Problems Install Win 10 on Sam Evo 960

elderdrake

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Oct 20, 2017
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I am nearly finished with my build and I am running into problems installing Windows 10 onto my Samsung EVO 960. I have the EVO installed on an ASUS Strix Z270e in the M2_2 slot. I am trying to install from a UEFI Windows 10 Installation USB drive. At normal BIOS settings I can see the EVO drive, I can boot onto the Install drive, but once it loads the initial files it reboots and errors out with:
Stop Code: 0xc000021a
From there it just will reboot and ask again if I want to install 64 bit or 32 bit.

I found a solution for a similar situation:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3460538/nvme-installation-asus-z270f-rog-strix.html

Once CSM is turned off though my EVO drive disappears in the BIOS and on reboot I am unable to access the BIOS manually before it goes to that error. Oddly with CSM my resolution changes but that is it. Last step in my install, any help would be greatly appreciated. Is the M2_2 slot wrong for this and maybe I move to the M2_1? Lost and have tried nearly everything else.
 
Solution
The fix for me was to use a different thumb drive with Windows setup for boot and install. I then followed the directions in the link from the op and I got a clean install on my EVO 960.
The fix for me was to use a different thumb drive with Windows setup for boot and install. I then followed the directions in the link from the op and I got a clean install on my EVO 960.
 
Solution