we are moving towards UEFI wherever possible and are even doing UEFI refreshes of bitlockered computers, with Windows 7 though we've had to disable Secure Boot (as it doesn't support it) and enable CSM mode <https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Unable-to-Install-Windows-7-without-CSM-support-enabled-in-BIOS/ta-p/1038089> (on Lenovos), then UEFI works fine in Windows 7,
for Windows 8.x and up it's pure UEFI all the way (including Secure boot) see below for details - CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 UEFI BitLocker FrontEnd HTA - Part 2. Installation <http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11900-the-cm12-uefi-bitlocker-frontend-hta-part-2-installation/> - CM12 in a Lab - The CM12 UEFI BitLocker Frontend HTA - Part 1. The features. <http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11864-the-cm12-uefi-bitlocker-frontend-hta-part-1-the-features/> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Underwood, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > I would love that! > > > > Did you pull the band-aid off and move to it on all existing models in the > environment, or just on those that were released in the last year? > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kent, Mark > *Sent:* Thursday, March 05, 2015 1:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [mssms] RE: UEFI/GPT on Windows 7 > > > > We have been using UEFI on our Dells for the past year. It is a little > quirky, you have to figure out correct settings for each model. I made a > list if anyone would like to see it. > > > > Mark Kent (MCP) > > Sr. Desktop Systems Engineer > > Computing & Technology Services - SUNY Buffalo State > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Underwood, Bob > *Sent:* Thursday, March 5, 2015 1:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [mssms] UEFI/GPT on Windows 7 > > > > Hey folks – > > > > Just an informal survey… what is your approach for systems running in UEFI > mode in your environments? (Do you allow your process to deploy in > whatever mode the machine is in? Do you force a particular mode?) And > related to that, what about GPT formatted system disks? > > > > With Windows 8, we standardized on UEFI/GPT for all deployments, but have > stuck to Legacy BIOS for Windows 7 deployments. To ease the (eventual) > transition to Windows 10, we’re considering making the switch to UEFI for > Windows 7 on Broadwell going forward. Just wanted to get a sense for what > others are doing and what (if any) problems you’ve encountered with things > like drivers and other standard processes. > > > > Thanks! > > > > [CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY NOTICE] Information transmitted by this email > is proprietary to Medtronic and is intended for use only by the individual > or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is > private, privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or it appears that > this mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, you are > notified that any use or dissemination of this information in any manner is > strictly prohibited. In such cases, please delete this mail from your > records. To view this notice in other languages you can either select the > following link or manually copy and paste the link into the address bar of > a web browser: http://emaildisclaimer.medtronic.com > > > > > >
