[fixed] Windows can’t be installed on this drive. OR How to convert disk MBR to GPT and GPT to MBR.

Master Boot Record(MBR) disks use the standard BIOS partition table. GUID Partition Table(GPT) disks use Unified Extensible Firmware interface(UEFI). One advantage of GPT disks is that you can have more than four partition on each disk. GPT is also required for disks larger than two terabytes(TB).

In the article we cover:-
1. How to fix the problem ‘Windows can’t be installed on this drive’
2. How to convert MBR partition table into GPT partition table.

During Windows installation, if you face the problem “Windows can’t install on the drive. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be install on GPT disks.”

Or if you want to convert MBR partition table into GPT partition table or GPT partition table into MBR partition table. You can do this through two method. These are following:-

Note:- Backup the data before following this step.

Method 1 out of 2

If you are get stuck between installing windows and you need to convert an MBR partition table to GPT partition table or GPT partition table to MBR partition table. Then you can do this by following these steps:-

Step 1. Boot you pc or laptop with any windows. Now you can see windows install option. Here you have to press shift+f10 . Now you can see the command prompt(cmd) has opened.

Step 2. Type DISKPART. If the disk does not contain any partitions or volumes, skip to step 6.

Step 3. At the DISKPART prompt, type list disk. Note the disk number you want to convert.

Step 4. At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk <disknumber>.

Step 5. At the DISKPART prompt, type clean.

NOTE:-Running the clean command will delete all partitions or volumes on the disk.

Step 6. At the DISKPART prompt, type convert gpt.

Now you can install windows in your laptop or pc.

Method 2 out of 2

Step 1. Open command prompt(cmd) with administrator. To do this type cmd in search bar and right click on cmd and click on run as administrator.

Step 2. Now you have to type the command DISKPART .

Step 3. Type DISKPART. If the disk does not contain any partitions or volumes, skip to step 6.

Step 4. At the DISKPART prompt, type list disk. Note the disk number you want to convert.

Step 5. At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk <disknumber>.

Step 6. At the DISKPART prompt, type clean.

NOTE:-Running the clean command will delete all partitions or volumes on the disk.

Step 7. At the DISKPART prompt, type convert gpt.

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