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I'm having trouble reinstalling Windows 10 after I got a bunch of new hardware. When I try to install it says "Selected disk has an MBR On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks" I'm not sure what to do right now I just expected it to work and I'm installing Windows on an SSHD if that means anything.

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Can you format the disk? If so, just select the disk, then select delete on the bottom bar. Then click next and proceed with the install

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Well I had it formated I'm just reinstalling it on the same partition it should work but I don't want to delete to much stuff. There was also some other partitions showing up that wasn't there before I'm not sure what they are ether. (I'm trying to install on the blue one) I would delete the other ones but I have a lot of games on the Partition 4: Data.5a64d8b212ebd_IMG_20180120_1641101.thumb.jpg.96381932ef803788da9afdef90ea2106.jpg

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The partition you are trying to install on is NOT formatted. 50% of that partition is being already used. 

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If you are trying to install it on a drive \ partition  with content on it and you dont want to delete it, I would suggest moving the content off that partition / drive then formatting it.

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But the thing is I formated it before to get Windows on it and when I just install Windows again over it the OS will just say that something is there and do you want to wipe it. The problem is it won't let me select it in the first place.

 

1 hour ago, ZEYDYBOY said:

If you are trying to install it on a drive \ partition  with content on it and you dont want to delete it, I would suggest moving the content off that partition / drive then formatting it.

Ok so I move everything off the drive and delete all partitions and make partitions again then it should work?

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4 minutes ago, Someperson22 said:

Ok so I move everything off the drive and delete all partitions and make partitions again then it should work?

Yes it should. From my experience with installing windows, I always had to format the drive completely. I would move all the data I desperately wanted to keep (Photos, songs and valuable stuff) then formatted the drive completely. 

 

Wait for other people to have a say on this though as I dont trust myself.

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1 hour ago, Someperson22 said:

I'm having trouble reinstalling Windows 10 after I got a bunch of new hardware. When I try to install it says "Selected disk has an MBR On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks" I'm not sure what to do right now I just expected it to work and I'm installing Windows on an SSHD if that means anything.

Well there you go. Windows just told you the problem.

You switch from legacy BIOS to UEFI mode. The HDD/SSD or whatever you have need to be wiped cleaned, to switch from MBR (legacy) or GPT partitioning table.

Simply pick every single partition of the drive you are about to install Windows, and hit Delete, than create a new partition (Windows will probably add a few mores for boot, and recovery purposes), pick the largest one, and hit Next, to install Windows on it.

 

Of course, be sure you have all your data backup before doing any of this, as it will be permanently lost once done. No way to recover.

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36 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

The HDD/SSD or whatever you have need to be wiped cleaned, to switch from MBR (legacy) or GPT partitioning table.

The link to the YouTube video I posted allows you to clean and convert a MBR(legacy) to a GPT partition table.  I went through a bit of the process on my Windows 10 command line.  Does this not meet the stated intended requirements? 

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16 minutes ago, MikeSK said:

The link to the YouTube video I posted allows you to clean and convert a MBR(legacy) to a GPT partition table.  I went through a bit of the process on my Windows 10 command line.  Does this not meet the stated intended requirements? 

I have already typed up a tutorial and explain the whole process to convert. But he doesn't have Windows installed (or not working), as he clearly tries to install it.

 

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