Hey all, just finished building my first PC today, but I am having a bit of trouble installing Windows 10.
I first tried to install it with an official Windows 10 usb with a product key that was bought a bit ago for another computer but never used. I booted up the PC with only the ssd and usb connected, moved the windows install to the top of the boot list, and reset. It took me back to the bios anyway, so I just booted it manually from the boot tab and did the installation without any issues. When it rebooted at the end, I was taken back to the boot screen again. I manually booted the Windows boot manager and got some loading screens before I once again went back to the bios. Manually boot the ssd, get an error and a request to select a proper boot device. I make a new windows installer from my laptop on a different usb stick, and use that to reinstall windows on the ssd. Same results. I now try everything I just did with the HDD. Only difference is now, manually booting the HDD and not the boot manager (but only while the usb is still in) will start the installation over instead of giving me an error. Not a helpful development. And throughout this whole process, every single time I turned on my PC it booted to the bios, and NEVER what was on the top of the boot priorities, whether they be the usb installer or the windows boot manager.
I first tried to install it with an official Windows 10 usb with a product key that was bought a bit ago for another computer but never used. I booted up the PC with only the ssd and usb connected, moved the windows install to the top of the boot list, and reset. It took me back to the bios anyway, so I just booted it manually from the boot tab and did the installation without any issues. When it rebooted at the end, I was taken back to the boot screen again. I manually booted the Windows boot manager and got some loading screens before I once again went back to the bios. Manually boot the ssd, get an error and a request to select a proper boot device. I make a new windows installer from my laptop on a different usb stick, and use that to reinstall windows on the ssd. Same results. I now try everything I just did with the HDD. Only difference is now, manually booting the HDD and not the boot manager (but only while the usb is still in) will start the installation over instead of giving me an error. Not a helpful development. And throughout this whole process, every single time I turned on my PC it booted to the bios, and NEVER what was on the top of the boot priorities, whether they be the usb installer or the windows boot manager.