Inquiry: Windows fails to boot properly from a new SSD independently
Inquiry: Windows fails to boot properly from a new SSD independently
Greetings! This is actually not an issue I am facing, but rather a friend of mine. They possess limited understanding of technology, so I am posting this here for them in hopes of obtaining a resolution. His machine is a prebuilt HP OMEN desktop. Recently, he acquired a new SSD and installed Windows 11 on it (his system is compatible according to PC health checker). He completed the installation without any issues, but after rebooting, he encountered this screen.
Initially, I was unable to assist him past this screen, and we suspected the USB stick might be the cause. Eventually, he discovered a workaround by accessing the BIOS, pressing F11 to enter recovery settings, and then selecting “continue to windows”; after this, it boots to Windows 11 and everything functions flawlessly. To summarize, what we are trying to determine is why it does not boot to the SSD correctly on its own? I do not want him to have to perform this workaround every time he powers on his computer.
Recently, he acquired a new SSD and installed Windows 11 on it.
Did he create a bootable USB Windows 11 installer or did your friend upgrade to Windows 11 using the internal OS update feature from Windows 10? If the latter, then your friend should reinstall the OS but in an offline mode.
If the OS was installed anew but with internet connectivity, I recommend installing the OS with only the SSD intended for the installation and doing so in offline mode. Additionally, it would be advisable to manage the drivers for the prebuilt manually instead of allowing the OS to install the drivers it deems appropriate for your platform.
Indeed! He has two other drives in the computer which I suspect may be causing the issue. One is his old HDD, which he now uses as a game drive (it used to be the C: drive), and the other is a recovery drive that presumably came with the system.
According to the Amazon listing, it is a "SK hynix Gold P31 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD"