Windows not booting
Windows not booting
Hi,
I’m facing an issue when trying to boot into Windows 11. During startup, the system prompts me to choose a boot device or insert a boot media in the selected one and press a key. Despite having a used SSD that works fine, I securely erased it in BIOS. I installed Windows 11 using the installation ISO file, partitioning the HDD while running Windows 10 on my older SSD. After removing both the old SSD and HDD, the PC asks to insert a disk with the system installed. When I do that again, I can select Windows 11 on the new SSD, which works perfectly. However, without it, I can’t access Windows 11. In BIOS, I see the new SSD listed under information and boot settings, but only its name and capacity appear—no options for Windows Boot Manager or UEFI OS.
If I connect both the new SSD and the old SSD/HDD together and choose which system to boot, I can successfully run the newly installed Windows 11 on the new SSD, with all system files visible on it (on C:/). My goal is to boot Windows 11 using only the new SSD without relying on the old components.
I’ve tried disabling CSM and fast boot in BIOS, but that only hides the boot option for the new SSD. I also attempted to boot directly into the new SSD from BIOS, but the problem persists.
I set up Windows 11 by using an installation ISO file, creating a partition on the HDD while running Windows 10 on my older SSD. After disconnecting both drives and turning on the PC, it prompts to insert a disk with the system installed. It's recommended to remove all drives except the one you want to install the OS onto, installing it in offline mode after creating a bootable USB for the OS.
OCZ's Agility SSD is quite outdated now, and I believe it's no longer available. Also, there are pending BIOS updates for your motherboard.
Physically disconnect all drives except for this new one.
Perform a clean installation of the OS. (Remove all existing partitions during the process.)
Does it boot up?
How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial
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