Question Can't boot from uefi pen, no matter what. Secure boot disabled and uefi enabled. This happens. Help please

[Scorthyn]

The pen is formated correctly and I dont know what to do, here's a video explaining it\showing

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/jfax9s/cant_boot_from_uefi_pen_no_matter_what_secure/?sort=new

 

[RealBeast]

I see that you've tried a number of things already from the reddit comments. What model is your motherboard? Are you using a backplate USB 2.0 and have tried several USB slots?

Secure boot disabled, is CSM and rapid boot off also?

 

[Scorthyn]

I see that you've tried a number of things already from the reddit comments. What model is your motherboard? Are you using a backplate USB 2.0 and have tried several USB slots?

Secure boot disabled, is CSM and rapid boot off also?

MSI b450 Gaming Plus MAX , tried several usb and all the same, is it something to do with uefi bootloader on board? I have no idea how to fix this. Secure boot and csm disabled

 

[RealBeast]

MSI b450 Gaming Plus MAX , tried several usb and all the same, is it something to do with uefi bootloader on board? I have no idea how to fix this. Secure boot and csm disabled

Have you disconnected all drives except the intended OS install target drive?

I would do that and then reset the CMOS, then recheck your secure boot and csm, then try again.

 

[Scorthyn]

Have you disconnected all drives except the intended OS install target drive?

I would do that and then reset the CMOS, then recheck your secure boot and csm, then try again.

i will try that, btw the same happened to my laptop after trying to update to 20H2, ill try that in laptop since its the same problem, i'll keep you posted, thanks for helping

 

[Colif]

did you try boot override?
on the save & exit screen of bios, there is a choice called boot override.
Put USB in at boot
start PC and go into bios
if its a blank ssd, there shouldn't be anything in boot order yet
go to save & exit tab
pick boot override
Pick USB drive from list
PC will restart and boot from USB

page 52 here - https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/E7B86v3.1.pdf

 

[Scorthyn]

did you try boot override?
on the save & exit screen of bios, there is a choice called boot override.
Put USB in at boot
start PC and go into bios
if its a blank ssd, there shouldn't be anything in boot order yet
go to save & exit tab
pick boot override
Pick USB drive from list
PC will restart and boot from USB

page 52 here - https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/E7B86v3.1.pdf

Tried that, same thing, I took a screenshot tho when choosing uefi interactive shell from boot override, maybe some clue here?

 

[Colif]

you don't want to be in the efi shell. i can see it can see the USB and an nvme from that listing. that doesn't mean it can boot from them, just that it sees them

have you got latest bios?

 

[Scorthyn]

you don't want to be in the efi shell. i can see it can see the USB and an nvme from that listing. that doesn't mean it can boot from them, just that it sees them

have you got latest bios?

Yes, i updated to the lastest bios trying to solve but the problem persisted. ubuntu on uefi boots fine from usb btw

 

[Colif]

did you try those Win 10 installer USB on another PC to make sure they okay?

MSI B450 motherboards seem to have issues booting from USB - https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/top...hawk-max-wont-boot-from-usb-drive-please-help

20H2, for just being bug fixes, sure seems to cause others to happen.

 

[Scorthyn]

did you try those Win 10 installer USB on another PC to make sure they okay?

MSI B450 motherboards seem to have issues booting from USB - https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/top...hawk-max-wont-boot-from-usb-drive-please-help

20H2, for just being bug fixes, sure seems to cause others to happen.

Yes, pen works on my other computer, seems like UEFI mapping or something is screwed, i dunnu how to reset it

 

[Colif]

It shouldn't make any difference if its WIn 10 or UBUNTU on USB, it should still work??
scratches head??

have you tried making installer using media creation tool? it shouldn't make any difference but maybe?

Might need to contact MSI and ask them. It seems to me its more fundamental than just a few settings.

I assume you using a PC to make installer

 

[Scorthyn]

It shouldn't make any difference if its WIn 10 or UBUNTU on USB, it should still work??
scratches head??

have you tried making installer using media creation tool? it shouldn't make any difference but maybe?

Might need to contact MSI and ask them. It seems to me its more fundamental than just a few settings.

I assume you using a PC to make installer

That was my reaction, ubuntu boots just fine from usb and i tried Clover EFI and it boots fine too, only default windows 10 efi from usb doesnt

 

[Colif]

shame you don't have an older installer, I seen lots of blank screens after startup with 20H2so not sure if its just not 20H2 causing it, but then the USB works on other PC...

I would ask on here - https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php

curious what they suggest.

 

[Scorthyn]

shame you don't have an older installer, I seen lots of blank screens after startup with 20H2so not sure if its just not 20H2 causing it, but then the USB works on other PC...

I would ask on here - https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php

curious what they suggest.

Ill try and download an old windows 10 version to see if it boots, thank you will post on their forums to see what they say