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Installation Error "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into next phase of installation"

awais980

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Nov 8, 2013
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Hi all,
I am trying to install windows 10 from 2 days and when installation reaches "finishing up", error comes up "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation. To install windows, restart th installation."

Here are other details:
Laptop: Dell Inspiron 15R 5537
Bootable usb creating tool: Rufus

Rufus Settings:

patition scheme: Gpt partition scheme for uefi
file system: fat32 ( i have tried ntfs but still same error)

Bios Settings:
Uefi boot
Secure boot: enable
secure boot mode: standard

Previously I have tried
secured boot: disabled
load legacy option rom: disabled
boot list option: UEFI
(Received same error which I am receving now)

For installation partition, I have tried 'delete' and 'new' option and also 'format' along with previous two options separately. Still same error.

I have tried 15-16 times setup but stuck. I have no windows installed now because I have formatted previous OS' partition.

What can be more possible, which I should try?
 
Solution
can you try redownloading the iso from Microsoft?

are you manually creating partitions? just delete all partitions then just select the drive without any partitions and windows will handle partitioning.