Can't install Windows because I don't have a FAT32 partition

May 27, 2018
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Hello,

I bought a new ASUS laptop with a SSD drive. It already had Endless OS installed on it and I am trying to install Windows 10 from a DVD. I formatted the main drive where EOS was installed from the Windows setup and then I get an error saying that Windows cannot be installed on this partition because it's NTFS and it needs FAT32. "Windows detected that the EFI system partition was formatted as NTFS. Format the EFI system partition as FAT32, and restart the installation."
Since Endless partition was formatted, I now get into Grub rescue mode.

Please help
 
Solution
What is your goal here? To blow away EndlessOS and have only Win 10?

You need to boot from that DVD, and DELETE all partitions on that drive.
This will rid you of the GRUB functionality, and leave only Win 10 at the end of the process.

How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10
Section II, Step 6 & 7 speaks to deleting ALL the existing partitions.