Windows 10: Install Win10 on a non-bootable NVME SSD

Hi,


I want to install Win10 on a system with a NVME SSD, but the BIOS does not recognize the drive as a bootable device.


I have already done this with Linux, just put the EFI Partition and the /boot mount point on the HDD and the root / and /home folder is on the NVME drive.


Can I do the same with Win10? Put the EFI Partition on the bootable device and Windows on the NVME?


Thank you.

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The solution that I got to work is as follows:

• Disable CSM / UEFI
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  • Restart the machine
• 
  Enable CSM / UEFI
  
• 
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