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UEFI

I plan on upgrading my VM's to Windows 8.  From what I read MS requires UEFI boot format.  I have also read that 6 has some functionality built in now.  I can find stuff on switching the host over to the new format, but I am looking for something for the VM's

     When I create a new VM does it automatically detect the type

     What line the in VMX tells me what format it is in

     Is there a way to switch it, outside of manually editing the vmx

     What are the pre reqs?

Thanks in advance

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dariusd
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Windows still supports both legacy BIOS and UEFI boot... You can choose which you'd rather use.

I've put together some fairly comprehensive notes on using EFI/UEFI: Using EFI/UEFI firmware in a VMware Virtual Machine

Let me know if you have any more questions that aren't answered in that document.

Cheers,

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Darius

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