Win11 installation fail....Windows cannot be installed on Disk 0 Partition1


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petermik

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Trying to install win 11 from flash drive on Acer Swift 3....upon starting the setup first thing I noticed was no keyboard mouse working OK I plug in portable one and mouse curser appears...when it gets to where to install all it is showing is 1 partition with the notice Windows cannot be installed on disk 0 partition 1.....what`s gone wrong chaps and how can I rectify this please?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Enterprise
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ideapad3
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
    Motherboard
    Nm-d521
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio Driver
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift 314-511
    CPU
    Intel cpu
    Motherboard
    Core i5
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtech
Can you please post screenshot of the error message?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Maybe this video will help resolved the problem.

This guide aims to fix the error "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI system, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks."

 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
FreeBooter said:
Can you please post screenshot of the error message?
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Currently using pc on win 10...no details given just Windows cannot be installed on disk 0 partition 1....no other information as to why given?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Enterprise
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ideapad3
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
    Motherboard
    Nm-d521
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio Driver
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift 314-511
    CPU
    Intel cpu
    Motherboard
    Core i5
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtech
Try my suggestions on my video.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
Did you deleted all partitions on the drive? Windows has to be installed on a unallocated space, not a partition.

Windows can be installed in two ways: Legacy-MBR or UEFI-GPT
To install as Legacy-MBR you must boot the installation drive as Legacy
To install as UEFI-GPT you must boot the installation drive as UEFI.

As you have a UEFI BIOS, you should install as UEFI-GPT
Detach any other drives from the MB.

During POST, press F12(?) to launch the boot menu. You will see two options for the USB drive. USB UEFI (Name) and USB (Name). Select USB UEFI (Name) to install as UEFI-GPT .
Go to install and delete ALL partitions on the main drive till you have one and only one unallocated space and then proceed.
Don't enable updates or connect to the internet during installation.

If you want to use a local account What is "oobe\bypassnro"
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP 64 - Lubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4400MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Win 11
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    (4) -1 BX500 SSD - 128G for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q550LF
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800- 3000MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs
    & 1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
Hi.

You may have to convert MBR disk to GPT (GUID Partition Table) before you start to install Windows as UEFI. You should use CONVERT GPT command in a command prompt console.

Hope this helps.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro build 26200.5570 (Dev)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790
    Motherboard
    Asus H97 Pro Gamer with add-on TPM1.2 module
    Memory
    Teams DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1150
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron E2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920 by 1080 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Crucial NVMe PCIe M2 500 GB (Windows 11 v.24H2); Samsung SSD Evo 870 500 GB (Windows 11 v.24H2);
    PSU
    Corsair HX850
    Case
    Gigabyte Solo 210
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7X Tower
    Keyboard
    Microsoft AIO Wireless (includes touchpad)
    Mouse
    HP S1000 Plus Wireless
    Internet Speed
    200 Mb fiber optic
    Browser
    Chrome; MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    MacOS 12 Monterey
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple Macbook Air
    CPU
    Intel Core i5
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440 by 900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    128 GB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Keyboard
    Built-in
    Internet Speed
    802.11 ac
    Browser
    Chrome; Safari
    Antivirus
    N/A
suatcini54 said:
Hi.

You may have to convert MBR disk to GPT (GUID Partition Table) before you start to install Windows as UEFI. You should use CONVERT GPT command in a command prompt console.

Hope this helps.
Click to expand...
If you boot the Win 11 USB installation drive as UEFI and delete all partitions, even if the drive is MBR, it will convert to GPT and install Win 11 as UEFI-GPT, creating the four partitions (EFI, MSR, C: and Recovery)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP 64 - Lubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4400MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Win 11
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    (4) -1 BX500 SSD - 128G for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q550LF
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800- 3000MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs
    & 1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
OK chaps thanks for all advice....well it seems through downloading the Win 11 iso on my Win 10 machine (this one) it downloaded it as MBR....hence my problem....so I had a brainwave why not download it on my second pc (Lenovo) running Win 11 and yes it downloaded as GPT so now hopefully no issues.....I,ll update later when I have finished.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Enterprise
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ideapad3
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
    Motherboard
    Nm-d521
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio Driver
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift 314-511
    CPU
    Intel cpu
    Motherboard
    Core i5
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtech
Megahertz said:
If you boot the Win 11 USB installation drive as UEFI and delete all partitions, even if the drive is MBR, it will convert to GPT and install Win 11 as UEFI-GPT, creating the four partitions (EFI, MSR, C: and Recovery)
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Thank you for the heads-up info. That's much appreciated.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro build 26200.5570 (Dev)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-4790
    Motherboard
    Asus H97 Pro Gamer with add-on TPM1.2 module
    Memory
    Teams DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1150
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron E2250
    Screen Resolution
    1920 by 1080 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Crucial NVMe PCIe M2 500 GB (Windows 11 v.24H2); Samsung SSD Evo 870 500 GB (Windows 11 v.24H2);
    PSU
    Corsair HX850
    Case
    Gigabyte Solo 210
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7X Tower
    Keyboard
    Microsoft AIO Wireless (includes touchpad)
    Mouse
    HP S1000 Plus Wireless
    Internet Speed
    200 Mb fiber optic
    Browser
    Chrome; MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    MacOS 12 Monterey
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple Macbook Air
    CPU
    Intel Core i5
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440 by 900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    128 GB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Keyboard
    Built-in
    Internet Speed
    802.11 ac
    Browser
    Chrome; Safari
    Antivirus
    N/A
petermik said:
OK chaps thanks for all advice....well it seems through downloading the Win 11 iso on my Win 10 machine (this one) it downloaded it as MBR....hence my problem....so I had a brainwave why not download it on my second pc (Lenovo) running Win 11 and yes it downloaded as GPT so now hopefully no issues.....I,ll update later when I have finished.
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A drive can be initiated as MBR or GPT.
A partition on a drive (MBR or GPT) can be formatted as Fat32, NTFS, ext4 etc.
A iso fie is like a compressed folder with all sub folders and files. The Iso file isn't MBR or GPT. The drive you save it to is.

To make a Win 11 iso installation file boot able as Legacy and or UEFI:

To be boot able as Legacy and /or UEFI to install as Legacy - MBR or UEFI- GPT (depends how you boot the drive) you have to extract all files and folders from the iso file (using 7Zip ) to a USB MBR drive partition formatted as Fat32 and the partition must also be set as Active.

The easy way to make a Win USB installation drive is to let MCT build it for you.
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP 64 - Lubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4400MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Win 11
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    (4) -1 BX500 SSD - 128G for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q550LF
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800- 3000MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs
    & 1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
petermik said:
OK chaps thanks for all advice....well it seems through downloading the Win 11 iso on my Win 10 machine (this one) it downloaded it as MBR....hence my problem....so I had a brainwave why not download it on my second pc (Lenovo) running Win 11 and yes it downloaded as GPT so now hopefully no issues.....I,ll update later when I have finished.
Click to expand...

There aren’t two types of Windows 11 downloads, GPT & MBR, just one.
Downloading an ISO via Windows installed on an MBR partition, doesn’t make the ISO MBR.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
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