Windows 10: How do I convert from legacy to UEFI?

Discus and support How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; HelloIm in the midst of trying to upgrade to windows 11 although my system drive is already gpt all the vidios I've watched use the mbr2gpt command... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Leonavl Deen, Aug 19, 2023.

  1. How do I convert from legacy to UEFI?


    HelloIm in the midst of trying to upgrade to windows 11 although my system drive is already gpt all the vidios I've watched use the mbr2gpt command where as I cannot use as mine is already gpt I converted it from mbr to gpt using EaseUs now when I try to boot from Uefi from my msi b550m motherboard, it keeps returning to the bios and I keep having to switch it to csm in order to enter the pc any fixes for this I tried converting it back to mbr from easeus but it keeps saying boot and system partition is not on same drive and I can only find the boot partition and cannot find the system part

    :)
     
    Leonavl Deen, Aug 19, 2023
    #1

  2. how to convert legacy to UEFI firmware

    is to safe to convert legacy to UEFI?

    i want to convert because of the windows 11 system requirement,

    how to convert it without data loss and without reinstalling os.

    help me to get rid out of this!!!
     
    Rohith RoshanP, Aug 19, 2023
    #2
  3. tfwul Win User
    Convert Windows 10 from Legacy BIOS to UEFI without Data Loss  


    Matter solved, thanks!

    FWIW ...

    [Screenshot 1]
    From admin command prompt

    mbr2gpt /validate /allowFullOS

    and then:

    mbr2gpt /convert /allowfullOS



    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? ert-windows-10-legacy-bios-uefi-without-data-loss-convert-mbr-gpt-enable-uefi-01-23052017-142751.png


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    [Screenshot 2]
    From admin command prompt

    Diskpart
    List Disk


    shows the converted drive (disk 1)


    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? ert-windows-10-legacy-bios-uefi-without-data-loss-convert-mbr-gpt-enable-uefi-02-23052017-145558.png


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    [Screenshot 3]
    Run msinfo32
    shows that now UEFI is enabled to boot from.


    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? ert-windows-10-legacy-bios-uefi-without-data-loss-convert-mbr-gpt-enable-uefi-03-23052017-145037.png


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    [Screenshot 4]
    run dskmgmt
    before and after - shows an extra partition


    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? ert-windows-10-legacy-bios-uefi-without-data-loss-convert-mbr-gpt-enable-uefi-05-23052017-145715.png


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    [Screenshot 5]
    Motherboard BIOS (Asus X99 DeLuxe/U3.1)
    select Boot section in BIOS
    select CSM
    select Enabled
    select UEFI and legacy OpROM

    'Enabled' and 'UEFI and legacy OpROM' were already selected in my case)
    (tried UEFI only, but that disables the keyboard)


    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI? ert-windows-10-legacy-bios-uefi-without-data-loss-convert-mbr-gpt-enable-uefi-04-23052017-130403.png

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    Small note:
    In my case the steps outlined in "How to Boot to UEFI Firmware Settings from inside Windows 10" didn't work.
    Start->Settings->Update & Security->Recovery->Restart Now (Advanced Startup)->Troubleshoot->Advanced Options...

    from this point on Windows restarted ("Please Wait" and "Turning off your computer"), instead of 'Startup settings",
    instead of getting "UEFI Firmware Settings".

    Anyway, matter solved.
     
    tfwul, Aug 19, 2023
    #3
  4. Brink Win User

    How do I convert from legacy to UEFI?

    Convert Windows 10 from Legacy BIOS to UEFI without Data Loss  


    Here it is:

     
    Brink, Aug 19, 2023
    #4
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