Windows 10: SSD mistaken for Flash Disk - WHY??? What's the workaround

When attempting to upgrade from Windows 10 pro 1709 to 1803:


I get this: "This PC can't run Windows 10"---!!!


"You can't install Windows on a USB flash drive using set-up."


I'm running windows 10 pro 1709 on Samsung's Evo 850 SSD on "This PC."


WHAT IS THE WORKAROUND -- PLEASE?

:)

 

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!

 

SSD not being shown in disk management

Western Digital got back to me and this solved my problem:

Thank you for your continued response.

Please perform the steps mentioned below to run Diskpart. Please note that following steps will erase all the data on the SSD including partitions and boot sector.

1. Open Command Prompt, Click on Start - Run - Type cmd and hit Enter.

2. Type diskpart, and then press ENTER to open the diskpart tool.

3. Type list disk, and then press ENTER. A list of available hard disks is displayed.

4. Type sel disk #number, and then press ENTER. Number is the number of the hard disk that you want to clean. The hard disk is now selected.

5. Type det disk, and then press ENTER. A list of partitions on the hard disk is displayed. Use this information to verify that the correct disk is selected.

6. Make sure that the disk does not contain required data, type clean all, and then press ENTER to clean the disk. All the partitions and all the data on the disk is permanently removed.

7. Type exit, and then press ENTER to close

 

Transfer System disk image to SSD


Here's my suggestion: Connect the SSD to the PC.

• Download: Macrium Reflect Free and install then run.
  IMPORTANT: click on the 1st icon on the top left to create a Macrium Rescue disk (using USB or DVD)
• Open Disk Management and make sure the SSD is disk 1.
  From Admin Command, type:
  diskpart
  select disk 1
  clean
  exit
  exit
• From Macrium, The disk with Windows currently running will have the partitions as shown in your screen shot above. Click on Clone this disk...
  A Windows popup, click on select a disk to clone to...
  Click on the SSD
• Select the 100MB "System Reserved", drag and drop to the destination (SSD)
• Select the 60GB "C Drive", drag and drop to the destination(SSD) next to the System Reserved
• Click Next->Finish
• Once done, shutdown, disconnect the HD and connect the SSD Only
• Boot up with the Macrium Rescue disk created in step 1.
• Once booted, click on "Fix Windows boot problems" and follow the instruction to complete.
• Remove the Rescue disk and reboot.