my bios shows uefi boot option but no uefi shell... I enabled uefi boot option and booted my dvd it asked me to partition my hd using a GPT format... I even did so so... but when I run Code: bcdedit /enum in elevated command prompt it shows me this Code: Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1 description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} integrityservices Enable default {current} resumeobject {4855ef43-26d1-11e2-9d07-e000273b7fd4} displayorder {current} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows 8 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence {4855ef45-26d1-11e2-9d07-e000273b7fd4} integrityservices Enable recoveryenabled Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {4855ef43-26d1-11e2-9d07-e000273b7fd4} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard the bold line means my system doesnot boot from efi... isn't it?So help
but diabling bios compatibility... will it not cuase a problem during booting since my system is congigured to boot from winload.exe and not an .efi
You should disable BIOS compatbility when you try to install Windows.. then it will force loading the Windows efi shell, and Windows will install in UEFI mode, which also means you can boot into Windows later on even with BIOS compatbility disabled. You can not make your already installed Windows easily available for UEFI booting anymore.
my booting Code: \ Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {globalsettings} default {current} resumeobject {707b310f-3766-11e2-90b7-b57d78d21528} displayorder {current} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.efi description Windows 8 locale en-US inherit {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence {707b3111-3766-11e2-90b7-b57d78d21528} recoveryenabled Yes isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {707b310f-3766-11e2-90b7-b57d78d21528} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard
@shenj my bios doesnot show any way to disable bios compatibility and there is no option to enter uefi shell I rechecked just now... my mobo is Intel DH61WW
During boot, enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2. Go to the Boot menu. Set UEFI Boot to Enable. Press F10 to Save and Exit. If your Intel mobo even has UEFI.
I don't have the mainboard, but it MUST have a way to use a EFI Shell either Integrated our External through USB/DVD and if you use USB, it MUST be FAT32, not NTFS
can u explain the external part... do u mean that intel should provide a software that has to be on a dvd or a usb so that I can enter uefi shell
Did UEFI install of W8 (on ga-z77x-d3h mobo) few weeks ago, and worked flawlessly. As Shenj said, it won't work from internally attached optical drive, it must be external storage (optical drive or DOK). Make a Windows bootable installation DOK, even using the "Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool", and it will do just fine.
Maybe a little out of topic, but is there any advantage to use UEFI rathan than MBR? I am thinking about switching completly to Windows 8 and I don't plan to use dual-boot/truecrypt/etc. Is there any Windows 8 features that require UEFI? I will be installing on a 250gb hard-disk on a laptop btw. Thanks.
There isnt really any advantage, but if you have UEFI available, go with it if you install x64, Windows does not support x86 UEFI see the Quote below. Edit: Reminds me.. the OP never said if he is trying to install x64 or x86 because if he tries to install x86 it will never do what he wants.. lol (i hope he knew that)
The newer bios'/uefi from MSI have Win8 optimization, fast boot features, partial init of usb, but you need gop support for video card i think which is a fairly new feature.... Since I never shut my system down I don't car about fast boot...