Unable to Install Windows 10 or 11

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Rapt0r

New member
Hi, I hope this is the right place to say this.

I got a new desktop a few months ago and i am very pleased with it and all the hardware works but i do have a question

I am having a very strange issue that despite by best efforts i am unable to solve.


I am having trouble installing Windows 10 or 11 onto my fairly new desktop pc.

The computer has 3x 256GB PCS 2.5" SSD's
I use Linux as my primary operating system so that is loaded on one ssd and boots first.

I have been trying to install Windows on the other ssd but no success - every time i come close to installing it has an error that comes up.


The closest i have come to finishing the installation is when the Windows setup says "Finishing up" then i get the error which is usually "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the phase of the installation"

All the drives are good with no errors and formatted correctly and the windows media tool downloaded without any issues.

I have disconnected all my non essential usb's and in my BIOS i have allowed "Windows UEFI" only to boot, it was the only setting under "Secure Boot" which says i need to disable but there is no specific option for that.
It just says two things:
1) Windows UEFI
2) Other OS

I am trying to install windows so i chose option 1

Really not sure what the problem is. The computer runs perfectly with no issues at all but will not allow me to install Windows

Hope somebody can help

Thank you
 
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Rapt0r

New member
My computer specs are:

Case = PCS P209 ARGB MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i9 10 Core Processor i9-10900X (3.7GHz) 19.25MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II: ATX, USB 3.2, SATA 6 GB/s, Wi-Fi AC - ARGB Ready

Memory (RAM) 128GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (8 x 16GB)

Graphics Card 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 Ti - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!

2nd Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 1030

1st M.2 SSD Drive 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W) = (This one has my linux OS)

2nd M.2 SSD Drive 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)

1st Storage Drive 2TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W) = (This one has my storage files)

2nd Storage Drive 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

3rd Storage Drive 256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W) = (This is where i want to install windows to)

Power Supply CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Power Cable 1 x 1 Meter UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

LED Lighting 50cm Blue LED Strip

Extra Case Fans 1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)

Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Card 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

Wireless Network Card WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0

USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
 
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davhun

Gold Level Poster
Rapt0r said:
Hi, I hope this is the right place to say this.

I got a new desktop a few months ago and i am very pleased with it and all the hardware works but i do have a question

I am having a very strange issue that despite by best efforts i am unable to solve.


I am having trouble installing Windows 10 or 11 onto my fairly new desktop pc.

The computer has 3x 256GB PCS 2.5" SSD's
I use Linux as my primary operating system so that is loaded on one ssd and boots first.

I have been trying to install Windows on the other ssd but no success - every time i come close to installing it has an error that comes up.


The closest i have come to finishing the installation is when the Windows setup says "Finishing up" then i get the error which is usually "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the phase of the installation"

All the drives are good with no errors and formatted correctly and the windows media tool downloaded without any issues.

I have disconnected all my non essential usb's and in my BIOS i have allowed "Windows UEFI" only to boot, it was the only setting under "Secure Boot" which says i need to disable but there is no specific option for that.
It just says two things:
1) Windows UEFI
2) Other OS

I am trying to install windows so i chose option 1

Really not sure what the problem is. The computer runs perfectly with no issues at all but will not allow me to install Windows

Hope somebody can help

Thank you
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I don't use Linux but had a brouse and came across this.
itsfoss.com

How to Install Windows After Ubuntu Linux in Dual Boot

When it comes to dual boot, the general idea is that you have a system preinstalled with Windows and then you install Linux alongside Windows. On the boot, you select whether you want to use Windows or Linux. How about the opposite situation? What if you have a system that
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Sami_leo

New member
Rapt0r said:
Hi, I hope this is the right place to say this.

I got a new desktop a few months ago and i am very pleased with it and all the hardware works but i do have a question

I am having a very strange issue that despite by best efforts i am unable to solve.


I am having trouble installing Windows 10 or 11 onto my fairly new desktop pc.

The computer has 3x 256GB PCS 2.5" SSD's
I use Linux as my primary operating system so that is loaded on one ssd and boots first.

I have been trying to install Windows on the other ssd but no success - every time i come close to installing it has an error that comes up.


The closest i have come to finishing the installation is when the Windows setup says "Finishing up" then i get the error which is usually "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the phase of the installation"

All the drives are good with no errors and formatted correctly and the windows media tool downloaded without any issues.

I have disconnected all my non essential usb's and in my BIOS i have allowed "Windows UEFI" only to boot, it was the only setting under "Secure Boot" which says i need to disable but there is no specific option for that.
It just says two things:
1) Windows UEFI
2) Other OS

I am trying to install windows so i chose option 1

Really not sure what the problem is. The computer runs perfectly with no issues at all but will not allow me to install Windows

Hope somebody can help

Thank you
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Hi Rapt0r,

I maybe out of depth here and what I am saying you may already know.

A few years ago I installed a version of Linux on my laptop (Ubuntu) on a single drive configuration which is partioned. In this case I installed Ubuntu first and that gave me the option to have a dual boot for a 2ndary OS (Windows).

In your situation you will have to install each OS independently, i.e. in your BIOS select which drive to use as primary. Once all set up, every time you start your system you will need to go into BIOS and select the drive for the OS you want to use.

I have read some have used a Boot manager which will load and ask which drive and OS to load.

Good luck.

Best regards
 
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