How to convert GPT Dynamic RAID-1 Windows Disk to Basic Disks

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This info is scarce on the web, so I'm posting it here for future reference:

1. Boot with a Linux LiveCD (eg: System-Rescue-CD).
2. Open the disk with cfdisk.
3. Change the partition type of the data partitions from Microsoft Dynamic Data to Microsoft Basic Data.
4. Delete the Microsoft LDM Metadata reserved partition
5. Delete the Microsoft Reserved partition (the LDM metadata partition is carved out of the Microsoft reserved partition
   when the disk is converted from basic to dynamic, and what's left becomes a new Microsoft reserved partition).
6. Restart and boot with Windows Installation DVD, then enter the console (SHIFT+10).
7. DISKPART, SELECT the correct disk, you'll notice it is no longer considered a dynamic disk, but a basic GPT disk.
8. create partition msr in the space occupied by the 2 deleted Microsoft reserved partitions. It must be at least 16 MegaBytes big.
9. Select EFI System Partition and assign letter=S
10. bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI /p
11. Reboot, Windows should boot fine from the hard disk and see it as a basic drive.

Hope that helps anyone. No need for any adware or scamware or bloatware app to do the job.
Note: Will only work for RAID-1 Dynamic Disks... and obviously you're forcefully cancelling the RAID.