Windows 10: system froze while installing windows from a usb stick image

Discus and support system froze while installing windows from a usb stick image in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I made an image of my brand new Windows10 one language version to a usb stick in order to change the language to english. I was oriented by another... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by rogerO., Apr 29, 2020.

  1. rogerO. Win User

    system froze while installing windows from a usb stick image


    I made an image of my brand new Windows10 one language version to a usb stick in order to change the language to english.

    I was oriented by another consultant to download the Microsoft media creation tool from the microsoft webpage and change the language while doing the image.

    I did it and everything went fine.

    Then I started the setup file that was created on the USB and left it running overnight.

    When I woke this morning I found that I have a blue screen with the message "installing windows 52% Don't turn off your PC. This will take a while" but the circle with the little dots in not moving and there is no indication of activity in the HD drive LED.

    What should I do?

    :)
     
    rogerO., Apr 29, 2020
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  2. thraxed Win User

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Apr 29, 2020
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  3. Windows 10 USB boot

    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, Apr 29, 2020
    #3
  4. system froze while installing windows from a usb stick image

    Unable to use System restore from a windows 10 image on Windows 7 with error: "windows cannot find a system image-the usb drive is not visible"

    Hi Otley,

    Thanks for replying to us with the status of your issue.

    As you mentioned, when you connect the USB flash drive in to the system then the System image backup is not present. It might occur if the System image files is not created properly or may be it got corrupted.

    As an initial steps I suggest you to check for the memory space in the USB flash driver.

    If the Memory is occupied in the USB flash drive the I suggest you to try running check disk on USB flash drive and check if it helps.

    Follow the below steps to perform Check Disk.


    • Press Windows + X on your keyboard.

    • Select Command Prompt (Admin).

    • Type the below commands.

      Chkdsk [drive letter]: /f /r

    Reply to us with the status of your issue, we will be happy to assist you.
     
    Santosh_Rai, Apr 29, 2020
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