Z87-GD65 Enable "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" = Won't boot, Disabled = Boots up

How do I enable Windows 8/8.1 Feature in the Z87-GD65 Settings? When I turn it on, Windows 8.1 no longer will boot. (see video below of what happens) Is this because I didn't have it enabled BEFORE I installed Windows? If so can I fix this without a re-install? My C: is a 120GB SSD. I have about 12 other 3TB Hard Drives installed as well with 2 secondary SATA cards installed.

Quote from: pandaz on 02-April-14, 13:46:01
I got the same problem before and after doing some research, I found out the ff. Info:
When set the Windows 8/8.1 Feature to Enabled then the system could only boot to Windows if your windows is installed using UEFI mode.
If you didn't install Win8 in UEFI mode then you will need to reinstall your Win 8.1 using UEFI mode.
The SSD drive was originally in a Zotac ZBOX ID84 mini-PC. I turned the zbox UEFI mode on before the install was done.
I transplanted the SSD drive into the new Z87-GD65 based computer. Windows 8.1 booted right up (only after a firmware update)
So technically yes, UEFI mode was enabled, but was a different computer. (but then again maybe it wasn't?)
Will the computer boot faster if I reinstall from scratch with Windows 8/8.1 Feature enabled? What else works better/faster with this feature enabled? (more stable etc?)
Basically, is it worth the hassle of starting fresh? I have a very complicated home server/media center combination setup.

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