If you can't afford to clean the disk or do not want to take efforts to back up data, you can convert GPT to MBR following steps in Solution 3 which does not disturb existing data. Step 1. Backup all of your data on the GPT disk you want to convert, as the process will erase all data. Solution #2: Clean up the disk and convert to MBR using Command Prompt Please note that the BIOS menu may look different on your computer, as it varies based on the models of the PC you have. The picture shows the boot mode is modified to Legacy. Thus, you need to make sure the proper boot mode is selected in BIOS setting. At present, most motherboards support both legacy BIOS boot and UEFI boot. Solution #1: Configure BIOS settings (boot mode)įirst of all, you should ensure the Boot Mode in your BIOS is set to Legacy BIOS instead of UEFI. The installation will be blocked by the error. Thus, if you install Windows on BIOS system and GPT partition table comes in your way. If you want to boot system from GPT disk, the motherboard should support UEFI while on BIOS you should use MBR partition table. Due to different boot modes, there are two types of partitioning schemes: MBR (Master Boot Record) and GPT (GUID Partition Table). Most Windows versions have UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) boot mode, while some versions since older days of Window XP have BIOS (Basic Input Output System) boot mode. There are two types of boot modes: BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI Boot Mode. Generally, the main cause is motherboard. You will ask why Windows cannot be installed to this GPT disk. You may receive the error message ' The selected disk is of the GPT partition style' when installing Windows OS to a GPT-style disk, see picture below. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style. Fix 8: Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 Partition 1.įix 1: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.Fix 7: Windows is unable to install to the selected location.If other hard disks are available, install Windows in another location. Fix 6: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.Ensure the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Fix 5: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS. Fix 4: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.The partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation. Fix 3: Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space.On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. Fix 2: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.Fix 1: Windows cannot be installed to this disk.

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