From 049c002c0b68419036907aad1b29ae9117ed0caa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Lindsay Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:30:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] added support statement --- windows/deploy/mbr-to-gpt.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deploy/mbr-to-gpt.md b/windows/deploy/mbr-to-gpt.md index e0c160b723..76aa003b02 100644 --- a/windows/deploy/mbr-to-gpt.md +++ b/windows/deploy/mbr-to-gpt.md @@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ You can use MBR2GPT to perform the following: You can use MBR2GPT to convert an MBR disk with BitLocker-encrypted volumes as long as protection has been suspended. To resume BitLocker after conversion, you will need to delete the existing protectors and recreate them. -The MBR2GPT tool can convert operating system disks that have earlier versions of Windows installed, such as Windows 10 versions 1507, 1511, and 1607. However, you must run the tool while booted into Windows 10 version 1703 or later, and perform an offline conversion. +The MBR2GPT tool can convert operating system disks that have earlier versions of Windows 10 installed, such as versions 1507, 1511, and 1607. However, you must run the tool while booted into Windows 10 version 1703 or later, and perform an offline conversion. + +Offline conversion of system disks with earlier versions of Windows installed, such as Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 are not officially supported. The recommended method to convert these disks is to upgrade the operating system to Windows 10 first, then perform the MBR to GPT conversion. >[!IMPORTANT] >After the disk has been converted to GPT partition style, the firmware must be reconfigured to boot in UEFI mode.
Make sure that your device supports UEFI before attempting to convert the disk.