recommended since it's complicated to use and you may encounter various problems according to the feedback from other users. Besides, it's only available in Windows 10 version 1730 and later.


After reading this guide, you will find that using EaseUS Partition Master is the easiest way to convert MBR to GPT without data loss among the four solutions. With this tool, you can convert MBR to GPT or convert GPT to MBR directly without deleting any partition.
If you prefer using Disk Management or DiskPart to convert MBR to GPT, remember to back up your disk in advance. While if you attempt to use MBR2GPT.exe, make sure your disk meets the requirements given by Microsoft, or the conversion will not proceed and an error will occur.
4 Ways| Convert MBR to GPT Without Losing Data in Windows 11/10 – EaseUS.

Windows 11 on MBR will erase all data on the PC.....so the files and apps will not be there.

Pretty important knowledge.........to mention.

If you want to upgrade from an old Windows version to Windows 11, you can only install the system on a GPT disk, because Windows 11 needs to be booted by UEFI boot mode; but if you plan to clean install Windows 11, you can install it on an MBR disk.

NTN said:

Windows 11 do run MBR but only as a 2nd disk. That means you can not have MBR as the primary disk for Windows 11. Unfortunately, Microsoft has set GPT (GUID Partition Table) configuration UEFI, and secure boot enables running and installing Windows 11.


Can I convert MBR to GPT without formatting?
Yes, the way to convert MBR to GPT without formatting is running a third-party MBR to GPT convert - EaseUS Partition Master.

Convert MBR to GPT Without Losing Data with MBR2GPT
MBR2GPT.exe is a Windows built-in tool used to convert the disk from MBR to GPT. The advantage of this tool is that it won't destroy the files on your disk during the conversion.

But that's not recommended since it's complicated to use and you may encounter various problems according to the feedback from other users. Besides, it's only available in Windows 10 version 1730 and later.


After reading this guide, you will find that using EaseUS Partition Master is the easiest way to convert MBR to GPT without data loss among the four solutions. With this tool, you can convert MBR to GPT or convert GPT to MBR directly without deleting any partition.
If you prefer using Disk Management or DiskPart to convert MBR to GPT, remember to back up your disk in advance. While if you attempt to use MBR2GPT.exe, make sure your disk meets the requirements given by Microsoft, or the conversion will not proceed and an error will occur.
4 Ways| Convert MBR to GPT Without Losing Data in Windows 11/10 – EaseUS.

Hello,
Cannot convert boot partition tp GPT, since MBR supports BIOS and GPT supports UEFI, checked in the MSinfo, and bios mode is Legacy, see attached screenshot.
By the way, I could use "Partition Wizard" which I have, if it was possible.
Thanks
Motim

But how to convert MBR disk to GPT disk without data loss? We suggest using MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition.

How to Convert MBR Disk to GPT | MiniTool Tutorial

YES..

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How do I enable UEFI on my Gigabyte motherboard?
From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Boot Options > UEFI Optimized Boot. Select an option. Enabled—When set to UEFI Mode, configures the system BIOS to boot using native UEFI graphic drivers.

Try3 said:

Motim,

That is false information.
As I stated earlier, I upgraded an old MBR computer to Windows 11 and kept all my applications & my own files.

Denis

In fact, Windows 11 can be installed on MBR disks. There are two ways to install Windows 11. If you want to upgrade from an old Windows version to Windows 11, you can only install the system on a GPT disk, because Windows 11 needs to be booted by UEFI boot mode; but if you plan to clean install Windows 11, you can install it on an MBR disk.

How to Implement Windows 11 MBR Installation


So AOMEI don't know what they are talking about?

False information...