Windows 10: Can't boot off of new drive after installing Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool

Discus and support Can't boot off of new drive after installing Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I currently have Windows 10 installed on an old 2.5" SATA SSD Disk 0 according to windows in my PC, and was looking to transfer over to using a new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Veemoose, Aug 13, 2022.

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    Can't boot off of new drive after installing Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool


    I currently have Windows 10 installed on an old 2.5" SATA SSD Disk 0 according to windows in my PC, and was looking to transfer over to using a new NVMe SSD Disk 2 according to windows as my boot drive. I have both drives installed in the system, and I used the Media Creation Tool to install Windows 10 onto the new drive. However, I am unable to boot directly off of this new drive. When I take the old drive, Disk 0, out of my system, the PC is unable to find any bootable drives and goes directly into the BIOS. When I do have the old drive installed, then that is the only boot option in the

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    Veemoose, Aug 13, 2022
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    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Aug 13, 2022
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  3. Bree Win User
    Installation media boots to command prompt

    I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

    1. Windows logo on a black screen
    2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
    3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
    4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
    5. the initial Setup page appears

    Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

    Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

    If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

    Download Windows 10 ISO File
     
  4. Can't boot off of new drive after installing Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool

    How to create an UNACTIVATED Windows 10 installation USB flash drive using the new Media Creation Tool v1803??

    I want to note also that the Media Creation Tool didn't give me the option to select the Edition of Windows 10 at the step you can choose the Language, Edition and Architecture. The only thing that was in the list was only the "Windows 10" option, not other
    editions...

    So, is this a BUG of Media Creation Tool or I have misunderstood something? Is this reasonable?

    Also is it reasonable when you install Windows (by USB Flsah drive created with Media Creation Tool) to be activated on its own after installation finishes??
     
    MinimalTechGR, Aug 13, 2022
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