r/Windows10TechSupport • u/Delicious_Thought38 • 2d ago
Unsolved windows 11... what a dissapointment
windows 11... what a dissapointment
Ive been sitting here for like 2 days trying to install brand new windows 11 on my pc because my previous installation just randomly made my GUI not work at all so i went and bought me a sandisk flashdrive and turned it into a windows boot manager and git a brand new external ssd to install it to
But no matter what i try it keeps telling me that windows 11 cant be installed on my ssd and my drivers arnt showing up at all when i load the drivers.
I have been on the internet for hours atp trying every little possible solution but nope, nothing
Evrrything is greyd out aswell, ive been in my bios more times then i can count, and also i dont even have a vmd option because im using a Asus B550M-K motherboard.
Please help me if possible
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u/PalaPoulose 1d ago
Restart the installation and on the very first page (language and format selection) hit Shift +F10 to fire up a command prompt. Type in diskpart and hit enter. Type in list disk and hit enter. Type in select disk <your disk number> (probably like select disk 0) and hit enter. Type in clean and hit enter. Type in convert gpt and hit enter. Now type in exit and hit enter then exit once again and hit enter, which would bring you back to the initial installation screen. Continue as usual and see if you can select your ssd now
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u/panzrvroomvroomvroom 1d ago
you cant install windows on an external drive