Unable to boot from USB drive to reinstall Windows 11. Help with BIOS settings

TomCarson
TomCarson Member Posts: 10 New User
edited January 6 in Windows 11

Aloha,

I need to reinstall Windows 11. To do that, I need to boot from a USB Drive. However, I do not see that in the boot menu. There is the option of "Removable Drive" that did not work. Anyone have experience with this version of BIOS?

Mahalo,

Answers

  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 14,392 Trailblazer

    Hi, enable F12 key in BIOS and make the bootable flash drive with RUFUS, if your PC is older chose FAT32 format and use a 9GB USB2.0 stick. Boot to BIOS while pressing F12 and the USB drive should show in the Boot devices list, move it to the top and save changes on exit BIOS.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,869 Trailblazer

    Needless to say, if your PC is old enough to require a FAT32 format it's too old to run Windows 11… The key is turning on the boot menu in the BIOS. It is disabled by default. Once it's on then an F12 at boot time will give you a list of bootable devices and you can choose the Windows install flash drive. Depending on your system, you might also need to download the IRST drivers and have them extracted and available for the Windows installer to see your drive.

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