Windows 10: windows can only run when using a USB stick

Discus and support windows can only run when using a USB stick in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; hello dudes idk if this is the right place for this and if it isn't I apologize. Anyway, I have been using linux for a long time but now I am selling... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/mattdamonstrate, Sep 11, 2020.

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    windows can only run when using a USB stick


    hello dudes idk if this is the right place for this and if it isn't I apologize. Anyway, I have been using linux for a long time but now I am selling my laptop and the person who wants to buy it wants it to be in windows, so I got a USB stick I downloaded the ISO file formatted the disk put windows on it and I thought it was all good. But I restarted the machine and the good old blinking cursor shows up when I don't press F12 to open the boot menu which I guess means windows isn't installed. I am sorry this is so long, is there any way I can fix this or not? Thank you.

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