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=Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)= | =Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)= | ||
'''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 Terrabytes (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 | '''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 Terrabytes (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. | ||
As UEFI systems sit on top of the old BIOS system, UEFI can be disabled or even removed completely to run in '''Legacy Mode''', meaning that the BIOS has taken back over. The author did so with a laptop using a 1 Terrabyte (TB) hard-disk, which the BIOS can handle. | As UEFI systems sit on top of the old BIOS system, UEFI can be disabled or even removed completely to run in '''Legacy Mode''', meaning that the BIOS has taken back over. The author did so with a laptop using a 1 Terrabyte (TB) hard-disk, which the BIOS can handle. | ||