No, you have to do it as mentioned by MikeP or manually. It does not do it automatically itself
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PC won't boot and I'm done attempting a repair. Finished.
I would like to start from scratch but would like to install the OS GPT vs MBR which I had originally done.
I originally upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Ultimate Edition before the 10 upgrade for free expired so I don't have a key. What's the best trouble free method? I also installed with a legacy BIOS (Award Software Int.) but the motherboard (Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 rev 1.0) is UEFI capable.
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2018-05-07T14:07:51+00:00 Oh by the way, Diskpart for windows does not always succeed. You may have to prepare drive manually. Especially with dual SSD/HDD. That is why I do them all manually. Takes a couple minutes to do.
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Anonymous
2018-05-07T14:18:33+00:00 No, you have to do it as mentioned by MikeP or manually. It does not do it automatically itself
MikeP was referring to converting NTFS to GPT, not doing a clean install. Again, in a clean install using GPT, the EFI partition is created automatically.
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Anonymous
2018-05-07T14:29:40+00:00 LOL, no he was referring to switching to GPT BEFORE A CLEAN INSTALL. And if you are doing a clean install the first time using GPT EFI, the drive has to be prepared manually or using windows disk part, which is not always successful.
I am not going to debate, as I have did hundreds of installs. You put in a new HDD or switch from BIOS to EFI and try just to install windows using EFI and good luck. You have to prepare the drive first manually or using windows disk part. It is not rocket science.
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Anonymous
2018-05-07T16:03:30+00:00 LOL, no he was referring to switching to GPT BEFORE A CLEAN INSTALL. And if you are doing a clean install the first time using GPT EFI, the drive has to be prepared manually or using windows disk part, which is not always successful.
I am not going to debate, as I have did hundreds of installs. You put in a new HDD or switch from BIOS to EFI and try just to install windows using EFI and good luck. You have to prepare the drive first manually or using windows disk part. It is not rocket science.
I provided a link earlier to Microsoft's own instructions, but for convenience I'll provide it again (here) and show the relevant bit:
The drive won't be formatted GPT and put into EFI mode without an EFI partition being created during the installation process. It is possible to manually convert NTFS to GPT, but your contention that an EFI partition must be created by the user prior to a clean GPT installation is just wrong and makes no sense whatsoever.