Windows 10: Changing from Legacy to UEFI mode after installing Windows

Discus and support Changing from Legacy to UEFI mode after installing Windows in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; To change from a Legacy Boot mode to UEFI Boot mode once Windows 10 has already been installed and data saved is there anything else I need to do other... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by scopio, Jun 28, 2021.

  1. scopio Win User

    Changing from Legacy to UEFI mode after installing Windows


    To change from a Legacy Boot mode to UEFI Boot mode once Windows 10 has already been installed and data saved is there anything else I need to do other than converting the drives from MBR to GPT with Minitool Partition Wizard?

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    scopio, Jun 28, 2021
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  2. Trouble installing windows 7 on RAID in UEFI

    As the title says, I'm trying to install Windows on a RAID array in uefi on my Maximus V Formula. When using legacy ROM I can install just fine but I go into CSM and change settings to UEFI only, I can build the array in the UEFI Raid driver (IRST tab in "BIOS") but the array does not show up in the boot menu and when I try to install windows (boot from UEFI DVD drive), The drive does not show up in the Windows install. The next thing I tried was to enable UEFI and legacy oprom in CSM, boot from UEFI DVD drive and install to the RAID array (probably detected by legacy oprom) and it will install. After first reboot, Windows Boot manager will show up as an option in the BIOS boot menu so I set that as first boot device and reboot. I will get to the starting windows screen and then BSOD (too quick to get codes) The last thing I tried was Changing to legacy mode and installing windows to a different drive. once installed, I initialized the Raid array as GPT and rebooted, changed csm back to UEFI only but they RAID array still doesn't show in the boot device list so I repeated the earlier process hoping that It might work because I had initialized as GPT but it still BSODs on starting windows screen. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
     
    mystiksinner, Jun 28, 2021
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  3. FX-GMC Win User
    Trouble installing windows 7 on RAID in UEFI

    I think you were on track with your first try. Windows installer probably needs the RAID driver in order to detect it on install.

    Changing from Legacy to UEFI mode after installing Windows [​IMG]
     
    FX-GMC, Jun 28, 2021
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  4. Nobody99 Win User

    Changing from Legacy to UEFI mode after installing Windows

    UEFI vs Legacy boot mode

    I also recommend legacy mode. UEFI has to tight integration with the OS which is exactly the problem. There was a case where UEFI installed bloatware on fresh Windows installations automatically. It shouldn't be supposed to be able to do that unless the firmware was open-source.
     
    Nobody99, Jun 28, 2021
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