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I am going to re-install my OS. This time i am going to install windows 8.1 instead of windows 7.

Now I came into something new (to me ) There are different boot mode in my laptop boot option

  1. Legacy

  2. UEFI hybrid

  3. UEFI native

I did a little study on UEFI still confused.

Can any one tell me which mode use for better performance and stability? with a little why?

Saif
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If you aren't using the retail DVD just use Rufus to create the USB installer with UEFI support, boot your system in Native UEFI mode and install as usual.

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Having read about buggy Hybrid UEFI implementations (such as Gigabyte's for example), I would not recommend it.

Note that since Windows in UEFI mode can only boot from a GPT partitioned drive, if your system drive is pre-partitioned as MBR then you'll face problems. For best results I would recommend an empty drive (you can delete existing partitions using Windows Setup itself) so that Windows can use GPT and create the necessary WinRE, ESP and MSR partitions as I've mentioned here.

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Karan
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UEFI is for security, rather than stability. To update to Windows 10, you might be required to use UEFI boot mode according to BetaNews and Paul Thurrott (pre-release versions may support legacy mode BIOS). So for current security and future upgradability, enable UEFI.

That said, it may be necessary to use legacy mode to install the OS using whatever media you have. If so, try to enable UEFI afterwards. Check your PC manufacturer's site for information on accessing BIOS and enabling UEFI or legacy modes.

DrMoishe Pippik
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