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    Can't boot from USB to clean install Win10

    So I buy this "reconditioned" old Dell with Win10 installed (previously Win 7), but within a couple of days it falls over and I've got an error 0xc0000221, header checksum error on winload.exe. To cut a long story short, I decide to do my own clean install of W10 Pro. I use my laptop to create a...
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    Trying to clean install Windows 10 and cannot boot the installation media.

    You're still booting from the hard-drive. To change this, when you fire up your machine you'll see (briefly) a note about what key to press to enter your BIOS or boot settings (on my Dell it's F12). Go into the settings and look for something to do with boot order or boot priority. Follow...