Hi, is this what you mean? If I disable csm here I can’t edit these settings anymore.
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Hi,
My pc running windows 10 had the boot/startup error occur earlier today and it isn't the first time. Previously, I used a usb stick to use the recovery tools and it worked although this time it did not.
I decided to try to run some other commands in the command prompt that recreated a bunch of boot files and my bios now shows me 5 booting options; 3 named windows boot manager (previously there was 1 which I would boot from normally) 1 that was just named after my SSD, and the usb plugged in. I tried a few other options but I kept running into errors such as this one and inaccessible boot device. Is there any other method? Am i able to just reinstall windows without losing anything?
Thanks!
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Anonymous
2025-03-06T05:07:48+00:00 -
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Ivan B 123.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-03-06T04:59:02+00:00 Hi ,
It's strange that Rufus must have created the drive in MBR to boot from USB. Do the following: disable the CSM and set all Boot to UEFI. Then, boot to the USB flash driver. On the Windows installation screen, select Repair Windows > Troubleshoot and Command Prompt.
Let's try to convert MBR to GPT.
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Anonymous
2025-03-06T04:52:53+00:00 Hi,
Only the ssd shown previously appears.
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Ivan B 123.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-03-06T04:46:01+00:00 Hi ,
Go to the Hard Drives Priorities tab and see if the USB appears there.
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Anonymous
2025-03-06T04:40:12+00:00 Hi, here’s the boot tab