Windows 10

atebyasandwich · ‎12-19-2016

Hi there,

I've really been struggling with this: I'm trying to install Windows 10 from Dell USB drive that I've made bootable, but it's only seen in the legacy options in the one-time boot menu. Secure boot is off and UEFI is enabled. I need the USB to be recognized as UEFI in order to install Windows to boot to UEFI. I'm using Rufus to make the bootable drive and I've tried both MBR and GPT partition scheme for UEFI with no luck. Is there any BIOS settings I need to check?

Saltgrass · ‎12-20-2016

One thing folks may not realize is the Flash Drive has to be formatted as FAT 32 in order to boot as UEFI..

It also has to be an x64 version of the OS.

The tool recommended will create such a flash drive but downloading directly to a Flash Drive can be slow.

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speedstep · ‎12-30-2019

The media must be at least 16 gigs and not larger than 32 gigs and USB 2.0.

This is why I recommend using USB 2.0 optical drive and OEM system builder DVD for reinstall.

It also means that ISO must be burned to DUAL Layer DVD media because the base installer is no longer smaller than 4.7 gigs.

Why the limit?
The 4 GB barrier is a hard limit of FAT32: the file system uses a 32-bit field to store the file size in bytes, and 2^32 bytes = 4 GB (actually, the real limit is 4 GB minus one byte, or 4,294,967,295 bytes, because you can have files of zero length). This means that you cannot copy a file that is larger than 4 GB to any plain-FAT volume. This means that past 1803 the WIM file is TOO LARGE for a FAT32 flash drive.

Alternatives
You can use exFAT or NTFS on newer models, however older systems are NOT able to boot from external boot media using NTFS.

For these models it cannot be exfat and larger than 32 gigs or usb 3.X drive.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-usb-slim-dvd-rw-drive-dw316/apd/429-aauq/storage-drives-media

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-8x-external-usb-2-0-blu-ray-disc-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-disc-rewri...

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-32-350-238

The WIM file for WINDOWS 1809 and 1903 and 1909 are TOO LARGE for FAT32.

https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln313422/windows-10-iso-contains-wim-file-that-is-big...

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speedstep · ‎08-29-2020

PCI-E M2 Sata is not native to windows for many vendors. Fixing the BCD may also be required as may be safe mode and use of diskpart.

You have to install F6 mass storage Drivers aka PRE INSTALL drivers or it WILL NOT see the drive.

You CANNOT point to an EXE or ZIP or Cab file it must be extracted to the USB flash.

https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

This driver supports Samsung NVMe SSD 970 PRO, 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 960 PRO, 960 EVO and 950 PRO.

NVMe Driver

https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/SamsungNVMExpressDriver3.3/7322A6707A720E...

Version 3.3 | 4.72MB DOWNLOAD

NVMe Driver Installation Guide

678KB DOWNLOAD

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29647/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Driver-Installation-S...

Windows had a problem

Inaccessable boot device.

STOP 7B

A required CD/DVD driver device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

Error 1: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This Disk. The Selected Disk Is of the GPT Partition Style.

Error 2: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This disk. The Selected Disk Has an MBR Partition Table.

Error 3: Windows Cannot Be Installed on Dynamic Disk.

Error 4: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This Disk. This Computer's Hardware May not Support Booting to This Disk.

Error 5: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This Disk. The Disk May Fail Soon.

Error 6: Windows Cannot Be Installed to This Hard Disk Space, Windows Must Be Installed to a Partition Formatted in NTFS.

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speedstep · ‎08-29-2020

Newer versions of windows

1809

1903

1909

2004

INSTALL.WIM is larger than 4 gigs so it cant be copied to USB flash on 64 bit versions.

https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln313422/windows-10-iso-contains-wim-file-that-is-big-fo...

This was not an issue with 1803.

Media creation tool seems to do fine with FAT32 16 OR 32 GIG usb2 MAX

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Force update now TO 2004
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445

2004 media creation tool.
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

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johnptd · ‎12-20-2016

Download the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft

(www.microsoft.com/.../windows10)

and use that to create the bootable Windows installation disk.

JohnD

Saltgrass · ‎12-20-2016

One thing folks may not realize is the Flash Drive has to be formatted as FAT 32 in order to boot as UEFI..

It also has to be an x64 version of the OS.

The tool recommended will create such a flash drive but downloading directly to a Flash Drive can be slow.

Updated Videos:

Clean Install:

_____________________________________
XPS 9365, Inspiron 7567 Gaming, Inspiron 7779, XPS One 2720, AW3423DW
System fully Win 11 compliant

atebyasandwich · ‎12-21-2016

Thank you! It was set as NTFS unti lI saw this and now I can boot with UEFI now.

JM204984 · ‎07-15-2017

How to install with UEFI, USB, and .ISO image:

• Download Rufus:
Rufus

• Select GPT partition scheme for UEFI:

• Turn off SecureBoot (temporarily)

• Install

• Enjoy

majorityspoon · ‎08-02-2017

I did that and windows still says that must be gpt partition. If it is an .iso file, how am I suppose to format as fat32 vs ntfs?

Trump2018 · ‎04-27-2018

Use 7zip to expand iso into a folder, run cmd as admin, use diskpart to clean, create primary partition, format fs=fat32 quick, set to active, exit, then, while still in CMD, xcopy *.* /s from that folder to your USB.

JESUSCRIST IS ALIVE · ‎09-24-2018

Hi Team

after some inquiry finally for model E6420 did work on Rufus, but just changing in file system to FAT32, Thank you

dirlei67 · ‎10-13-2019

I Recommend to try other flash drive.

thisisshihan · ‎12-27-2019

Since Windows 10 v1909 the ISO is 5GiB and there is a file it's more than 4GiB and FAT32 only support upto 4GiB, if i create a USB Bootable disk using NTFS it's not working, any solution?

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