diff --git a/partitioning/gpt/gpt.go b/partitioning/gpt/gpt.go
index 0679007..488abab 100644
--- a/partitioning/gpt/gpt.go
+++ b/partitioning/gpt/gpt.go
@@ -287,7 +287,12 @@ func (t *Table) init(lastLBA uint64) {
 
 	if t.firstUsableLBA == 0 {
 		t.firstUsableLBA = t.primaryPartitionsLBA + uint64(lbasForEntries)
-		t.firstUsableLBA = (t.firstUsableLBA + t.alignment - 1) / t.alignment * t.alignment // 2048 with 512 sector size, 256 with 4096 sector size
+
+		// only align the LBA when the compatibility flag is not set. This alignment can cause Windows to corrupt the
+		// partition table.
+		if !t.options.CompatFirstUsableLBA {
+			t.firstUsableLBA = (t.firstUsableLBA + t.alignment - 1) / t.alignment * t.alignment // 2048 with 512 sector size, 256 with 4096 sector size
+		}
 	}
 
 	t.lastUsableLBA = t.secondaryPartitionsLBA - 1
diff --git a/partitioning/gpt/options.go b/partitioning/gpt/options.go
index d49e76c..367b8f8 100644
--- a/partitioning/gpt/options.go
+++ b/partitioning/gpt/options.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ type Options struct {
 	// Number of LBAs to skip before the writing partition entries.
 	SkipLBAs uint
 
+	// If true, the first usable LBA will be the first LBA after the partition table.
+	// Otherwise (default), the first usable LBA will be set to the first LBA after
+	// the partition table aligned on a 1MiB boundary. Modern Windows versions can
+	// corrupt partition tables on disk eject when this flag is not set.
+	CompatFirstUsableLBA bool
+
 	// DiskGUID is a GUID for the disk.
 	//
 	// If not set, on partition table creation, a new GUID is generated.
@@ -51,6 +57,15 @@ func WithDiskGUID(guid uuid.UUID) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithCompatFirstUsableLBA sets the first usable LBA to the first LBA after the
+// partition table instead of a 1MiB-aligned value. This can prevent modern
+// Windows versions from clobbering the partition table on disk eject.
+func WithCompatFirstUsableLBA() Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.CompatFirstUsableLBA = true
+	}
+}
+
 // PartitionOptions configure a partition.
 type PartitionOptions struct {
 	UniqueGUID uuid.UUID