I recently had to reinstall Windows 10 for the second time on my SSD since initially installing Windows to it. Now the first time I installed Windows 10 it tried to create a three (if I remember correctly) partitions. The recovery, system reserved, and primary partitions. Since I don't want any partitions on my SSD I deleted the recovery and primary partitions, expanding the reserved partition and making it the primary partition as well. Knowing what I know now it installed using the MBR style for some reason, even though I have a UEFI BIOS. Now I know GPT is newer and better etc, but for my needs I don't think it will make a difference. I hate having to have multiple partitions and want to maximize the space on my SSD.
Can anyone confirm or deny why I would or shouldn't use MBR or GPT on my SSD. I would be okay using GPT, 10MB for the MBR doesn't bother me but it won't let me allocate the extra space that the recovery partition used to use back to the primary partition. I feel like Microsoft has made the way the new OS install and work really stupidly complex. Using Linux and Windows 7 on my old 1TB HDD in a dual partition works just fine with no extra shenanigans.
SSD is a Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
Can anyone confirm or deny why I would or shouldn't use MBR or GPT on my SSD. I would be okay using GPT, 10MB for the MBR doesn't bother me but it won't let me allocate the extra space that the recovery partition used to use back to the primary partition. I feel like Microsoft has made the way the new OS install and work really stupidly complex. Using Linux and Windows 7 on my old 1TB HDD in a dual partition works just fine with no extra shenanigans.
SSD is a Samsung 850 EVO 1TB