I recently formatted my HP Pavilion 500 desktop and attempted to reinstall Windows 10 using the Media Creation Tool. After creating a bootable USB drive with Rufus, the system does recognize the USB, but even after completing the installation on my Kingston SATA SSD, it still indicates that there's no bootable OS available. Here's a breakdown of my process:
- **Rufus settings:**
- Partition scheme: MBR
- File system: NTFS
- Target system: BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)
- ISO: Windows 10 from Media Creation Tool
- **BIOS settings:**
- Secure Boot: Disabled
- Legacy Boot (CSM): Enabled
- Boot order: USB first
Despite going through all these steps, the PC fails to detect any bootable OS on the SSD. What could I be missing?
4 Answers
I recommend creating the installation media directly from the Microsoft website instead of using Rufus. If you don't need anything from your old drive, delete all partitions on Disk 0 before installing Windows. Also, ensure your boot drive is set first in the BIOS boot order.
Before reinstalling, did you face any boot issues? You may not need to disable Secure Boot and enable CSM. It's worth trying to revert those changes. If your USB drive isn't booting, recreate it with GPT partitioning set for UEFI and see if that works better.
I changed those BIOS settings since my PC wasn’t detecting the bootable OS. I'll try your suggestions about recreating the USB for UEFI and reverting the settings.
It might be worth considering that using Rufus could be unnecessary here since the Media Creation Tool can create a bootable USB on its own, which could help reduce chances of error. Just throwing that out there!
I actually tried the Media Creation Tool without Rufus, but it didn't work either. I'm starting to wonder if it's an issue with the drive I'm installing Windows to.
Check if your current settings are primarily Legacy. If Windows was installed in UEFI mode, ensure UEFI is enabled in the boot order to successfully boot it up.
I'll definitely try installing to Disk 0 and double-check that it's first in the boot order.