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I have an old Windows 8.1 system image from a failed computer that I want to restore onto a new computer but get the below error.<br />
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Windows cannot restore a system image to a computer that has different firmware this system image was created on a computer using BIOS and this computer is using efi<br />
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Can I somehow turn off EFI on my new computer to make the &quot;System Image Recovery&quot; work ?
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I have an old Windows 8.1 system image from a failed computer that I want to restore onto a new computer but get the below error.

Windows cannot restore a system image to a computer that has different firmware this system image was created on a computer using BIOS and this computer is using efi

Can I somehow turn off EFI on my new computer to make the "System Image Recovery" work ?

System Image Recovery Windows 8.1 -- BIOS vs EFI ?

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

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