MBR2GPT.exe will convert a Windows 11/10 computer from legacy BIOS to UEFI disk partitioning. Convert a disk from MBR to GPT partition style.

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.

Disk management is a Windows program allowing users to manage drives and different PC partitions. It can create, delete, format, convert MBR to GPT, and perform other operations. Due to its ...

The recommended method to convert these disks is to upgrade the operating system to Windows 10 first, then perform the MBR to GPT conversion. So 2k8 sounds like a no no even for an offline conversion.