[SOLVED] How to get Windows working on new SSD?

[RameRZ]

I bought a WD Blue 3D Nand 500gb SSD and ive been trying to get windows on for over 15 hours now. When i install windows trough bootable usb stick after install it asks me to "Reboot and select proper boot device". Even though after checking in the ssd there indeed was windows installed. I've tried cloning the old HDD but the sector sizes don't fit together and the softwares ask you to pay 60€ to get the pro version. Any idea how to get windows working on the ssd?

 

[USAFRet]

I bought a WD Blue 3D Nand 500gb SSD and ive been trying to get windows on for over 15 hours now. When i install windows trough bootable usb stick after install it asks me to "Reboot and select proper boot device". Even though after checking in the ssd there indeed was windows installed. I've tried cloning the old HDD but the sector sizes don't fit together and the softwares ask you to pay 60€ to get the pro version. Any idea how to get windows working on the ssd?

That WD is a SATA III drive?
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-500GB-SSD-WDS500G2B0A/dp/B073SBZ8YH

For the fresh install, is this the ONLY drive connected?
If not, disconnect all other and try it again.

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[RameRZ]

Yes its a SATA III drive and i've tried to install windows with and without other drives.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes its a SATA III drive and i've tried to install windows with and without other drives.

How did you create the USB stick to install from?

 

[RameRZ]

I used the windows media tool and used rufus to format it

 

[USAFRet]

I used the windows media tool and used rufus to format it

Don't need to use Rufus.
The mediaCreation tool will do everything.

Rebuild that USB and try it again, per the tutorial linked above.

 

[RameRZ]

If you mean the way that the media creation tool does it to the usb automatically then i've tried that and had the same result.

 

[USAFRet]

And just to verify, this is the 2.5" format version and not the M.2 version?
(both SATA III)

 

[RameRZ]

Yes its the 2.5"

 

[USAFRet]

At what specific point during the install does it give you that error message?

 

[RameRZ]

At what specific point during the install does it give you that error message?

after the windows installation is done and i've removed the usb