Bootable USB Issue - Help

TheFalseHuman · December 21, 2014

Hi, sorry if there is a thread already similar to this, please tell me

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Built my first pc this week, and I made a bootable USB with Windows 10 (been using a Mac for the most of my life, somewhat familiar with XP, but not Vista/7/8/8.1)

So, I can boot from the USB and install the OS into my ssd, but when I shut down the computer and remove the USB, I get an error message when I try to boot. However, I can still use Windows from the ssd if I turned on the computer before removing the USB.

USB + ssd -> boot = ok

USB + ssd -> boot -> remove usb = ok

ssd -> no boot

Yes, I did change the order of the Boot priority in the BIOS. Essentially, I have to boot with my USB attached, and can't boot directly from the ssd.

System in signature. I know this could just be an issue with Windows 10, but isn't Windows 10 essentially a carbon copy of Windows 8.1 + some additional features? I also sort of don't want to get Windows 8 when Windows 10 is coming out in 2015.

Help?

ReTV · December 22, 2014

Please make sure, that during installation, every windows component was installed on your formatted SSD (including MBR etc.), and please specify how you did create this particular bootable USB drive (it may be handled in a wrong way - I recommend RUFUS).

TheFalseHuman · December 22, 2014

@ReTV

How do I make sure that every component of WIndows is installed properly?

Windows still work after pulling out the USB, but I just can't boot onto the ssd itself without the USB being plugged in.

I used Rufus to create the drive. I also used a couple other ones: UnetBootin doesn't boot properly, Windows 7 CD/USB software doesn't work for me.

ReTV · December 22, 2014

I meant that sometimes, Windows Installation puts the boot manager on another drive. I do not know what causes that, but i usually unplug every drive that won't be my boot and system partition during install. (I was able to install W10 using a FAT32 USB 2.0 drive and an UEFI BIOS, but I used a Mac to create transfer the ISO onto the drive ).