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Creating EFI System Partition for Windows
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- Boot the computer using the Windows 7/8/8.1/10 installation media. | |
- On the first screen, press Shift+F10 to bring up the command prompt. | |
- Run the following commands at the command prompt. | |
diskpart | |
list disk | |
select disk # Note: select the disk where you want to add the EFI System partition. | |
list partition | |
select partition # Note: select the Windows OS partition (# number) or your data partition. | |
shrink desired=100 | |
create partition efi size=100 | |
format quick fs=fat32 | |
assign letter=s | |
list partition | |
list volume # Note: check the volume letter where the Windows OS is installed. | |
exit | |
bcdboot X:\windows /s S: | |
Note: Replace "X" with the volume letter of the Windows OS partition. | |
BCDBoot copies the boot files from the Windows partition to the EFI System partition and creates the BCD store in the same partition. | |
Remove the Windows installation media and restart the computer into your BIOS settings and set the SSD as the First Boot Device. | |
Found in: https://www.tenforums.com/installation-setup/52837-moving-recreating-efi-partition.html#post698505 |
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