Question Windows 11 Installation

[GarlicSock]

Finished building my pc and already have a flash drive with windows 11 installer on it. I go through all the steps and once the installation starts, it caps out at 10% and my pc resets. I know it says it restarts a couple times but when I wait, im back at the steps on the installation process like selecting a location to install it. Is this a USB issue or Win11 issue? Should I also delete any disk/partitions? Should I just try to download Win10 instead?

 

[Lafong]

Assuming you want a clean install of 11, you should delete ALL partitions on the drive when they are shown to you after you boot from the installer. Then and there. Leaving nothing but unallocated space.

Be sure that Secure Boot is disabled.

 

[GarlicSock]

Assuming you want a clean install of 11, you should delete ALL partitions on the drive when they are shown to you after you boot from the installer. Then and there. Leaving nothing but unallocated space.

Be sure that Secure Boot is disabled.

Just making sure, I keep Disk 1 but delete all partitions of disk 0 aside from partition 3 since that is my main drive?

 

[Lafong]

Be sure to have ONLY ONE drive connected.

Back up anything you need from the drive first. Everything on it is going bye bye.

Disconnect any other.

Repeat: ONE drive connected.

The one that will receive Windows.

You are begging for trouble if you do otherwise.

When you boot, only that connected drive will show.

Delete ALL partitions on it and proceed with the installation. Repeat: ALL partitions.

The installer will make the necessary new partitions.

 

[USAFRet]

How To Thread 'Windows 11 clean install tutorial'

Dec 20, 2023

Windows 11 Clean install tutorial

This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows 11, version 23H2 or newer but can be equally applied to earlier versions which may have some basic differences in the screens you see but will largely remain similar in all other regards. It is HIGHLY recommended that you FULLY read through ALL steps, and familiarize yourself with ALL notes, and the information at all linked pages, before beginning the installation or doing anything that might wipe out...​

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[GarlicSock]

I have done both methods and the installation is still crashing/turning off at 10%. Deleting all partitions leaving only unallocated space and the usb the installer is located on, tried with secure boot on and off, having only my main drive installed. Not sure but it might be my usb is causing issues? I'm planning on borrowing a friend's, I'll give an update once I try his. Also not sure if this matters but on every Win11 install tutorial, my installation steps appear different, like a more updated UI.

 

[CountMike]

I have done both methods and the installation is still crashing/turning off at 10%. Deleting all partitions leaving only unallocated space and the usb the installer is located on, tried with secure boot on and off, having only my main drive installed. Not sure but it might be my usb is causing issues? I'm planning on borrowing a friend's, I'll give an update once I try his. Also not sure if this matters but on every Win11 install tutorial, my installation steps appear different, like a more updated UI.

What is your hardware ?

 

[SkyNetRising]

I have done both methods and the installation is still crashing/turning off at 10%.

On 10% it shouldn't restart.
I'd suspect memory instability.

Try with single ram module.

 

[GarlicSock]

Ryzen 5 7500F
Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX
TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30
XFX 6750XT QICK
TEAMGROUP MP44L 1TB
I have tried using each ram module on each slot and it still doesn't work. But what I'm thinking now is just transfering my old gaming laptop's ssd which has windows 10 onto my pc, then trying to install windows 11 that way or just keeping that ssd as my main drive. Would this work?

 

[USAFRet]

Ryzen 5 7500F
Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX
TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30
XFX 6750XT QICK
TEAMGROUP MP44L 1TB
I have tried using each ram module on each slot and it still doesn't work. But what I'm thinking now is just transfering my old gaming laptop's ssd which has windows 10 onto my pc, then trying to install windows 11 that way or just keeping that ssd as my main drive. Would this work?

Moving the drive from the laptop to this desktop is highly unlikely to boot up.

Fresh OS install.

 

[stonecarver]

At this point we don't know if it's user error , a parts issue, a bad ISO of Windows 11.

I didn't see you list your make and model of power supply.

Things you can try but you still need to follow the link USAFRet posted on how to install Windows 11.

But here is a slight mod to that installation. Put your SSD into a known working PC and start the install of Windows 11. When the installer says computer needs to restart in 10-9-8-7 seconds KILL the power. Make sure you have unplugged the host computers hard drives/ SSD so it's just your SSD for the issue computer plugged in if you do this.

After you have killed the power.

Remove the USB thumb drive and now put the SSD back into the problem computer. DON'T put in the USB installer with Windows 11 into the problem computer.

Boot the problem PC and the install of Windows 11 will finish without the USB installer.

Report back how it went.

Does this fix your issue of why it can't install on it's own No. That still needs to be figured out.