Operating Systems that Support UEFI/BIOS Conversion
If it is detected that the operating system of your source machine is not the same firmware as your system, you will be asked if you want to convert UEFI to a BIOS-compatible system or BIOS to UEFI-compatible system. The following table lists each operating system and the type of conversion supported:
|
Operating System (OS) |
CPU |
UEFI to BIOS |
BIOS to UEFI |
|
Windows Vista (None SP) |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows Vista (None SP) |
x64 |
No |
No |
|
Windows Vista SP1 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows Vista SP1 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2008 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows Server 2008 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 7 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows 7 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 8 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows 8 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2012 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 8.1 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows 8.1 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 10 |
x86 |
No |
No |
|
Windows 10 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2016 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2019 |
x64 |
Yes |
Yes |