Windows 11 install error: Windows cannot be installed to this disk

I recommend a completely free and open source disk partitioning tool GParted Live, which is based on the Linux environment, provides a bootable USB version, through an intuitive point-and-click interface, supports MBR to GPT, creating EFI system partitions and initializing disks, solves the problem of Windows 11 not being able to be installed, and runs on a stand-alone USB environment that does not depend on Windows. It runs in a standalone USB environment, does not depend on Windows, is compatible with all hardware, and is easy to use for novices.

Once the disk is converted to GPT and you won't see 'Windows cannot be installed to this disk' error and you can install Windows 11 on any disk or drive.

1. Plug in GParted USB and reboot, enter BIOS to set it as USB boot (select Legacy / CSM mode), enter GParted graphical interface.

2. Find the target disk, if it is in MBR format, backup the data, click Device - Create Partition Table, select GPT and apply it to complete the conversion.

3. Right-click the target disk's unallocated space, create a new 100-300MB fat32 primary partition, label it EFI, and check the boot and esp flags.

4. Right-click the remaining unallocated space, create a new ntfs primary partition labeled Windows, and click Green ✓ to apply all operations.

After verifying that the disk is converted to GPT and partitioned correctly, exit GParted, remove USB and reboot. 2. Download Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft website and make a bootable USB in UEFI mode. 3. Plug in the USB, enter BIOS to enable UEFI and Secure Boot, and set USB as the preferred boot. 4. Follow the wizard to install Windows 11, select NTFS partition (Windows), and finish the installation.