Windows Setup partition error when UEFI-boot and using ‘wipe disk’ XML file

The operation failed because GPT disks cannot have an active partition.

If you UEFI-boot to agFM or Ventoy and use an XML file which automatically wipes the target disk and creates new partitions, then the XML file must create GPT partitions.

Most of the sample XML files in Easy2Boot which wipe the target disk begin with ‘ZZDanger’ and create MBR\Legacy partitions and so are not suitable to use when UEFI-booting.

One sample file for UEFI is provided which auto-wipes the disk and creates GPT partitions and that can be used for UEFI64 (see below).

Windows 10 XML files and Product Keys can also be used with Windows 11.

You can make your own XML files using the XMLtoE2B.exe Windows utility.

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