Can Bios Boot from exFAT?
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Can BIOS boot exFAT?

A legacy BIOS should be able to boot exFAT without problems, as it does not have a concept of filesystem; it simply needs to read the boot sector (which is present), identify the signature (also present) and run the jump instruction at the start (also present).

Can you boot UEFI from exFAT?

UEFI firmware will not boot from NTFS or exFAT partitions (or EFS or either for that matter). It will only boot from a FAT32 partition.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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