How to Identify Partition Style of Your Hard Disk (MBR or GPT) from Windows
February 22, 2021
When trying to install any system, you may have to know what the partition style of your hard disk is. Is it MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table)? Well, you can identify it from your Windows without any third-party application within a few seconds. Let's grab it.
How to Identify?
1. First of all, open run from start or pressing Win+R from your keyboard. In the box, type diskmgmt.msc and hit enter. Alternatively, you can press Win+X and click on Disk Management from the list.
2. The Disk Management window will open. Here, you will see a box containing disk number (i.e. Disk 0) at the left. Right-click the box and go to the Properties.
4. You will see an index named Partition Style indicating what your hard disk's partition style is. For my first disk, it is showing GUID Partition Table (GPT).
In the case of my second disk, it is showing Master Boot Record (MBR).
In this way, you can easily identify the partition style of your hard disk.