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=Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)= | =Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)= | ||
{{tip|As the UEFI system sits on top of the old BIOS system, UEFI can be disabled or even removed completely to run in '''[[UEFI - Enable Legacy Mode|Legacy Mode]]''', meaning that the BIOS has taken back over. The author did so with a laptop using a 1 | {{tip|As the UEFI system sits on top of the old BIOS system, UEFI can be disabled or even removed completely to run in '''[[UEFI - Enable Legacy Mode|Legacy Mode]]''', meaning that the BIOS has taken back over. The author did so with a laptop using a 1 Terabyte (TB) hard-disk, which the BIOS can handle.}} | ||
'''UEFI''' was introduced with Windows 8 as a replacement / upgrade to the BIOS system. One example of this upgrade is that it allows for computers to use hard-disks larger than 2 | '''UEFI''' was introduced with Windows 8 as a replacement / upgrade to the BIOS system. One example of this upgrade is that it allows for computers to use hard-disks larger than 2 Terabytes (2,000 Gigabytes). Unfortunately, UEFI was also secretly manipulated by Microsoft in tandem with certain hardware manufacturers to prevent - or at least make it very difficult - to replace or dual boot Windows 8 with another operating system. | ||
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