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Installing windows 10 Error : Windows cannot be installed to this disk.

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I'm upgrading from a hard drive to a solid state drive for my Samsung NP-r519 laptop and because the solid state drive was newly bought i decided to just install windows 10 with the media creation tool put onto my USB.

Whilst installing, i encountered a problem which was:

Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the disk's controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu.

So i looked in the BIOS and found no such option. 

Included is some images of the system's BIOS and the problem

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Please help. 

Thank you 

When you start you get to the BIOS with which key?  If you use F1 then use the F12 key to get Boot order.

You have to set your USB as the first boot item.

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Download the ISO file directly, then create a bootable copy using Rufus:

Step 1: How to download official Windows 10 ISO files 

Step 2: How to Prepare Bootable Install Media for Windows 10 - DVD, USB or SD Card 

Step 2: How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10

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I use the F2 key

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I have done this but i still either encounter the same error or one that says 

We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the setup log files.

I have booted from my USB which has the installation media 

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Reset the BIOS defaults then try again:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/reset-pc-bios-defaults-nvram-mac

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Last updated April 17, 2025 Views 2,345 Applies to: