Question Installed new NVMe M.2 SSD in my laptop. Now, every time I turn on/restart my laptop, it automatically opens Repair Utility. How do i stop this?

[awesomeplus]

My laptop specs:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Laptop/AERO-14--GTX-1060#sp

My old SSD died apparently as my laptop kept looping the Aptio Utility BIOS and did not detect my old SSD so I replaced it with this new SSD that is NVMe :

https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Scorch-1700MB-Transfer-Speeds/dp/B0794ZTMMW

I used a samsung 32GB USB flash drive to load the Windows 10 image onto and then booted up my laptop with the new SSD and this USB installed. It installs Windows and brings me into the computer where I browse the internet and do whatever.

However, once I restart the computer/turn it off then back on, it automatically starts the Startup Repair Utility. From this point, its either I do a clean install of windows which then allows me to get into the computer again (but its wiped clean) or if I choose "continue to windows 10", it'll bring me back to this Startup Repair.

What do I do in this situation?

 

[karenjoly]

I suspect the install process is off a little. The media tool options are to download the install files onto a usb drive or download an iso to burn onto a dvd . You have perhaps conflated them, burning the iso on a usb.So try an install taking these steps. If it does not help then the problem is hardware.

Create an up to date USB install media by following the steps outlined here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

Then disconnect or disable all hdd /ssd drives but the one where you will install windows.

Insert the USB media tool, with the windows install files, into the board. Next startup, and go to the board setup and ensure the board is configured to use UEFI boot settings and that sata mode is AHCI (maybe useful later).

On the motherboard boot device menu, select the command that identifies both the firmware mode and the device. For example, select UEFI: USB Drive or Windows Boot Manager: USB and list that device in the first boot slot on the board.
Reboot. Install begins.

When choosing an installation type, select Custom. On new disks, the drive will show a single area of unallocated space. If there are partitions, select each one and then "delete".

Select the unallocated space and click Next. Windows detects that the PC was booted into UEFI mode, partitions the drive using the GPT and begins the installation.

NOTE: Any data on the drive will be lost