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You have to convert the SSD from GPT to MBR, ( Follow the instructions and stop at the MBR-GPT Conversion. After you run the clean command, you should be good to go..
How to convert from MBR to GPT during Windows 10 Installation
This can be used when this error message appears: "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks."
Scenario faced: The message appears while selecting the drive to be used as boot drive during the Windows 10 installation process.
Instructions taken from Microsoft support article:
- To open the command prompt during Windows 10 installation, press Shift + F10
- Type command: diskpart (to open the utility)
- Type command: list disk (to show the disks available)
- Verify what is the desired drive to be used as boot drive
- Ask to type command: select disk <the number of drive from step 5>
- Type command: clean (this formats the drive, and you should wait for it to finish)
- Type command: convert gpt (this will convert the partition table and a message saying it worked will show up)
- Type command: exit or close the command prompt with the X at the top right corner
- Click on the refresh button and try to install Windows 10* on the target disk again
Note: GPT is a requirement when you have UEFI BIOS mode and want to install Windows 10. Also, all the information will be lost while these steps are followed.
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