[SOLVED] Cannot boot windows

[hallowdin]

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 the boot device, and Windows should boot from there. However, it changes to the 'Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media...' screen, and doesn't boot.

My USB is clean other than the Windows 10 ISO file I downloaded off of the website, and my SSD is totally clean.

Please tell me what I should do.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 3600
MoBo - Gigabyte Aorus B450 Pro Wifi
GPU - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070
Power - Seasonic FOCUS GX-550
RAM - Team T-Force Vulcan Z 16GB (8GB x 2)
SSD - WD Black 500GB

(The BIOS is updated to be compatible with Ryzen 3000s, so there is no problem with that)

 

[rocktalkrock]

Did you download and run the Windows 10 media creation tool, or just copy an ISO file to the USB drive?

 

[hallowdin]

Did you download and run the Windows 10 media creation tool, or just copy an ISO file to the USB drive?

I copied it the ISO file to the USB from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO , should I have downloaded the Windows 10 media creation tool?
I can't really find the page for it though, and whenever I get to one of Microsoft's pages, it takes forever to load...

 

[hallowdin]

Did you download and run the Windows 10 media creation tool, or just copy an ISO file to the USB drive?

Oh, I have a Mac so the page says it doesn't support the media creation tool. Should I make a new download from a Windows laptop?

 

[USAFRet]

Oh, I have a Mac so the page says it doesn't support the media creation tool. Should I make a new download from a Windows laptop?

Yes.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Then, in the PC you're going to install this on...

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[rocktalkrock]

I copied it the ISO file to the USB from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO , should I have downloaded the Windows 10 media creation tool?
I can't really find the page for it though, and whenever I get to one of Microsoft's pages, it takes forever to load...

Just click on the "Download tool now" link.

 

[hallowdin]

Thank you!! I got Windows installed