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.

GPT, on the other hand, has limits well beyond anything you’re likely to encounter over the next few decades. GPT stands for GUID Partition Table—one of those annoying acronyms containing ...