Legacy or UEFI

[MatthewLynch]

Hi, I have an alienware 14. Should I have Legacy or UEFI? I want to upgrade to windows 10 now, I heard it is better to have it in UEFI for widnows 10. But I don't really know the difference between Legacy and UEFI

[Bogica]

Legacy is used for older systems, like Windows XP and similar. Keep it in UEFI for windows 10. -The short story version.

[Guest]

Win10 prefers UEFI, but I still like Legacy.

Also... Alienware? Of all the companies that make quality computers, you chose Alienware?

[infamous_last]

UEFI.  Legacy limits drive size.

Not really a factor for most people yet.

The limitation is only on drives greater than 2TB and only effects the boot drive.

 

That said, UEFI every time if your system supports it.

 

Legacy is used for older systems, like Windows XP and similar. Keep it in UEFI for windows 10. -The short story version.

Also older hardware doesn't support UEFI i.e. x58 

[GoodBytes]

Legacy is used for older systems, like Windows XP and similar. Keep it in UEFI for windows 10. -The short story version.

Actually, it is for Windows 7 and older.

[Akolyte]

I use legacy because it allows me to boot into bios without first having to boot into the operating system.  This is an HP computer btw.  

 

But, legacy isn't as good as UEFI however legacy still does offer some bonuses including supporting older hardware

[Speedbird]

Actually, it is for Windows 7 and older.

Actually, basic UEFI support was added in Vista SP1. Windows 8 added support for Secure Boot and other advanced UEFI features.

[GoodBytes]

Actually, basic UEFI support was added in Vista SP1. Windows 8 added support for Secure Boot and other advanced UEFI features.

Sure, but I wish you a massive good luck getting it to work

[Speedbird]

Sure, but I wish you a massive good luck getting it to work

I used the same steps as I used for 7. It worked.

[GoodBytes]

I used the same steps as I used for 7. It worked.

So then you should get a loto ticket because very very very few got it to work, beside OEMs.