Windows: 32-bit versions

Windows 7 and earlier do not support UEFI on 32-bit platforms, and therefore do not allow booting
from GPT partitions.[32]
Details of GPT support on 32-bit editions of Microsoft Windows[32]
Release Read or write Boot
OS version Platform Note
date support support
2001-10-
Windows XP IA-32 No No
25
Windows Server 2003-04-
IA-32 No No
2003 24
Windows Server 2005-03- MBR takes precedence in
IA-32 Yes No
2003 SP1 30 hybrid configuration.
2006-07- MBR takes precedence in
Windows Vista IA-32 Yes No
22 hybrid configuration.
Windows Server 2008-02- MBR takes precedence in
IA-32 Yes No
2008 27 hybrid configuration.
2009-10- MBR takes precedence in
Windows 7 IA-32 Yes No
22 hybrid configuration.
2012-08- Requires MBR takes precedence in
Windows 8 IA-32 Yes
01 UEFI[33] hybrid configuration.
2013-08- Requires MBR takes precedence in
Windows 8.1 IA-32 Yes
27 UEFI[34] hybrid configuration.
2015-07- Requires MBR takes precedence in
Windows 10 IA-32 Yes
29 UEFI[35] hybrid configuration.

Windows: 64-bit versions

Limited to 128 partitions per disk.[32]
Details of GPT support on 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows[32]
Read and
Release Boot
OS version Platform write Note
date support
support
Windows XP 64-Bit MBR takes precedence
2001-10-
Edition for Itanium IA-64 Yes Yes in hybrid
25
systems, Version 2002 configuration.
MBR takes precedence
Windows XP 64-Bit 2003-03-
IA-64 Yes Yes in hybrid
Edition, Version 2003 28
configuration.
Windows XP MBR takes precedence
2005-04-
Professional x64 Edition x64 Yes No in hybrid
25[36]
Windows Server 2003 configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2005-04-
Windows Server 2003 IA-64 Yes Yes in hybrid
25
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2006-07- Requires
Windows Vista x64 Yes in hybrid
22 UEFI[b]
configuration.
 MBR takes precedence
2008-02- Requires
Windows Server 2008 x64 Yes in hybrid
27 UEFI
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2008-02-
Windows Server 2008 IA-64 Yes Yes in hybrid
27
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2009-10- Requires
Windows 7 x64 Yes in hybrid
22 UEFI[c]
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2009-10-
Windows Server 2008 R2 IA-64 Yes Yes in hybrid
22
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
Windows 8 2012-08- Requires
x64 Yes in hybrid
Windows Server 2012 01 UEFI[37]
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2013-08- Requires
Windows 8.1 x64 Yes in hybrid
27 UEFI[38]
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2015-07- Requires
Windows 10 x64 Yes in hybrid
29 UEFI[39]
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2016-10- Requires
Windows Server 2016 x64 Yes in hybrid
12 UEFI
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2018-10- Requires
Windows Server 2019 x64 Yes in hybrid
02 UEFI
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2021-08- Requires
Windows Server 2022 x64 Yes in hybrid
18[40] UEFI
configuration.
MBR takes precedence
2021-10- x64, Requires
Windows 11 Yes in hybrid
05 ARM64 UEFI
configuration.