Hi Guys, Hope you can give this old timer a couple of bits of advice, please. I have a copy of Linux Zorin on my pc. I also have on my partitioned TB a copy of windows 10. When I try to install win10 on my ssd card it is telling me I have to change the mbr to gpt. At the moment it is not booting into the windows system, only the linux. I am using a i7 processor.16 gig of Ram. Thank you in advance if you can help.
Solved MBR to GPT
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See if this helps.
@Bruce @PeterOz
See if this helps.
Change a Master Boot Record (MBR) into a GUID partition table (GPT) disk
Learn how to convert a Master Boot Record (MBR) partition disk into a GUID partition table (GPT) disk by using Windows or the command line.
learn.microsoft.com
@Bruce @PeterOz
Since Zorin is Ubuntu based this should work.
askubuntu.com
Convert MBR partition to GPT without data loss
I have an MBR partition which I want to convert to GPT without loosing all my data. Bios is UEFI. I am not an expert of hard disks, so please be patient. I have seen this and this but I cannot unde...
Hi Guys, I decided to try another way and thought I would let you know the results. I took the SSD boot out and installed Windows on my TB drive. It went on ok and booted up fine. It still has MBR . Although I believe GPT is better for my win 10 , I think I will leave it alone until I back up all the important files on the partition. What do you think. But nevertheless thank you so much for any advice you gave me. It was appreciated.
Good article here on GPT vs MBR - https://www.diskpart.com/gpt-mbr/mbr-vs-gpt-1004.html
But in short, if you ever want Win11, or just have a new'ish PC, GPT is the way to go.
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But in short, if you ever want Win11, or just have a new'ish PC, GPT is the way to go.
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