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07-15-2025 07:26 PM - edited 07-16-2025 12:49 PM
I have pressed f9 on my hp laptop and reached the Windows 11 setup menu. Despite completing all the processes necessary for creating/downloading a Windows 11 Installation Media on my USB, I couldn't install Windows 11 on it. When I attempted to do so, I was met with a message that stated" The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, the operating system can only be installed to GPT disks. Setup does not support configuration of or installation to disks connected through a USB or IEEE 1394 port". I have also deleted the recovery partition originally installed. How would I fix this?
My available drives and free space are as follows
Disk 0 partition 1: 200.0 MB(System)
Disk 0 unallocated space: 887.0 MB
Disk 0 partition 2: 16.0 MB(MSR)(Reserved)
Disk 0 partition 3: Windows: 16.4 GB (Primary)
Disk 0 unallocated space: 887.0 MB
Disk 1 Partition 1: ESD-USB: 23.8 GB (Primary)
The message about converting to GBT was for Disk 1. Which disk would I select to clean and which disk would I install windows 11 on?
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07-16-2025 01:09 PM - edited 07-16-2025 01:14 PM
Select disk 0 and clean the whole disk leaving just one partition of unallocated space.
You install W11 on disk 0.
Disk 1 is the USB flash drive which should be your W11 installation media.
You can't install W11 on the USB flash drive.
Make sure you boot the W11 installation flash drive from the (U)EFI USB boot source, not the legacy one.
07-15-2025 08:18 PM
When you are at the point where you get the 'The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, the operating system can only be installed to GPT disks' message, run the Diskpart utility to clean the disk.
- Press Shift+F10 from inside Windows Setup screen to open a command prompt window.
- Type diskpart and press the Enter key.
- Type list disk to find your disk number.
- Type select disk (e.g., select disk0) to choose the disk you want to format.
- Finally, type clean to wipe the disk completely.
- Exit diskpart and install Windows.
07-16-2025 12:41 PM
My available drives and free space are as follows
Disk 0 partition 1: 200.0 MB(System)
Disk 0 unallocated space: 887.0 MB
Disk 0 partition 2: 16.0 MB(MSR)(Reserved)
Disk 0 partition 3: Windows: 16.4 GB (Primary)
Disk 0 unallocated space: 887.0 MB
Disk 1 Partition 1: ESD-USB: 23.8 GB (Primary)
The message about converting to GBT was for Disk 1. Which disk would I select to clean and which disk would I install windows 11 on?
07-16-2025 01:09 PM - edited 07-16-2025 01:14 PM
Select disk 0 and clean the whole disk leaving just one partition of unallocated space.
You install W11 on disk 0.
Disk 1 is the USB flash drive which should be your W11 installation media.
You can't install W11 on the USB flash drive.
Make sure you boot the W11 installation flash drive from the (U)EFI USB boot source, not the legacy one.