Installation failed due to drive format not compatible with Windows. Please check your drive type.
Installation failed due to drive format not compatible with Windows. Please check your drive type.
Hello everyone, preparing my old PC for my cousin’s use and facing installation issues with Windows. The drive I’m using is a Samsung Evo SSD that was previously quick formatted to clear everything. I have my Windows media on a USB stick. During installation, the system says it can’t install because the drive uses a GPT partition style. I’ve looked into this and found it often happens when trying to use a GPT drive with legacy BIOS. GPT needs UEFI, but my BIOS is UEFI too. I’m confused why it flags GPT as an issue. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks.
1. Navigate to the Windows Setup menu and press Shift+F10 to launch a command prompt.
2. Input "diskpart" and press Enter.
3. Enter "list disk" to see available disks, noting your disk number and size.
4. Use "select disk <number>" to choose the desired disk, such as select disk0.
5. Type "clean" to prepare the disk for formatting.
6. Exit the command prompt window.
7. Proceed with the Windows installation process.
If nothing needs retention on this storage, use DiskPart to erase the drive completely. Access the command prompt with the Windows installer and select recovery tools. Proceed with the instructions in step 5 of the guide at the provided link. After that, return to the installer to create fresh partitions.