The GUID Partition Table (GPT) was introduced as a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). GPT provides more options than the traditional MBR partitioning method that is common ...

The GPT partition type, part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) initiative, is a modern disk partitioning method. Unlike the older MBR scheme, GPT offers greater flexibility and ...

For added security, Windows 11 will forgo the older MBR partition scheme and use GPT instead. That may require users to convert their older hard drives. Here is how to do it.

The newer (GPT) standard solves some limitations of the older (MBR) standard. Here's how to tell which standard your drive uses.