This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I was trying to clone my hard drive with an app called Clonezilla with this guide, https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-clonezilla/ I thought I did it correctly. When I try to boot back into Windows 10 it went right to the bios screen. I had a few system restore that I could not use since my Windows Boot Manager said Drive not Present. Would it be possible to reinstall Windows 10 with a USB flash drive with the hard drive not present?
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(89.60000000000001, 72%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESD%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hi Ryan,
I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.
It seems like the clone was not done correctly. Yes, you can always do a full install using USB media.
Rescue Files when Windows won't start
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...
How to do a clean install
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/for...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...
Hope that helps, and rely on us for any further inquiries. All the best.
Is my flash drive not showing up in the bios a bad thing since I had my flash drive plugged in when I was trying to clone my hard drive and the cloning failed?
