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‎05-12-2020 10:16 PM

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Product: HP Laptop 15-Bs0xx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello, so I recently Installed windows to my new Kingston ssd and I have noticed that it does not display in my bios as the main boot drive for UEFI. So whenever I have to turn off my computer or restart it I have to press f9 (boot drive selector) and manually select my ssd to boot off of. When I look in the bios boot settings I see my hdd under UEFI but on the other hand my ssd is on the Legacy boot order. Is there a way I can change this?

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‎05-13-2020 08:38 AM

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@MalcolmAdger 

Sounds like you installed Windows in Legacy mode on the SSD, not UEFI mode.  To fix this, you need to do the following:

 

First, make sure your Windows installation media supports UEFI mode.

 

Second, repartition your SSD so that it is using GPT not MBR.  This will force the reinstallation to be in UEFI mode.

 

Third, reinstall to the SSD.



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‎05-13-2020 08:38 AM

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@MalcolmAdger 

Sounds like you installed Windows in Legacy mode on the SSD, not UEFI mode.  To fix this, you need to do the following:

 

First, make sure your Windows installation media supports UEFI mode.

 

Second, repartition your SSD so that it is using GPT not MBR.  This will force the reinstallation to be in UEFI mode.

 

Third, reinstall to the SSD.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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‎05-15-2020 10:40 AM

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This sounds like it will work but I’m not sure how to do it, can you help? Thank you! 

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‎05-15-2020 01:45 PM

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@MalcolmAdger 

Here's a link to some details:  https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-windows-10-usb-bootable-media-uefi-support



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‎05-15-2020 02:14 PM

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Thank you so much for your help! 

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