Question : While Installing the Windows 8.1 /10 on a Computer. Certain errors are coming. One of which says " Windows Cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT Partition Style. How to resolve this problem while installing the OS to a PC.
Answer : This error comes while you had tried to install the windows on partition which is of GPT style. This is a new partition style. Earlier we used to have MBR partition style. This time windows are using GPT style.
You need to change the GPT style to MBR style. To do so, you have to follow certain steps.
First of all, just exit from this screen and get back to the main page of installation.
Now press : Shift + F12 to open the Command Prompt.
Now, type 'Diskpart' then, type 'list disk'. Now you will be shown all the drives attached to the pc along with its GPT status. If it is GPT there will be * mark in front of it.
I would recommend you to backup all the files and data before doing GPT style conversion to MBR.
once you done, now type "select disk [disk no.] for example :
select disk 0
now, the disk having GPT partition style is selected.
then, you have to type "Clean" and hit Enter.
Within few seconds, Disk will be cleaned and changed to MBR partition style.
Now, you can start the installation process, you will not be restricted to install the window.
Enjoy...
