Cannot install Windows

[IceyEnder]

Hello everyone, I just finished my latest build (R5 2600 + RX 5600XT) and bios boot up without a problem (I have the MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX) and everything shows up as working. But when I try installing Windows using the installation tool I made using a USB pen drive, the screen gets stuck at the white dots circling at the bottom of the screen for 10 minutes before the screen just goes black. Anyone got a fix? I'm going crazy

[SpookyCitrus]

Check for any bios updates, make sure ram is installed correctly. Remake the USB installer using the Windows 10 Media creation tool and make sure it's 64bit UEFI.

[Applefreak]

I'd also bet on the USB drive. Some files may not have been copied the right way. The dots mean nothing, and the screen to black means is just a power saving thing. If nothing else try a different drive or even switch the USB port and please check if there are power saving options in the bios for usb or peripheral devices and disable that stuff.

[Applefreak]

I still prefer optical storage for setting up windows, yes much slower but faster than recreating that thumb drive over and over.

[homeap5]

21 hours ago, Applefreak said:

I still prefer optical storage for setting up windows, yes much slower but faster than recreating that thumb drive over and over.

If you have bad and slow USB drive then sure. Buy at least one with fast write speed (over 40 MB/s minimum).

 

And it's not over and over. You should install system once and use it.

[Applefreak]

Depends, if you want a stable system, reinstalling windows or any other os every 2 years is recommended. It's like cleaning out the dust and replacing thermal compound, just something you should do periodically. Personally I reinstall windows once every year, same with Linux. I do most of my installs via 10 GB ethernet anyways but on first gen USB 3 (not the new USB 3.x) motherboards, the difference in speed really comes down to the cpu. You can have a super fast usb drive and a celeron that cannot handle the interfaces bandwidth.

[homeap5]

3 hours ago, Applefreak said:

Depends, if you want a stable system, reinstalling windows or any other os every 2 years is recommended. It's like cleaning out the dust and replacing thermal compound, just something you should do periodically. Personally I reinstall windows once every year, same with Linux. I do most of my installs via 10 GB ethernet anyways but on first gen USB 3 (not the new USB 3.x) motherboards, the difference in speed really comes down to the cpu. You can have a super fast usb drive and a celeron that cannot handle the interfaces bandwidth.

This is myth repeated for years. Can be true in win98 era, but not anymore. Cleaning dust? Something you must do periodically? Lol, just repeated lie by so many people that most of people start to believe that and do it without any clear reason.