Fail to boot in UEFI after installing in MBR

demonguy

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I just install windows 8 using BIOS , but now i want to change it to UEFI boot. so i followed steps below


1.create and format a new FAT32 partition K:
2.my windows8 is in I: so , i use this command bcdboot i:\windows /f all /s k: and succeeded.
3.i checked with the bootice about the BCD in my K: and found it indeed point to i:\windows\ just like the picture below
https://1ke1pq.dm2302.livefilestore...h9NNF0leoygtK67acALIcaBv8Y_Bz5LY/5.jpg?psid=1




4. and i restart, choose uefi boot in BIOS configuration and it showed like this:
https://cbzpmw.dm2301.livefilestore...wTbe6vM-XYeQRbu3KKExzlZchzo9T4wo/1.jpg?psid=1




5. i checked my k:/windows/system32/ , there is a winload.efi file...
https://1ke1pq.dm2302.livefilestore...h9NNF0leoygtK67acALIcaBv8Y_Bz5LY/5.jpg?psid=1


The most strange thing is that i've copyed my winload.efi to other computer which is already in UEFI mode , and also i've copyed it in my virtual machine, it works fine! So my winload.efi should be OK. Then what the hell is it going on?


anyone who can give me a suggestion?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 pro 64bit
Yes, Use Diskpart to Clean your disk convert it to GPT and install UEFI. I don't think you can convert a OS Booting BIOS MBR disk to UEFI GPT and get it to boot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro MC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW / Z97 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3610QM / I7-4790K
    Motherboard
    Z97 Pro
    Memory
    16 GB Hyundai HTM315156CFR8C-PB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (GF114M)
    Sound Card
    VIA 6.0.10.1600
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
    Internet Speed
    30 down 3 up
    Browser
    Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    NIS and Malwarebytes
But actually i did it in my virtual machine , booting in UEFI mode while it's MBR...
And my friend also did it on his computer, the same steps as mine...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 pro 64bit
Actually i don't have a second hard disk..
what's more... i just want to boot UEFI in my MBR, not copy my system to another hard disk
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 pro 64bit
UEFI = GPT set up boot HDD.

Legacy = MBR set up boot HDD.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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