I get the message "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems windows can only be installed to GPT disks. How do I convert the BootCamp partion from MBR to GPT?

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I get the message "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems windows can only be installed to GPT disks. How do I convert the BootCamp partion from MBR to GPT?

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Posted on Oct 5, 2020 9:31 AM

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HWTech

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Oct 5, 2020 7:44 PM in response to BootCamp-Confused

Here is an Apple article on how to install Windows using Boot Camp Assistant:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048

If your system is not using a GUID/GPT partition, then you will need to backup everything on the drive and properly erase it:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496

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I get the message "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems windows can only be installed to GPT disks. How do I convert the BootCamp partion from MBR to GPT?

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