Browse to the section HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control and look at the value of the "PEFirmwareType" parameterĩ. Click on the black command prompt window, type regedit then press Enter on the keyboard to launch a registry editorĨ. Do not confuse it with the black command prompt - the black window should be kept openħ. Close Acronis True Image window by clicking on the red cross in the right corner of the window. "X:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\trueimage_starter.exe" is shown on the screenĦ. Acronis True Image WinPE application starts up "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD." text is displayedĤ. Click here to skip to the instructions part. The difference could be told only by looking up in the registry after Acronis True Image main window appears (steps 6 and 7 in the table below). If you chose the second option in the Rescue Media Builder wizard, "WinPE-based media with Acronis Plug-In", discovering whether it is started in UEFI mode or Legacy BIOS/CSM is different.īooting WinPE-based media looks identical in both UEFI and Legacy BIOS modes. If it is using UEFI, it will display UEFI. If your computer uses BIOS, it will display Legacy. In Windows 8 and 10, you can also check the boot mode using System Information:ġ) Press Win+R, type msinfo32 and press Enter to open System InformationĢ) Look for the BIOS Mode entry.
The mode your system boots in is shown during the initial machine boot: Keep in mind that bootable media should boot in the same mode as your system to correctly perform restore or clone operation.
#Acronis true image wd edition uefi how to
This article explains how to find out whether Acronis Bootable Media boots in UEFI or Legacy BIOS mode.