Do you have problem in installing Windows 7 on GPT disk and booting it from UEFI mode? If so, read this article to get a step-by-step tutorial. In addition, if you still fail, you can use MiniTool Partition Wizard to solve this problem.

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Nowadays, large-capacity disks are becoming more popular. When a hard drive has a capacity more than 2 TB, you may need to install Windows in UEFI mode to use the space beyond the 2 TB.

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However, when you install Windows 7 in UEFI mode, you may encounter some problems because you don’t know the correct Win 7 installation process. Therefore, your computer may not boot up after the incorrect Win 7 UEFI install. This post will provide you two ways to install Windows 7 in UEFI mode safely.

Note: Windows 7 UEFI boot needs the support of mainboard. Please check in firmware first whether your computer has UEFI boot option. If not, your Windows 7 will never boot up in UEFI mode. Last but not least, 32-bit Windows 7 can’t be installed on the GPT disk.

Method 1. Common Method for Win 7 UEFI Install

This method is the common one because it is more complicated and may cause data loss.

Here is the tutorial.

Step 1: Click here to download Windows 7 ISO files and make a Windows 7 installation media.

As for the detailed steps, you can refer to the following article:

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Step 2: Back up the important files on your PC to an external hard drive.

Step 3: Connect the Windows 7 installation media to your computer and restart it. Please set in firmware to change the legacy boot mode to UEFI boot mode and make the computer boot from the bootable disk.

change to UEFI mode

Step 4: Click Repair your computer to enter WinPE.

WinPE

Step 5: Navigate to System Recovery Options and choose Command Prompt.

Command Prompt

Step 6: Enter the following commands one by one to convert your disk to GPT disk.

  • Diskpart
  • List disk
  • Select disk 0
  • Clean
  • Convert gpt
Tip: When the commands touch upon number and the equal sign, you should refer to your condition.

convert to GPT disk with commands

Step 7: Exit Command Prompt and close the System Recovery Option. Then, install Windows 7 on the GPT disk.

As for the installation process, you can refer to the following article:

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Step 8: Reboot your computer from the hard drive.

Method 2. Use MiniTool Partition Wizard

This method allows you boot Windows 7 in UEFI mode easily. If the first method fails, you can try this method.

Here is the tutorial.

Step 1: Make a Windows 7 installation media.

Step 2: Back up the important files.

Step 3: Change the legacy boot mode to UEFI boot mode and boot your computer from the Windows 7 installation media and install Windows 7 directly.

Step 4: Make a bootable disk of MiniTool Partition Wizard.

  • Connect a USB flash drive to a normal running computer.
  • Buy MiniTool Partition Wizard and launch it on the normal running computer.
  • Click Bootable Media after registering your account.
  • Click WinPE-based media with MiniTool plug-in.
  • Choose USB Flash Drive.

choose media destinate

Step 5: Boot your computer from the MiniTool Partition Wizard bootable disk. Wait minutes without any operations until the MiniTool Partition Wizard opens automatically.

Step 6: Right-click the system disk and choose Convert MBR Disk to GPT Disk. Then, click Apply Button.

convert MBR to GPT

Step 7: Reboot your computer from the hard drive.

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Bottom Line

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Linda has been working as an editor at MiniTool for 5 years. She is always curious about computer knowledge and learns it crazily. Her articles are simple and easy to understand. Even people who do not understand computer can gain something. By the way, her special focuses are disk management, data recovery and PDF editing.