I've encountered a strange issue with my HP ProBook 450 G6. It originally had Windows 11 installed, but I decided to do a clean installation to meet data safety standards. After using Secure Erase to wipe the NVMe drive, I created a bootable USB stick using the Windows media creation tool on a different laptop. However, when I try to boot from it, the USB doesn't show up in the boot menu. I've already checked a few things: the USB ports are operational, I've enabled USB booting in UEFI, disabled TPM, secure boot, and fast boot, and even tried resetting the BIOS to default settings. Unfortunately, nothing seems to work. Interestingly, my Linux boot stick works perfectly fine, and the Windows 11 USB boot stick is functional on another laptop. I'm really stuck here—any advice would be appreciated!
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Have you checked the chip version? Sometimes compatibility issues can cause boot problems. It's worth looking into if you haven’t already!
What chip are you referring to? Is it the CPU or something else?