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Athame_
Senior Member

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12-23-2025, 02:55 PM

#21

You're asking for confirmation about the process and have already considered booting from a USB without a key. Your ideas about creating a VM or imaging Windows are thoughtful alternatives.

Athame_

12-23-2025, 02:55 PM #21

You're asking for confirmation about the process and have already considered booting from a USB without a key. Your ideas about creating a VM or imaging Windows are thoughtful alternatives.

CrazyBessyCat
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12-23-2025, 04:34 PM

#22

Great thought, I’ll need to connect the real device to the VM. I recall from some time ago that using the official Windows Media Creator didn’t work either.

CrazyBessyCat

12-23-2025, 04:34 PM #22

Great thought, I’ll need to connect the real device to the VM. I recall from some time ago that using the official Windows Media Creator didn’t work either.

Raidex20
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12-28-2025, 07:08 PM

#23

And yes, I can see several files there—there are many partitions the tool made for EFI on the USB drive. I also believe I missed mentioning that it wasn’t just an SSD problem; I tried installing it with booth ventoy and the same error appeared as before.

Raidex20

12-28-2025, 07:08 PM #23

Newsper
Junior Member

12-28-2025, 08:12 PM

#24

It looks like you're checking the partition layout. The EFI should be separate, the standard C:/ partition is normal, and there should be space for recovery or backup. Confirming this setup.

Newsper

12-28-2025, 08:12 PM #24

It looks like you're checking the partition layout. The EFI should be separate, the standard C:/ partition is normal, and there should be space for recovery or backup. Confirming this setup.

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