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I have a computer, where Windows got corrupted. At this point there are two SSD's in it that are both formatted. So no more Windows.

I would like to install Windows on it, but I can't get it to boot from a USB flash drive. Ideally this would be fixed. I have tried five different USB flash drives, with both Windows and Linux. My MacBook Pro, however, can see the USB flash drive.

Here is how my BIOS is configured:

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(Note that in the last screen with the “UEFI Samsung Disks” this is with Linux on the SSD).

If I need to make any change, or need to provide more information then please let me know.

UPDATE: I formatted a USB flash now with the "Windows Media Creation Tool", my MacBook Pro can see them fine.

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My Windows computer can not, I changed the BIOS to this:

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Advanced:

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Those are the settings used with rufus:

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  • If you are unable to see disks, it means they are not configured to support UEFI, as indicated by your second screenshot. At this point there is no reason why you shouldn't use UEFI. You will have to investigate the reason your Windows installation media doesn't support UEFI.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Mar 22, 2021 at 14:21
  • In addition to what @Ramhound said, did you use the "windows 10 media creation tool" to create your Windows 10 boot media? I myself have found that tools like rufus don't properly handle UEFI.. this might be my own stupidity but I am just sharing. You can enable legacy vs UEFI or do as Ramhound suggest which is fix your installation media (the better choice probably).
    – Señor CMasMas
    Commented Mar 22, 2021 at 14:39
  • @SeñorCMasMas Ok, I did use "windows 10 media creation tool" now. I still can not see the usb. I did change "Boot from Storage Devices" to "Both, UEFI first".
    – clankill3r
    Commented Mar 23, 2021 at 13:41
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    Bummer dude.. :( .. I have also had this problem but using the media creation tool fixed it. Hopefully some genius will come along that knows more than I do. :) .. good luck!
    – Señor CMasMas
    Commented Mar 23, 2021 at 13:53
  • @SeñorCMasMas I'm unsure what sort of issues you've had with Rufus, but it's supported UEFI USB creation for ~5yrs, if not longer, and does so without issue.
    – JW0914
    Commented Mar 26, 2021 at 12:42

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I had the same problem a while back when installing Ubuntu since Windows just didn't want to detect the USB drive. Try using MiniTool Partition Wizard. You can find it on this website https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html Try using it to wipe the partition on your USB and then format the USB for NTFS also try using balenaEtcher to put the windows iso onto the USB.

Best Regards!

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It looks like the setting "Secure Boot" is enabled on your bios. This setting is probably blocking your capability to boot from the flash disk.

Check the page 61 of this manual for a similar motherboard.

Also, when creating bootable flash disks always check if you are creating them for UEFI or BIOS boot, I recommend using rufus for this kind of drive creation. This can affect the windows installation, requiring extra steps

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  • Should it be UEFI or BIOS?
    – clankill3r
    Commented Apr 6, 2021 at 13:44
  • Also I tried Secure Boot with both Other OS and Windows UEFI mode but it still won't boot.
    – clankill3r
    Commented Apr 6, 2021 at 13:53
  • I added a screenshot with rufus settings in the OP.
    – clankill3r
    Commented Apr 6, 2021 at 13:55
  • If you are using the UEFI setting on rufus you can disable CSM. CSM is a module that provides compatibility to BIOS boot devices. I had a similar problem on my mother board, when using CSM I couldn't find the second nvme ssd as a bootable device.
    – smartomato
    Commented Apr 6, 2021 at 22:01

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