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I have my new SSD, on which I want to install Windows 8.1. I have an iso image.

So what I normally do when I use MBR on the drive:

  1. Create partitions
  2. Extract iso to one of the partitions
  3. Make that partition active using diskpart or diskmgmt.msc
  4. It loads the installer and I can install to any empty other partition

And I am done, everything is cool and takes almost no time to install.

However now I tried to do same thing but using GPT and UEFI, and this is some nightmare, I cannot find any information on how to install the Windows from the same GPT drive on UEFI. Can anybody tell how it should be done on GPT/UEFI?

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I would install from a virtual CD ROM which you can get from here - or any other if you have a preference.

It looks like the old 7zip trick to reveal the .exe does not work.

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  • How is he going to boot and use that virtual CDROM? With a blank fresh SSD there is no OS yet.
    – Hennes
    Mar 22, 2015 at 23:29
  • He is obviously doing it from a running OS, else he could not have done all the things he stated.
    – whs
    Mar 23, 2015 at 1:48
  • even with running OS you cannot do it. I remember times when I could start installation of Windows XP to another drive, but now setup tries to update current Windows installation - it doesn't allow you to choose fresh installation to chosen drive.
    – Andriy Kizym
    Mar 23, 2015 at 10:03

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