When you download Windows 10 directly from Microsoft, did you download iso or choose usb option?  “Microsoft's own Media Creation Tool always make an MBR USB flash drive. Microsoft never provides a GPT flash drive.”  Re: I tried a windows 10 iso from microsoft and the same results. you should have tried prepare a Win 10 usb directly from Microsoft without iso or Rufus, if not already done. [IMAGE]   Re: except one attempt to install win10 in legacy mode that failed did you succeed or fail to install Win 10 on ssd using 100% legacy boot list option? (just be sure to clarify this is different from load legacy option rom in uefi bios) If your Win 10 usb was created by Rufus based on Microsoft iso as a GPT flash drive, it would not boot in legacy bios mode.Re: Win 7 install usb was created with rufus on a GPT partition and UEFI If I want to install windows 7 I can, but only if Boot list option is UEFI. it explains this usb with GPT partition can not boot in legacy bios mode.
Hello all, I rarely post to forums given that I am usually able to resolve problems on my own but this computer has got me stumped. It was running fine a few days ago with no issues, but we had a power outage and the computer got stuck in an automatic repair boot loop after powering back on. Ran diagnostics and tried to recover windows unsuccessfully. Diagnostics showed no issues. After running diagnostics several times and many reboots indicated a potential issue with the hard drive. So I figured easy fix, got a brand new Crucial SSD made my win 10 usb install drive and installed windows 10. After the initial install where it copies files, it rebooted and that is when my problems started. I cannot get the computer to go past the Dell logo after the initial install. I have updated the bios using a freedos usb to 4.3.0, I reset bios settings, removed CMOS for hours and let it sit without power, replaced the CMOS battery, tried swapping the memory to the other slot, tried reinstalling the old hard drive, and nothing will allow me to get past the initial install. I first tried an OEM ISO that has all the updates preinstalled etc, but then tried the Dell os recovery app to get a "clean" win 10 ISO. Again nothing has made a difference. I let the full diagnostics run (with the new ssd installed) including the extended memory test several times each time with NO errors reported. I am able to restart the install process by booting to the usb install drive and deleting the partitions etc to start again but it never goes past the Dell logo after the reboot, even if I leave it overnight. I have tried turning off secure boot and went through the install process again (delete partitions, create new, reinstall) and the same result. The computer does take a while to boot to the windows installer which leads me to believe there is some hardware issue that maybe the diagnostic tool is unable to detect? It would seem to me that the only explanation is some other hardware failure such as the motherboard/cpu/ram, however I find it strange that it can load the windows install disk and go through the process copying files to the drive, but as soon as the computer tries to use internal storage to boot it hangs. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Inspiron 24 3455 Stuck On Dell Logo even after clean Win 10 reinstall