Windows Installation

Forum discussion tagged with Windows Installation.
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    [SOLVED] Is this SSD compatible with my motherboard ?

    I have an Asus Prime H610M-E mobo & I want to add a Seagate Barracuda Q5 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen3 ×4, 3D QLC SSD. Will it work on my mobo? Also I have a HDD, which I want to use as a secondary drive & want to install Windows on the new SSD Could you guys guide me or give any proper link for...
  2. TwinDenis

    Question Windows 11 via Rufus on relatively old Dell PC wont boot from flash drive ?

    The PC is a Dell Precision T3600 with upgraded compatible RAM and SSD. I'm trying to install Windows 11 on this unsupported PC using the Rufus method, when booting into it from the UEFI mode it boots showing the windows 11 logo then the top of the screen gets some colored artefacts and then the...
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    Question New SSD (WD Black 500GB SN770) not showing up during new install of windows on dell latitude 5400.

    Hey all, I am trying to install a new SSD on my dell latitude after the factory installed SSD quit working. When I get to the section of the install that involves selecting the drive to install on the new SSD just doesn't show up. Dell Latitude 5400 laptop I5 CPU 8gb Ram SSD WD Black SN770 500...
  4. Cosmin415215

    Question I want to start installing operating systems.

    Hello, I am trying to start a windows installing highschool hustle, and although I have some experience I am sure I will make mistakes can you help me prevent some? When installing windows (any, from 95 to 10,11) should I remove all the drives but the one that I will install the os on, both on...
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    Question Two of my storage devices stopped working after attempting to put Windows 7 on one of them (was previously Windows 10) ?

    I have three storage devices and wanted to separate them in levels of privacy. One for sensitive activities (like banking), the other for general stuff like gaming for example. All had Windows 10 installed; I wanted to put windows 7 on one. Before attempting that I booted the pc through this...
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    [SOLVED] First time installing new SSD on prebuilt computer, need some help

    I imagine this is a super simple task for a lot of you. I very recently got into gaming PCs. I got a prebuilt with these specs. Intel i7 9700 (3.00 Ghz) RTX 2080 SUPER 32GB DDR4 1TB SSD Gigabyte B350M D3SH Motherboard My SSD recently got corrupted. Can't format or install new windows on it...
  7. CodingLord

    Question Error 0x80070057: Windows Could Not Format a Partition on Disk 0 While installing Windows , Raw disk

    I have a old laptop and I was installing Windows on it. I tried Windows 10 and I got the same error. Then through some searching I found to use the CHKDSK command in cmd of the installer, and it fixed the error but when installing, I got a error telling that my windows files were corrupt. So I...
  8. BankTech

    Question Stuck installing windows

    Hi New member here looking for help I’ve recently been gifted a dell optiplex 7010 usff I upgraded the ram and installed a new ssd. I have windows 10 installer on a usb but when I uefi boot from usb it get stuck on a screen with horizontal lines that kinda resembles the dell logo and when I...
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    Question M.2 Windows Visibility and Install Issues - please help

    Hi Guys, I have been building a new setup over the last couple days where I upgraded everything bar the GPU. My issue is with the M.2 - XPG Spectrix S40G 2280 PCIe Gen3x4 and installing windows to it. This is the only drive I have in the system at the moment waiting for more drives in the...
  10. reimondi

    [SOLVED] New mobo and cpu on the way. Do i need to reset both ssd and hdd when installing new mobo?

    Hey, I got new parts coming in few hours. Quick question, Do i need to reset both ssd and hdd when installing new mobo? I have windows and drivers installed on ssd, and I have just games, videos, pictures and around 1tb of clips of gaming on hdd.
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    [SOLVED] Questions regarding Windows 10 Install on an old laptop

    I'm planning on installing Windows 10 on my old laptop which is currently running Windows 8 32 bit. My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite C40-A106, Specs for it include : i3 2348m, 4GB RAM, intel HD 3000 I have a couple questions : What drivers does Windows 10 automatically download? Do I need to...
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    Question URGENT AND IT IS NOT WHAT U THINK IT IS! : How can i reinstall Windows if i can't get the installer disc to boot?

    Hi! I've got a serious problem about a Windows Installer Disc... as you can see my problem is that my Install Disc won't Boot! it'll just display : "Press any key to boot from a CD and DVD medium..." So i pressed any key after that, it'll just hang up on the spinning loading wheel and after...
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    Question Win10 installation process failing

    I was trying to install win10 on a clean SSD (Samsung evo 850), and the process was going as expected until the restart where you switch from the creation media drive to the drive windows is being installed on. I used the automatic repair tool in the creation media but it can't fix the problem...
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    [SOLVED] Should I reinstall windows after new cpu

    So I recently swapped out my old i5-7500 for a Ryzen 5 3600x and a new motherboard to match. I know windows 10 is good for recognizing new parts which mine did on first boot, it seems to be working just fine with all the drivers installed. My question is since I've had different parts before...
  15. GajahTerbang13

    [SOLVED] Installing New Windows 10 for CPU with no IGPU

    I'm sorry if this was a wrong category, i'm new. So I currently upgrading my system and some new parts on the way are: Ryzen 5 3500 (no i GPU) Asrock B450 Pro4 GTX 970 i was wondering, can I install a fresh windows 10 (from a USB Flash Disk), onto the system with no IGPU? since the GPU drive...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot boot windows

    Hi, I've been trying to boot Windows 10 from a USB and it doesn't work, even after selecting the USB as first on my boot order and even overriding it as the boot device. As my motherboard is from Gigabyte (I'll list components below), after opening the boot menu thru f12, i select the USB for...
  17. bhabanisankardas007

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 Pro not showing other drives after installation (URGENT)

    Hi, HP Z820 Workstation BIOS shows all the 4 drives working properly. While a fresh installation of latest Windows 10 Pro( Build version 1909 ), I did not find any other drives. Is there any other thing I missed windows 10 pro installation ? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
  18. NoobTech101

    [SOLVED] Fresh install on windows 10

    Hellow everybody. Um, so I've completely wiped out my disk for the 3rd time. I was able to smoothly boot windows 10 on a flash drive with no problems what-so-ever (I did it with bootcamp). But 3rd time's not working with me. I can't boot with the help of bootcamp anymore cause it turns the flash...
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    [SOLVED] Windows 10 install BSOD-s the moment you move the mouse or press a key

    Hi, One of my relatives just got a new PC and I spent the most pleasant last 8 hours piecing the parts together and trying my best to get it to work based on similar issues I read about, but alas with no success. I'll Try to keep it brief: -Said relative is upgrading from an old PC that had...
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    Question BIOS detects bootable USB drive but restarts after every boot attempt

    Hi, I have a laptop running Debian. I want to install Windows onto it. I've set up the Windows installer USB drive and it is recognized by the BIOS. When I try to boot from it however, it doesn't work. After a short black screen, the laptop shows the BIOS again (I've disabled debian completely...
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    Question How can i get my USB Boot drive to show up in the Bios of my Gigabyte Motherboard

    Hello good people. I have been having a massive amount of problems with my Windows Installation recently leading me to attempt a complete re-installation. However, no matter what i try i cannot manage to get the BIOS to recognize the boot drive. I have tried all of the following: Formats NFTS...
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    Question Fresh rig windows 10 install freezes during startup

    I just built a brand new pc. i7 9700k corsair 3000mhz cl15 2x8gb msi gtx 1080 gaming 8g x FD design define s MSI MPG Z390 Gaming pro carbon ac 2x FD included fans, 1x noctua nf a14 fan noctua nh d15 2xnfa15 fans seasonic prime ultra titanium 750w wd black 2tb, some old samsung 1,5tb crucial...
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    [SOLVED] Windows 10 no device drivers were found

    Ok so I have an MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) motherboard with all of it's USB ports on the back being 2.0. I have used the microsoft media creation tool to download and create a bootable USB drive with windows 10 on it. I currently have a 500 gb hard drive with Windows 7, which I used to create the USB...
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    [SOLVED] What do I have to do before I install my new hardware?

    Hello guys. I'll be buying a ryzen 3600 and a b450 tomahawk to replace my old fx 9370. But before I put together my new pc, what do I have to do? Do I have to delete everything from my hard drives? If so how can I do that. Excuse me, I haven't done anything similar before so I don't know how to...
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    Question Help me to install Win10

    Hi I have a Windows 10 64bit Enterprise now... The thing is I want to install Pro version so I have a USB with bootable Win10 Pro 64bit. My question is, now I have 3 Drives ( C,D,E ) I just want drive C to be deleted, I need those two E and D drives the files in it are so important... Which...
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    Question Can't boot from ssd with freshly installed windows

    Hi! I am building a pc with a 980ti, r5 1600, 16gb 3200, cx850m, prime b-350 plus, and an inland 240gb ssd The ssd does not like me. And with the trouble it has caused me, the feeling is mutual. I had had the build fully assembled with a different, 128gb ssd, and it worked great. Ran...
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    Gt 1030 240w power supply

    So I have a core i5 16gb ram and 240w power supply I just bought a gt 1030 2gb gddr5 is that able to run with my power supply I'm worried I waisted 99$
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    Is this all compatible?

    Hey I need to upgrade my Desktop because it is really out of date now (I think). Will all these components together work? Are there any problems, incompatibility etc? Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 CPU: Intel Core i5 8600k SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16...
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    Computer working slow after being cleaned and its 3 months old what is wrong?

    I have a three month old pc and i cleaned it from dust and now its going all weird, i dont know what the problem is plz help me
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    (Mac) Can i recover this myself?

    Hi there, I have used File Salvage before with success and i was hoping for some advice... My partners laptop HDD died a couple of months back. Today i took it out and put a new one in, perfect. I plugged in the old HDD via an enclosure to salvage it and it didn't register in disk utility. The...
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    Does any one know what the best gaming labtop for a budget of 700 dollars.

    I'm looking to get a gaming laptop, but I only have a budget of 700 dollars. Does anyone know what the best choice is. ?
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    Best graphic card

    Nvidia gtx 650 1gb ddr5 is better or gt 730 2gb ddr5 ???