Installing Windows on UEFI Systems
Updated: June 13, 2012
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The Windows operating system supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-based platforms. This paper provides guidelines for system manufacturers and IT administrators to prepare and install Windows on UEFI-based computers by using Windows Setup or the deployment tools in the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).
This information applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista SP1
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008
Hardware Support and Directions for Microsoft Windows Server Series. This publication is the part of the Hardware Support and Directions for Microsoft Windows Server series, which shares the Microsoft intention and investment direction for support of specific hardware technologies in current and future releases of the Windows Server operating system.
The series provides reference material for engineers who design servers or their core electronic components, technical decision-makers, system architects, and server product planners who want to have their systems support future releases of the Windows Server family of operating systems.
Included in this paper:
- Using Windows Setup with UEFI Systems
- Creating and Deploying a Windows Image for UEFI Systems
- BCD System Store Settings for UEFI
- Clearing Duplicate Firmware Objects in BCD and NVRAM
