Windows 10 Will not boot from USB, get blank screen

Johnny Quest

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So I have a pretty nice new build. I have booted up in BIOS with no issues and the system seems to be running fine. However, when I put my new Windows 10 USB in one of the drives, set the USB as priority boot in BIOS, and then restart I get a blank screen. The system will boot as normal asking if I want to press F2 for BIOS. After a 3 seconds it tries to boot the Windows USB. It is at this point that the screen just goes blank (not black, just blank) and nothing happens. The Mobo is detecting the Windows USB and I have tried moving it around to different USB inputs but same result. Am I missing something here!? It is so frustrating.

*Update* So I chose the other version of the Windows 10 USB that my BIOS was detecting and I got a prompt screen. I chose to install Windows 10 64 bit. The loading files bar got all the way to 100% but then gave me the error message below. I am going to attempt a repair and report back.

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ASUS Maximus IX Mobo
I5 - 7600K
SB 120RGB Cooler
32GB Ram
EVGA GTX 1080
Samsung EVO 500GB SSD
 
Solution
try this go into the bios go to the boot tab. go to hard drives and set the non efi usb stick as first boot. if there no boot then go into the bios turn off efi side of the bios see if with legacy boot and devices on the usb stick shows up as one usb device.
Also bizarrely enough, when I put the USB in the BIOS shows two versions of the Windows10 USB. So my SSD shows up and two versions of the USB. I do know my USB is working though because my mouse and keyboard are plugged in via USB and operate fine. I am wondering if I need to put the SSD as last instead of being in between the two version of the Windows 10 USB. Also I may need to switch the order of the two versions of the USB.
 
as this is a new build make sure the mb has the newest bios file to make sure it not a bios bug. on the usb stick did you use windows media creation tool to make the usb stick or another 3rd party software. if you used a 3rd party tool. download from another pc windows media creation tool and let it make a good bootable usb stick. also make sure the stick larger then 4g the new windows iso has both home and pro on it.
 
Smorizio, the USB is Home Full Version purchased from Fry's Electronics. It is a retail Windows 10 Home USB installer. As far as update for BIOS my current build does not have a DVD reader, my new all glass Corsair case doesnt even have a slot for one, since DVDs ROMs are going to the wayside. I am in a real pickle here.
 
try this go into the bios go to the boot tab. go to hard drives and set the non efi usb stick as first boot. if there no boot then go into the bios turn off efi side of the bios see if with legacy boot and devices on the usb stick shows up as one usb device.
 
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