If another Windows OS is available on the same computer, then Disk Management utility is helpful.
When diskpart shows it has successfully converted the selected disk to MBR format, you can exit from this program and continue to install Windows. " diskpart -> list disk -> select disk 1 (1 signifies the number of GPT disk) -> clean -> convert MBR." Now you need to do a clean on the disk by typing the following commands: Step 2: clean the disk and convert it to MBR. If the utility does not emerge, please go back to the install Windows interface, then press " Shift + F10" again to launch CMD. Once the error pops up, click " OK" to close the error and try pressing on " Shift + F10" to call out CMD. It is possible to make the conversion during the installation process. After the conversion, you will find that all data is still there. Please press " Apply" to confirm the change. However, this is only pending operations for us to preview. You will see the GPT attribute has turned to MBR.
Then right-click on the target disk to be converted and choose " Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". Tip: If no Windows can be used, you may need the help of MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD, a built-in tool that comes with all MiniTool Partition Wizard Paid Editions. Convert GPT Disk to MBR if the Motherboard Supports Legacy BIOS Only Under this situation, the only solution is to convert the GPT disk to an MBR disk. In BIOS, if you find no signal showing you are using a UEFI motherboard like the following picture shows, maybe you are using a traditional motherboard which supports legacy BIOS boot only.
Different computers may require different keys, so you had better search " how to enter BIOS plus computer trademark or motherboard name" on the internet to find the exact key. Start/restart computer and continuously press a key to enter BIOS before the Windows logo appears.
To fix this error, firstly you need to enter BIOS Setup to see what the boot mode it is set to. Under legacy BIOS mode, you can only install Windows to an MBR disk since traditional BIOS cannot recognize GPT partition, but data read/write on GPT disk is available as long as Windows supports it. This is mainly because the motherboard supports Legacy BIOS only rather than both Legacy and UEFI or CSM boot. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style." "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. When installing Windows on a GPT disk, you may receive Windows cannot be installed on GPT disk error: The Selected Disk Is of the GPT Partition Style. Error 1: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This Disk. In this post, we will introduce 6 types of Windows installation errors as well as top corresponding solutions. When installing Windows OS ( whether it is a clean install, reinstall or dual boot), you may receive various kinds of errors saying Windows cannot be installed to this disk.