Windows 11 installation fails to start.

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Windows 11 installation fails to start.

Windows 11 installation fails to start.

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sonic3003
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11-25-2021, 11:36 AM

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Curious if anyone can assist me. I’m running Windows 11 on a 1TB Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 3 with 300GB used. I made a clone using Acronis onto a new 500GB WD Black M.2 Gen 4 drive, and everything copied correctly. However, when I try to boot from the WD drive, the screen goes black and my cursor keeps appearing with a small thinking icon. I can reinstall Windows, which works perfectly. It’s not a major issue if I have to start over, but ideally I’d prefer not to.

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sonic3003

11-25-2021, 11:36 AM #1

Curious if anyone can assist me. I’m running Windows 11 on a 1TB Sabrent Rocket M.2 Gen 3 with 300GB used. I made a clone using Acronis onto a new 500GB WD Black M.2 Gen 4 drive, and everything copied correctly. However, when I try to boot from the WD drive, the screen goes black and my cursor keeps appearing with a small thinking icon. I can reinstall Windows, which works perfectly. It’s not a major issue if I have to start over, but ideally I’d prefer not to.

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MaxDHorak
Junior Member

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11-30-2021, 11:27 AM

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Have you copied every partition from the te hold drive? Since it likely contains a GPT/UEFI boot partition.

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MaxDHorak

11-30-2021, 11:27 AM #2

Have you copied every partition from the te hold drive? Since it likely contains a GPT/UEFI boot partition.

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OldzBurst
Junior Member

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11-30-2021, 07:53 PM

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Yes, aside from the fact that the primary section was reduced in size due to a smaller drive, everything was still duplicated. Both files are GPT.

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OldzBurst

11-30-2021, 07:53 PM #3

Yes, aside from the fact that the primary section was reduced in size due to a smaller drive, everything was still duplicated. Both files are GPT.

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volcarona3
Junior Member

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12-03-2021, 11:47 AM

#4

Are there additional storage options available on the computer?

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volcarona3

12-03-2021, 11:47 AM #4

Are there additional storage options available on the computer?

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mike_channel
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12-03-2021, 12:55 PM

#5

Yea but there all unplugged

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mike_channel

12-03-2021, 12:55 PM #5

Yea but there all unplugged