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Anonymous
2024-10-05T00:59:01+00:00

Good Day,

I have a HP Pavillion that used to run Windows 11. I have switched the OS to Linux Mint Cinammon and after utilizing it for a bit, it's didn't feel comfortable with the environment so I created a Windows 11 iso within a Bootable USB. When I go on the Setup, it shows the following information:

I am unable to choose the SSD that contains Linux for me to change it to Windows 11. How do I fix this?

Windows for home | Other | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-04T18:11:02+00:00

    Using the official windows creation tool again on the same stick (and also using another usb port) fixed the issue for me. Seems like the installation simply failed the first time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-19T21:53:40+00:00

    Linux installations can change the partitions on the drive to a point where Windows will not find what it is looking for.

    What worked for me was creating two USB sticks for Windows 10 and Windows 11 with the media creation tools. Load Windows 10 first (will actually see the drive when 11 won't), and then using a Windows 11 stick to upgrade from 10.

    I'm working with a stack of SSDs that have had Linux installs and Windows 11 will not load. I'm working on repairing my 4th drive right now, doing this process.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-19T21:46:05+00:00

    Hello,

    I had the same problem. I had Windows 11 on a bootable USB stick. I started the PC (MSI B-550-A-Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 5600, AMD Rx 7700xt) and encountered the same error message as you. The Windows version on the stick was 24H2. Then we installed the drivers that should be used according to Youtube on another stick. I then downloaded them. The problem was that the zip files (downloaded from a MAC) were not recognized as drivers. So the same problem persisted. A friend of mine happened to have a stick with the version of 23H2 which we tried to boot. We had another problem this time we just had a light blue screen when booting and the PC crashed. In the end we plugged in both sticks at the same time and then it magically worked (my PC now has the 23H3 version). Our assumption is that the missing drivers of one stick were taken from the other one so that Windows could boot.

    Maybe you should try a new stick if you have this problem or just use the old Windows 11 version (23H3).

    I hope I could help if not I can still try to help.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-02T16:28:05+00:00

    Thanks for the detailed response. This is most helpful.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-19T05:30:36+00:00

    sorry but i trust more a dd command after i verified an official ISO then some retail usb with some unknown software on it...

    i ran into the same issue with a brand new minipc i got todat at microcenter... ill replace it

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