Windows 11 Installation has Failed

I currently have a PC running Windows 10, however I want to put Windows 11 on another empty drive that is available on my mobo (m.2 SSD).

After four attempts to install from a bootable USB, I've had no success. I have run the PC Health Check and all boxes are checked for my system being eligible to run Windows 11 (including UEFI, tpm, and secure boot). I read previous forums, and apparently a major issue is one installation file being over 4GB which made it impossible. Microsoft must have fixed it because it's now 3.87GB. The target drive is a 2TB SSD Samsung 870 EVO.

Here is what I've tried.

1. Formatted the target drive before each installation.

2. Formatted the bootable usb and reinstalled windows 11 installation media before each attempt.

3. Tried formatting the bootable usb in NTFS, exFAT, and FAT32

4. Tried deleting all partitions on target drive.

5. Ensured that the drive is not dynamic and is online.

The last thing I feel I haven't tried is removing all drives except the target drive, but that is a hassle and I'd like to avoid that if possible.

Replies (2)

Ramesh Srinivasan

Independent Advisor

Hi, This is Ramesh.

Please share the following setup log file on OneDrive (or any other host) and post the link here:

C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setupact.log

You can copy the file to your USB setup disk by entering the WinRE Command Prompt.

(or)

Create a Windows 10 USB setup disk and install Windows 10 on the Samsung 870 EVO SSD. If Windows 10 installs correctly, you can do an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 using the ISO. This method works for most users.

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Ramesh Srinivasan
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