Windows 10: I am having trouble installing windows 10 pro on a completely formatted disk.

I am having trouble installing windows

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How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

¿You already tried this one?...

Run CMD


1. diskpart
2. list disk

Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

2. select disk #
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

good luck!

 

Windows 10 formatting ?

But he already went to 10, so it's already tied to his hardware no?

To that end, he would only need to create the install media from the MS website, format upon installation and activate. There shouldn't be a need to to 10 since he is currently there and activated. See post 3...


Or.. did I miss something? If he's on 7, can you still get 10 free if you didn't activate it before that expired?

Edit: You have to use the assisted technology to get it free now... a bit shady to me if you aren't using that tech. That way you'd have to upgrade to 10.. then format and reinstall for a clean install.

 

Created bootable USB-can’t install /format destination disk

You have to delete the partitions (step 13 in the tutorial below); you do not/can not install Windows into an existing partition. It is installed to unallocated space- it could create several partitions.

You could choose to format your disk before you start if you wished.
Note the format option shown in the screenshot at step 13.

When in doubt, consult the vast Tutorial section:
Clean Install Windows 10

You can search the list here:
Windows 10 Tutorial Index