I just built my first PC and I'm running into issues while trying to install Windows 11. I've prepared a bootable USB drive, but when my PC restarts during the installation, it fails to continue. Has anyone experienced this before? Here are a few things I suspect might be going wrong: 1. My USB drive could be faulty. 2. My BIOS settings might be incorrect, as I don't think I have secure boot enabled. 3. I might need to use a USB port on the motherboard instead of the front panel USB. I'm currently at work, so I can't troubleshoot it right now, but I've checked that both sticks of RAM are detected in BIOS, and I've reseated them as well. The PC posts successfully, and there are no error lights indicating hardware issues.
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Double-check your boot order in the BIOS and make sure the drive you're installing to is set as the first boot option. That could be the key to fixing your problem!
Oh man, I think this may actually solve it! I've been struggling with this for hours. Also, will it work if I create a partition on my NVMe drive during the installation process?