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UEFI GPT and Windows 8

Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:01 am

Is Windows 8 not compatible with UEFI GPT?
 
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Re: UEFI GPT and Windows 8

Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:50 am

8.1 works just fine on my ancient rig (Asus Z-97-A/4790K) with UEFI.
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Re: UEFI GPT and Windows 8

Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:55 am

Not sure if asking about booting or general partitioning, but it should support both.
AFAIK supported since Vista.
 
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Re: UEFI GPT and Windows 8

Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:20 am

NT 6.x has UEFI bootable GPT support while NT 5.3 (x64 version only) have the ability to read/write onto GPT partitions but cannot boot from them. 32-bit versions can only use the Protective MBR portion of the GPT partition (first-4TiB).
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