Issues encountered during the process of installing Windows 11 from scratch?
Issues encountered during the process of installing Windows 11 from scratch?
The issues seem reasonably clear without a video.
Your existing Windows disk drive inside the laptop is formatted MBR (Master Boot Record).
Windows 11 need the laptop drive to be formatted GPT (GUID Partition Table).
https://www.howtogeek.com/193669/whats-t...g-a-drive/
There's an option in the Windows 11 setup menus that allows youi to delete all the visible and hidden MBR partitions on the laptop drive, leaving it completely blank in readiness for setup to format it GPT and install Windows 11.
You need to delete all the old Windows 10? MBR partitions, one by one, until there are no partitions remaining. Chances are there will be two hidden partitions and one visible partition (drive C
on your laptop drive.
Sometimes, there may be extra hidden partitions created by HP. All these partions need to be deleted. Just make sure you've backed up all important data to an external disk drive or USB memory stick before you delete the partitions, or you'll regret it.
Alternatively, you can try Gparted to delete the MBR partitions as suggested by
@COLGeek
, but I find the option to delete partitions built into the Windows installer works well.
No need to worry, you're wrong. The shared screenshots confirm the OS drive supports UEFI and is already partitioned in GPT.
I noticed through my own trials with setting up Windows 11 on newer PCs or laptops featuring the SSE 4.2 instruction set, that using the Create Media method from Microsoft on another working machine yielded good results. I also discovered that employing the Rufus Tool to generate a bootable Windows 11 USB from the official Windows 11 ISO (version 25H2) was effective. Ensure the partition is configured as GPT and everything is ready. Verify your Windows 11 installation USB has a capacity greater than 8GB. Wishing you success, Cheers from an old school PC Builder and Gamer.
Are you 100% sure it's impossible for a drive to be formatted MBR when the BIOS is set to UEFI?
What happens if you use an existing drive containing an older OS, i.e. one that does not require GPT?
Obviously an MBR drive won't boot into Windows unless the BIOS boot options include Legacy mode too, but there's nothing to stop you fitting an MBR disk in a PC and setting UEFI-only. It just won't boot with UEFI-only.
I was basing my belief the OP's 120GB SSD might be formatted MBR, by the following statement at the very start of this thread:-
I have a large number of 120GB SATA SSDs which I used to boot up old computers into Windows 10. Many of them were formatted MBR, because I hadn't modified the BIOS after booting the machines into XP. I keep a few PCs with XP, 7 and 10 on different drives, to work with awkward hardware when Hyper-V VMs don't work.
My initial posting about MBR vs GPT was slightly confusing and I received a PM from the OP for additional help. I provided a more thorough explanation of how to delete (possible) MBR partitions left over from an old OS, to leave the SSD empty for Windows 11 to format GPT.
TLDR. Without sitting in front of the OP's machine I cannot confirm my suspicions, but I still think the 120GB drive was probably MBR despite the BIOS being set to UEFI, based on the error messages received.
The inquiry does not pertain to the topic. Multiple drives may be installed, with some using MBR and others GPT. Only those with a GPT partition are eligible for UEFI booting. Therefore, the drive in question cannot be UEFI bootable.
I am still having trouble installing a new Windows 11 version
🙁
Does this information seem accurate?
I’m really unsure what to do now.
For
@cswizard1,
what steps have you taken concerning the guidance provided over the past weeks? We don’t know what you’ve attempted or not tried.
Furthermore, avoid reaching out to members directly through PM about this matter. Those in charge are already informed of any new updates.