[SOLVED] How to fix windows installation stuck at 23%?

[aelimma]

I have a new hard drive and ssd and I’m currently installing windows onto my ssd with a usb disk drive and the windows 10 pro disc with a new product key. The installation is stuck at 23% for about an hour now. Someone said it takes a while, is this normal or is something wrong? Thanks for any help!

 

[USAFRet]

Either:

1. The DVD or USB you're installing from is faulty
2. The data you used to create the DVD or USB is faulty
3. The target drive is faulty.
4. Some other hardware issue

Please give us a full rundown of all the parts involved here.
And when installing Windows, you want only ONE drive connected. Physically disconnect all others.

 

[aelimma]

Either:

1. The DVD or USB you're installing from is faulty
2. The data you used to create the DVD or USB is faulty
3. The target drive is faulty.
4. Some other hardware issue

Please give us a full rundown of all the parts involved here.
And when installing Windows, you want only ONE drive connected. Physically disconnect all others.

The disc is reading from the usb drive time. I can hear the cd start and stop. I unplugged my hdd and left only my ssd plugged in and it’s a 240gb ssd. The cd did have scratches on it but it is still reading it.

 

[USAFRet]

The disc is reading from the usb drive time. I can hear the cd start and stop. I unplugged my hdd and left only my ssd plugged in and it’s a 240gb ssd. The cd did have scratches on it but it is still reading it.

"The cd did have scratches on it but"

Then you need something else to install with.
It is getting to that scratched place and can't read anymore.

 

[aelimma]

"The cd did have scratches on it but"

Then you need something else to install with.
It is getting to that scratched place and can't read anymore.

Makes sense. What other solution would you have to install without cd?

 

[USAFRet]

Makes sense. What other solution would you have to install without cd?

From another working PC, download the MediaCreation tool and create your own USB.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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[aelimma]

J

From another working PC, download the MediaCreation tool and create your own USB.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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im guessing I would use a flash drive? If so what size would I need?

 

[USAFRet]

J

im guessing I would use a flash drive? If so what size would I need?

MS recommends a blank 8GB flash drive.

 

[aelimma]

MS recommends a blank 8GB flash drive.

Okay thank you! Just hit that link and download it to that drive? Then reboot and install from that flash drive?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay thank you! Just hit that link and download it to that drive? Then reboot and install from that flash drive?

No.
Froma working Windows PC, you download the MediaCreation tool. A small exe.
Run that from an Administrator account and it will go through the steps to build what is needed on the USB.

The first part of the How To link I posted outlines the whole process.

 

[aelimma]

No.
Froma working Windows PC, you download the MediaCreation tool. A small exe.
Run that from an Administrator account and it will go through the steps to build what is needed on the USB.

The first part of the How To link I posted outlines the whole process.

so pretty much once its all done and onto the flash drive i will have to burn it to a cd??

 

[USAFRet]

so pretty much once its all done and onto the flash drive i will have to burn it to a cd??

No...no CD needed.
Following the steps through the MediaCreation tool...the USB is all you need.
You can boot from that.

Read through that How To. The first part outlines the specific steps.

 

[Nemesia]

so pretty much once its all done and onto the flash drive i will have to burn it to a cd??

The usb flash drive is acting as the CD. You do not need to burn anything after your used Windows Media Creation tool to create the USB flash drive.

You just have to plug the USB flash drive and boot to it from inside the BIOS.

 

[aelimma]

No...no CD needed.
Following the steps through the MediaCreation tool...the USB is all you need.
You can boot from that.

Read theough that How To. The first part outlines the specific steps.

So once you boot from flash drive how do you get the os on the ssd?"

 

[USAFRet]

So once you boot from flash drive how do you get the os on the ssd?"

Read that link....

 

[aelimma]

Read that link....

You are a legend dude! Thank you!

 

[doc_up]

I have a new hard drive and ssd and I’m currently installing windows onto my ssd with a usb disk drive and the windows 10 pro disc with a new product key. The installation is stuck at 23% for about an hour now. Someone said it takes a while, is this normal or is something wrong? Thanks for any help!

Can I ask why you are using two different installation media?
Sometimes on a scratched disk it will hit a bad spot and stop spinning. When you hit that 23% again, let it sit for a few minutes then open the tray and pay attention to whether or not the disk is spinning. If it's not, try advancing the disk by hand a little then close the tray, sometimes that will get it going again. Or, you can use Imgburn to create a new .ISO image from the scratched disk. I've had success with that before

 

[mdd1963]

so pretty much once its all done and onto the flash drive i will have to burn it to a cd??

What's a CD? Or DVD?

It's hard to imagine intentionally using one for installation anymore...