Windows 10 gpt does not install. Use of third party programs. Installing using UEFI on a disk with GPT partition style

Sometimes when Windows installations, including version 10, an error message is displayed on the screen. The text of the message is: “installing Windows on this disk impossible." In this case, the hard drive is displayed in the BIOS. It is also visible at the stage of installation of the operating system, where it could be divided into sections.

This problem occurs for two reasons:

the controller is disabled in the BIOS (AHCI mode);
The hard drive has a GPT volume.

Problem with AHCI mode

In addition to an error message informing that it is impossible to install Windows 7 or 10 on this disk, if there are difficulties with AHCI mode The computer cannot boot from the selected disk. The reason is that the controller may be disabled in the BIOS.

The problem is solved as follows:

Problem with GPT format

Another reason for the impossibility of installing Windows 7 or 10 versions with the display of a similar message may be the GPT format hard section disk.

Until recently, all hard drives were the same type. The only partition style was MBR. Over the past few years, manufacturers have been gradually switching to producing hard drives with the GPT format. And here boot files with the OS are not modified for new formats, and as a result, the error described above appears during installation.

MBR (main boot record) - This program code and data required to pre-start the computer. They are located in the initial marked sector of the hard drive. The MBR starts after the initial BIOS analysis of the performance of all devices. Its main function is to determine the location of the files that are needed to boot the OS.

GPT new standard format for placing the volume table. A standard firmware interface for computers was also developed, replacing the BIOS. It is called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface).

The problem occurs because the OS installer cannot install Windows on the specified partition due to the fact that the partition table does not suit it.

There are 2 methods to solve the problem:

installing the system on a similar disk;
Converting a partition to MBR.

The choice of method should be determined by the following rules:

if your computer supports UEFI interface and you need to install a 64-bit OS (for example, Windows 10), it is recommended to use the first option. Checking the presence of a UEFI interface is very simple. Graphics mode with the ability to control the mouse indicates the presence of UEFI;
If the computer was manufactured several years ago, has a BIOS and requires installing a 32-bit operating system from MicroSoft, then you should convert GPT to MBR.

Using MBR limits some features, such as:

their volume cannot exceed 4 TB;
The maximum number of volumes on the HDD is limited to 4.

Installation of Windows 7, 8 and 10 on GPT

Problems when installing an OS on a GPT volume usually arise for those who want to install Windows 7, 8 and 10.

To install the OS on a GPT volume, you must meet 2 conditions:

install a 64-bit system (for example, Windows 10);
boot in EFI mode.

If the first condition is not met, what should be prepared bootable UEFI storage device.

But in most cases, only the second condition is not met. Therefore, it is better to immediately go into the BIOS and check the settings.

There are two parameters to set in the BIOS:

enable UEFI boot;
switch the operating mode from SATA to AHCI.

After saving the settings, you can install the OS on your computer. The mistake will not happen again.

Converting GPT volumes to MBR

There are several options for converting volume style. Let's look at them in more detail.

Converting to MBR when installing Windows via the command line

This method is optimal for use in situations where installing an OS such as Windows 7, 8, 10 is not feasible due to the GPT volume type. It can also be useful not only when installing the OS, but also during the normal operation of the OS for converting non-system partitions.

It should be remembered that when converting partitions, all information from them will be lost. Therefore, it is recommended to save everything important in advance. external media information.

To change the style of volumes from GPT to MBR via the command line:

run the command line in Windows as a user with administrator rights;
to display the list hard drives connected to the computer, enter the commands “diskpart” and “list disk” in sequence;
select the disk to change the style with the command “select disk D”, where D is the disk number;
Then two scenarios are possible.
1. perform a complete disk cleanup using the “clean” command. In this case, all HDD volumes will be deleted;
2. You can delete HDD volumes one at a time using the commands “detail disk”, “select volume” and “delete volume”;
start converting the disk to MBR with the “convert mbr” command;
exit Diskpart by selecting “Exit”. Close the command prompt. After this, it is recommended to continue installing the operating system. This error message will no longer appear.

You can create volumes on the HDD by selecting “ Set up disk».

The volume style change is complete.

Change partition style from GPT to MBR using Windows Disk Management

An alternative method for converting volumes requires a normally functioning Windows 7, 8 or 10 operating system on a personal computer. You can only convert a disk volume that is not a system one.

The sequence of steps to convert a HDD volume is as follows:

Utilities for changing partition style

Except standard methods HDD volume conversions provided by Microsoft developers can be used third party utilities hard drive volume management, such as

Video on the topic

This instruction tells you what to do if you clean install Windows 10 or 8 (8.1) from a flash drive or disk on a computer or laptop, the program reports that installation on this disk is impossible because the selected disk contains an MBR partition table. In systems EFI Windows can only be installed on a GPT disk. In theory, this could happen when installing Windows 7 with EFI boot, but I haven’t encountered it myself. At the end of the manual there is also a video where all the ways to fix the problem are clearly shown.

The error text tells us (if something in the explanation is not clear, it’s okay, we’ll look into it later) that you booted from installation flash drive or a disk in EFI mode (not Legacy), however, the current hard disk on which you want to install the system contains a partition table that does not correspond to this boot type - MBR, not GPT (this may be because earlier on this Windows 7 or XP was installed on the computer, and also when replacing hard drive). Hence the error in the installer “Windows cannot be installed on the disk partition.” See also: . You may also encounter the following error (follow the link for its solution):

There are two ways to fix the problem and install Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 on a computer or laptop:

Convert the disk from MBR to GPT, and then install the system.
Change boot type from EFI to Legacy in BIOS (UEFI) or by selecting it in Boot Menu, as a result of which the error stating that there is an MBR partition table on the disk will not appear.

This instruction will cover both options, but in modern realities I would recommend using the first of them (although debates about which is better - GPT or MBR, or rather, the uselessness of GPT can be heard, however, this is already becoming standard partition structure for hard drives and SSDs).

Fixing the error “On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed on a GPT disk” by converting an HDD or SSD to GPT

The first method involves using EFI boot (which has advantages and is better left alone) and simple conversion disk to GPT (more precisely, converting its partition structure) and subsequent installation of Windows 10 or Windows 8. This is the method I recommend, and it can be implemented in two ways.

In the first case, all data from the hard drive or SSD will be deleted (from the entire drive, even if it is divided into several partitions). But this method is fast and does not require any additional tools from you - this can be done directly in the Windows installation program.
The second method saves data on the disk and in partitions on it, but will require using a third-party free program and burning a boot disk or flash drive with this program.

Converting a disk to GPT with data loss

If this method suits you, then simply press the Shift + F10 keys in the Windows 10 or 8 installer, which will open the command prompt. For laptops, you may need to press Shift + Fn + F10.

In the command line, enter the commands in order, pressing Enter after each (there is also a screenshot below demonstrating the execution of all commands, but some of the commands in it are optional):

diskpart
list disk(after executing this command, in the list of disks, mark the number of the system disk on which you want to install Windows, then N).
select disk N
clean
convert gpt
exit

After executing these commands, close the command line, click “Update” in the partition selection window, and then select unallocated space and continue the installation (or you can first use the “Create” item to partition the disk), it should be successful (in some cases, if the disk is not displayed in the list, you should restart the computer from the bootable USB flash drive or Windows disk again and repeat the installation process).

Update 2018: Or you can simply delete all partitions from the disk without exception in the installation program, select unallocated space and click “Next” - the disk will be automatically converted to GPT and the installation will continue.

How to convert a disk from MBR to GPT without losing data

The second method is in case there is data on the hard drive that you under no circumstances want to lose when installing the system. In this case, you can use third-party programs, of which I recommend Minitool for this specific situation Partition Wizard Bootable, which is bootable iso with a free program for working with disks and partitions, which, among other things, can convert a disk to GPT without losing data.

You can download the ISO image of Minitool Partition Wizard Bootable for free from official page http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html (update: they have removed the image from this page, but you can still download it, as shown in the video below in current instruction) after which it will need to be burned either onto a CD or made bootable USB flash drive(For this image ISO when using EFI boot, simply copy the contents of the image onto a flash drive previously formatted in FAT32 so that it becomes bootable. Function Secure Boot must be disabled in BIOS).

After booting from the drive, select to start the program, and after it starts, do the following:

If in the second step you receive an error message that the disk is a system disk and it cannot be converted, then you can do the following to get around this:

That's all. Now you can close the program, boot from the installation Windows drive and perform the installation, the error “installation on this disk is not possible because the selected disk contains an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed on a GPT disk” will not appear, and the data will be safe.

Video instruction

Fixing an error when installing without converting the disk

The second way to get rid of the error On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed on a GPT disk in the Windows 10 or 8 installer - do not turn the disk into GPT, but turn the system into a non-EFI one.

How to do it:

If you start your computer from a bootable USB flash drive, then for this purpose, select the item with your USB drive without the UEFI mark, then the boot will occur in Legacy mode.
You can do the same in the BIOS settings (UEFI) and put in first place a flash drive without the EFI mark or UEFI in first place.
You can disable EFI boot mode in the UEFI settings and install Legacy or CSM (Compatibility Support Mode), in particular if you boot from a CD.

I think I took everything into account possible options fixes the described error, but if something continues to not work, ask - I will try to help with the installation.

Before you start installing Windows 10 on a GPT disk (on new computer, on which there is a motherboard that supports a modern API called UEFI), you need to understand the basic concepts so that you have an idea of what you are dealing with.

Having purchased a new computer/laptop that supports UEFI, it is strongly recommended to immediately convert the table of its hard drive to GPT due to the many advantages that we will consider below, and only then install Windows 10 on it and copy any data.

What do all these abbreviations mean?

The outdated API, which ensured the interaction of the operating system with the hardware and transferred the first reins of control after initializing the equipment, has been replaced by the UEFI interface.

UEFI features that are important for Windows user 10 are:

schema support GPT partitions– we’ll talk about it further;
the presence of services, one of which is necessary to boot Windows 10, and the second is used in Linux to store dumps, which records information about problems that arose when the PC was last shut down;
modular architecture - installation of your own (downloaded from the Internet) drivers in UEFI is implemented here. They are needed, for example, to gain access to file system on a computer without an installed operating system;
supports encrypted on hardware level hard or logical drive;
UEFI is characterized by increased performance compared to BIOS;
works only in 32 and 64-bit mode, does not support operation in 16-bit;
integrated download manager - can add own points boot menu.

GPT is a new standard for placing file tables on physical media, which came as a replacement for MBR. Unlike its predecessor, released to the masses back in 1983, GPT supports any hard drive whose capacity exceeds 2 TB (when using MBR there is simply not enough address space to address all sectors), it can work with more than 4 active volumes and 128 partitions on one physical media. GPT also stores multiple copies of boot data in different places on the partition, which is why, using this file storage standard, you will recover damaged boot sectors much faster.

Preparing the drive

Installing an operating system on a hard drive always begins with proper preparation. In our case, this is loading suitable image and its deployment on a flash drive. Let's look at the process assuming that the ISO is on the computer and the Rufus application latest version already launched.
We will use Rufus due to its ease of use and the absence of unnecessary menu options.

Select a flash drive that will act as a carrier for the Windows 10 distribution.
In the second drop-down menu, be sure to select GPT for PCs with UEFI.
It is better not to change the file system and cluster size - these parameters have no meaning for installing the operating system.
We activate the quick formatting option so as not to wait ten minutes.
Check the box next to “Create boot disk» and click on the drive icon.
Choosing an image with Windows distribution 10 and click “Start”.

Windows 10 allows you to convert an MBR partition to GPT and using standard tool"Disk Management".

You can call it by executing the “diskmgmt.msc” command or the “Start” context menu.

We select each hard drive and delete it using the context menu.

Through context menu hard drive, call the “Convert to GPT disk” command.

Please note that it will become active after all volumes are deleted, and in the event that running Windows is not on the media whose table you want to convert.

“Convert to GPT disk” command

Conversion will take ten or two seconds if the disk does not have damaged sectors. After this, it becomes possible to partition the disk and install Windows 10 on its active partition.

Installation problems

If the installation of Windows 10 on your hard drive is terminated by the appearance of an error stating that the installation of Windows 10 in UEFI system to MBR partitions is not possible; to continue, you must convert GPT to MBR. The problem is encountered by most users who did not perform the conversion before installing the OS.

This is done using a set of commands executed through the command line.

To convert a disk, you need to restart your computer, and in the installation program, when the “Install” button appears, click “System Restore”.

Please note that following the instructions in next step, will clear your hard drive of all information and convert its partition tables to a new one GPT standard with the impossibility of restoring anything stored on the hard drive before conversion.

After opening the command line, we sequentially enter into it next chain system commands:
diskpart – launch a utility for working with partitions;
list disk – visualization of a list of volumes in order to select the future system disk for conversion;
select disk X – select the desired volume;
clean – cleans the active partition numbered X;
convert mbr – converting an mbr partition;
create partition primary size xxxxxxx – create new section volume specified in bytes;

When entering the volume size, keep in mind that 1 GB = 1024 megabytes, so to obtain a 50 GB disk, its size must be multiplied by 1024 twice.

active – make it active;
format fs=ntfs quick – execute quick formatting in ntfs;
assign – the disk will bear the letter label of the first free letter of the English alphabet, starting with “d”;
exit – exit from the command line Windows strings 10.

Click “Refresh” to get the latest information about the disk and its partitions again.

If installing Windows 10 on a GPT partition failed and a familiar window appears, several additional conditions must be met:

a 64-bit system must be installed;
The computer must be turned on in U mode

Most likely, setting the “ten” is impossible due to the second factor.

To solve it, you need to go into UEFI, which is done mainly with the F2 (for laptop) or Del (for PC) keys.
Find and activate (set the value to “Enable”) the UEFI boot function.

Setting up UEFI before installing Windows 10 from a flash card

UEFI is GUI, which is responsible for the pre-boot environment of the operating system.

UEFI is essentially a replacement for the outdated basic BIOS input/output system, which has been successfully used in many decades. computer technologies. The world does not stand still, but moves forward by leaps and bounds, so it’s time to part with an old, trusted “friend” who has repeatedly helped when problems arise. various problems. Created back in 2005 and improved over the past ten years, the “Extensible Firmware Interface” is much more responsive to the requirements of modern computer hardware. The need for its implementation arose a long time ago, and now all new models of personal computers are released with UEFI installed.

Controlling the startup of a laptop or desktop computer The UEFI-boot boot loader program, similar to the BIOS, begins to start when the computer is turned on before Windows startup 10. With its support, all components and modules are polled to determine their readiness for work, and then Windows 10 itself is checked. License code programs that prevent viruses from modifying the bootloader and installing pirated copies Windows 10 may be located in a non-volatile storage device built into the motherboard, in hidden area hard drive or to your own network storage. UEFI management and debugging are easy to use and adapted to create maximum convenience

users.

If you have an idea about BIOS debugging, then there will be no problems setting up UEFI:

After completing this algorithm of actions, you can begin installing Windows 10.

Video: how to configure UEFI before booting Windows 10 from a flash card

Converting an MBR drive to a GPT driveBefore converting an MBR disk to a GPT disk, rewrite the entire block of information to a removable. After conversion, the entire block of information is rewritten back to the hard drive.

To convert a hard drive with MBR partitions to GPT partitions, two methods are used:

Using the Diskpart.exe interpreter:
By using standard utility"Disk Management":

No need to convert at all hard drive when installing Windows 10. It is enough to turn off the “Secure Boot” option in UEFI and install “ten” from a regular flash drive. The whole usefulness of the GPT table is that it supports drives with a capacity of over two terabytes, so if the drive is smaller, then there is no point in converting it.

Video: How to convert MBR drive to GPT and vice versa using Command Line

Creating a UEFI flash card for installing Windows 10

To install Windows 10 from a flash card, you must first assign a boot priority in UEFI. There is a choice of primary boot for both a hard drive with MBR partitions and a hard drive with a GPT table. To assign a priority in UEFI, go to the “Boot Priority” block and set the flash card with installation Windows files 10.

Video: How to assign boot priority in UEFI

Creating a bootable flash drive that supports UEFI

In cases where a bootable flash drive for Windows 10 is created in the MediaCreationTool program, a product of Microsoft Corporation, the FAT32 file allocation table structure is generated automatically. The program simply does not offer any other options, immediately making the flash card universal. Using it, you can install “tens” on a standard hardware with BIOS or UEFI. There is no difference.

If your computer has an integrated boot loader that supports the UEFI interface, you may only use storage media formatted according to the FAT32 standard to install Windows 10.

There is another option for creating a universal flash card using the administrator console " Command line" The algorithm of actions in this case will be as follows:

Launch the Run service through Accessories services in the Start button menu.
Dial following commands and confirm them by pressing the Enter key:

Download from the site Microsoft file with ISO image "tens".

Double-click the image file, opening it and simultaneously connecting it to the virtual drive.

After selecting all the files and directories of the image, copy them by clicking the “Copy” button.

Insert everything into the free area of the flash card.

Copy files to free place flash drives

This completes the process of creating a universal bootable flash card. You can start installing “tens”.

Removable drive prepared for installation of Windows 10

The created universal flash card will be bootable both for computers with basic system BIOS I/O, and for those where UEFI is integrated.

Video: how to create a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 10 using WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL, Command Line or Windows Media Creation Tool

Creating a flash card only for computers with MBR partitions that support UEFI

Quickly creating a bootable flash drive for Windows 10 that can be installed on a UEFI-enabled computer requires the use of third-party software. One such program is Rufus. It is quite widespread among users and has proven itself well. Its main disadvantage is the impossibility of creating a universal bootable flash card. Does not provide installation on a hard drive. Allows you to perform a wide range of operations:

flash the BIOS chip;
generate a bootable flash card using an ISO image of "Ten" or systems such as Linux;
use on devices with an uninstalled operating system;
carry out low-level formatting.

To create a bootable flash card with using Rufus The software is pre-downloaded from the developer’s website.

When creating a flash card for a computer that supports UEFI with a hard drive that has MBR partitions, the procedure is as follows:

Video: how to use Rufus

Create a flash card only for GPT computers that support UEFI

When creating a flash card for a computer that supports UEFI with a hard drive that has a GPT boot table, you need to use the following procedure:

The Rufus program is constantly being improved and updated by the manufacturer. New version The programs can always be obtained on the official website of the developer.

To avoid problems with creating bootable media, you can resort to more effective option restoration of the “tens”. To do this, you need to install the system from the Microsoft website. Once the installation is complete, the system will prompt you to create rescue media for recovery. Select a flash card in the media selection and wait until the copy is created. In case of any failures, perform a recovery system parameters without deleting documents and installed applications. In this case, there is no need to carry out reactivation system product, so disturbing the user with a constantly pop-up reminder.

Standard errors that occur when installing Windows 10 on a GPT disk

When installing Windows operating systems on a hard drive with GPT partitions latest generation- versions 7, 8 and 10 - problems arise due to incorrectly selected installation settings.

The first error is when the user tries to install a 32-bit version of Windows 10 on the drive, which is incompatible with GPT disks.

As a result, UEFI imposes installation restrictions and stops writing files to the hard drive. You can fix this error by using the 64-bit version, which is accepted by UEFI, when installing Windows 10. Second error - trying to install on Windows computer

10 when UEFI mode is disabled. To enable it, you need to set the necessary parameters for the bootloader program. Depending on the manufacturer, the interface of the base operating system may differ, but they are present in any version of UEFI. To turn on UEFI mode , need to be set correct parameters

for the bootloader program

To enable UEFI mode, follow these steps.

Consideration of the error “there is an MBR partition table on the selected disk”, identification of solutions, and also a description of the solution to the problem regarding disabling the Secure Boot property. The selected disk contains an MBR partition table, which means Windows is installed on this PC.

This problem occurs when, when updating the operating system from Windows 7, XP, Vista to a later version using a storage device, the hard drive remains in the old conversion - MBR.

And Windows 10 and 8 support GPT hard drive orientation because they are an EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) system, or UEFI, which replaced BIOS as a more advanced base operating system. Of course, this innovation is counterbalanced by arguments regarding the impossibility of working with devices that support BIOS configuration

, older computer models that are still in use, etc. However, it is not difficult to get out of the situation when old format MBR disk stands in the way of installing what you want Windows numbers

. That is, ways to solve the problem:

converting the hard drive to GPT (then the MBR is completely formatted);

Nevertheless, despite some resistance towards the new base OS (and, accordingly, the GPT disk format), it is the conversion of disks or even the sale of disks with the original GPT that is gaining momentum.

How to resolve the error

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If on disk mbr table partitions, you can convert it to GPT, after which the information will be completely erased from it, despite the fact that the hard drive consists of several parts.

To do this, you only need the program that installs Windows.

Sometimes the option of making changes to the base OS is used, that is, changing it to the BIOS. But this path will require additional: third-party free program, recording on the storage device of this program.

How to Convert Hard Drive to GPT

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To open a line for entering commands, you must press Shift and F10 simultaneously (this manipulation is only suitable for OS 10 and 8 on a PC). It might work on a laptop additional button Fn to the above combination.

It is important to type the command and then press enter:

diskpart;
list disk (when these two words are entered, it is better to note the number of the disk that you are going to install; here it is denoted by H);
select disk N;
clean;
convert gpt.

Upon completion of the process, you need to open the command line again and select update in the window where you select partitions.

After which it is selected empty space, installation continues. By the way, you can first use the creation point to distribute the disk into parts.

Tip: if suddenly the disk is not in the list, you can reboot personal computer from a flash drive (which is bootable) with the OS and complete the installation.

How to convert a disk to GPT while preserving the information

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If the selected partition contains an mbr partition table, you need to convert the disk, and data loss is undesirable, there is a way out.

After which (assuming we load the basic EFI operating system), you can rewrite what is in the image onto a flash drive.

But before that, you need to format it in FAT32 so that it is bootable. Moreover, the Secure Boot parameter must be deactivated in the BIOS.

After completing the boot process from the storage device, you need to launch the program by selecting the appropriate button. When the launch occurs:

1 Select the disk destined to undergo conversion. Please note that this is nothing else, just a disk.

2 In the column on the left you must select the position that corresponds to the goal. conversion

3 Then you need to select Apply and agree to the warning in the window that appears. Then all that remains is to wait for the time proportional to the size of the disk. That is, if it is small in size, the duration will not be prolonged. But when his memory is very full, there are many small components or, conversely, several very large ones, then he will have to be patient.

It happens that when choosing a convertible disk, the computer begins to protest. That is, it gives an error and gives arguments that the disk is a system one and it will not be possible to carry out the user’s intention.

Then you can do the following:

1 Find in the initial stages of the disk Windows boot loader, select it (usually it takes up to five hundred megabytes).

2 Find the top line in the menu and click Delete. Then apply the process by clicking Apply. It is recommended to use the freed up space for the bootloader, which will be located in a FAT32 (file system).

After the above described manipulations, you can close the program and install Windows according to the intended scheme.

Changing the base operating system as an option to solve the problem with MBR partitions

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As described earlier, there are two options for solving the problem of errors regarding MBR partitions.

The first was to change the hard drive format, that is, this MBR should be replaced by GPT, which fully meets the requirements of the basic EFI OS with which new Windows systems work.

But the option of changing not the disk format, but the base OS, is also available, that is, from EFI to BIOS.

Many experts believe that this idea does not correspond to current realities, where it is difficult to survive on a rather primitive OS (compared to the new version).

They think the computers are filling up big amount information, programs, etc. And with the BIOS policy, the PC will not perform its functions, which will ultimately lead to great inconvenience in operation.

But, perhaps, this particular scheme will be more suitable for someone, if only because the PC itself is from older models, and it would be difficult for it to cope with such innovations.

When booting a PC using the installation flash drive, it is important to use the Boot Menu. It should be taken into account that the button that is needed is the one that leads to the use of a storage device without a UEFI (EFI) icon. This will cause the computer to start in Legacy order.

By the way, in the settings of the storage device in the BIOS, you can configure parameters with EFI or without using UEFI in the same way.

Moreover, the EFI parameters completely allow you to deactivate the boot function from using UEFI, and then install Legacy or Compatibility Support Mode.

This option is also suitable when using a storage device inserted into a disk drive.

It should be noted that sometimes this option may fail or cause an error, but to fix this, just change the settings in the BIOS to deactivate Secure Boot, sometimes it’s worth checking the OS setting, it should not be Windows.

Guide to disabling Secure Boot

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This is not a parameter that belongs to any Windows versions, this is rather a property of the operating system. It controls absence third party programs and systems when starting the computer.

That is, in general, this is required part, but sometimes it gets in the way. And the case where it is impossible to install another OS may be precisely because of the Secure Boot property. What you need to know to deactivate it:

In order to configure the operating system correctly, you need to go to the appropriate window.

So, in Windows 8, you can simply go to change settings through the left panel and in additional parameters find PC settings (UEFI).

For each Windows OS number there is an individual path to these properties.

There are also more universal method: during the process, when the PC turns on, simultaneously use the “delete” and F2 keys. It should be taken into account that Notebook can react to a combination of Fn and F2.

Disabling Asus Hardware from Secure Boot

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To disable laptops or motherboards under this name, you need to go to the EFI options, where the boot tab will lead to secure boot, and then you need to select “other OS” in “type OS”. F10 will help fix the settings.

It should be noted that in certain cases with Asus you should find the security or bot tab, and configure Security Boot there.