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I have a PC with Windows 10 Pro on it and cannot upgrade. I purchased a new product key but for Windows 11 Home and am trying to clean install over the old Windows.

I downloaded from Microsoft data to create a bootable USB for Windows 11. The install goes good until determining what HDD to install on. Somehow it does not see the 1Tb NVMe M.2 drive where to install on. It only reads the USB drive!

Do I need to use software to completely wipe clean the old install?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9-3900X 12-Core 3.80Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime X370-Pro
    Memory
    16Gb Corsair DDR4 3466 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus DUAL-RTX2070-O8G-EVO-V2
    Sound Card
    On Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280
    Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
    Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X750 Gold
    Case
    Antec C100
    Cooling
    CRYORIG H7 Tower Cooler
    Keyboard
    Macally USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - USB
    Internet Speed
    350 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    PC Matic
Fairly recent Intel systems 11 gen and on possibly want rst drivers.

Don't know about amd
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7,Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7,win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
Why were you unable to upgrade Windows 10?

Have you enabled the fTPM in the motherboard's BIOS settings? p. 3-17 in the downloadable manual. PRIME X370-PRO - Support

Win 11 wants Secure Boot, but I believe that it doesn't need to be enabled to permit installation.

It's possible that you have some software installed that blocks Windows Update from doing the upgrade. I'm not sure how to identify that.

I believe that you've wasted your money. You should be able to do an upgrade from a downloaded ISO (free). You can do the same by booting into Windows 10, and running setup from the USB flash drive.

I have no idea why the installer was unable to detect the drives. If you're using a bootable installer, it can delete all the partitions from the target drive, create new ones, and format them.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    2000/300 Mbps (down/up)
  • Operating System
    windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
SIW2 said:
Fairly recent Intel systems 11 gen and on possibly want rst drivers.

Don't know about amd
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Eek! I hope not.

Some makers (e. g., Dell) seem to like enabling RAID in the BIOS for Intel PCs, without using an actual RAID system. I don't recall ever reading of that having been done on an AMD PC.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    2000/300 Mbps (down/up)
  • Operating System
    windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
GARoss said:
I have a PC with Windows 10 Pro on it and cannot upgrade. I purchased a new product key but for Windows 11 Home and am trying to clean install over the old Windows.

I downloaded from Microsoft data to create a bootable USB for Windows 11. The install goes good until determining what HDD to install on. Somehow it does not see the 1Tb NVMe M.2 drive where to install on. It only reads the USB drive!

Do I need to use software to completely wipe clean the old install?
Click to expand...
Yes. I agree with bobkn, you had no need to buy another license. I've been using mine since 2017. For both Win 10 and 11.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win10/11 Triple Boot Insider Release Preview and DEV channels
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY
    CPU
    i5 Core 7200U@2.50GHz (Unsupported for Win 11)
    Motherboard
    HP 81AD (U3E1)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD Graphics 620 (HP)
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1536x864 pixels
    Hard Drives
    HGST HTS721010A9E630
    PSU
    Well...PSU you!! What's this mean?
    Case
    HP ENVY SILVER
    Cooling
    A fan.
    Keyboard
    USA
    Mouse
    Logitec Anywhere 2
    Internet Speed
    Good enough for me! Fast!
    Browser
    Edge/Waterfox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    No 'mo.
SIW2 said:
Possibly needs rst drivers
Click to expand...
Bios sees the M,2 and the USB bootable but on install only the USB is available.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9-3900X 12-Core 3.80Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime X370-Pro
    Memory
    16Gb Corsair DDR4 3466 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus DUAL-RTX2070-O8G-EVO-V2
    Sound Card
    On Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280
    Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
    Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X750 Gold
    Case
    Antec C100
    Cooling
    CRYORIG H7 Tower Cooler
    Keyboard
    Macally USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - USB
    Internet Speed
    350 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    PC Matic
GARoss said:
Bios sees the M,2 and the USB bootable but on install only the USB is available.
Click to expand...
I don't get it. You can't set the drive you're running the installer from as the target.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    2000/300 Mbps (down/up)
  • Operating System
    windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
bobkn said:
Why were you unable to upgrade Windows 10?


Have you enabled the fTPM in the motherboard's BIOS settings? p. 3-17 in the downloadable manual. PRIME X370-PRO - Support
Click to expand...
The MB is a Asus b550 (my wife's new PC) and Yes fTPM is enabled.
bobkn said:
Win 11 wants Secure Boot, but I believe that it doesn't need to be enabled to permit installation.

It's possible that you have some software installed that blocks Windows Update from doing the upgrade. I'm not sure how to identify that.

I believe that you've wasted your money. You should be able to do an upgrade from a downloaded ISO (free). You can do the same by booting into Windows 10, and running setup from the USB flash drive.

I have no idea why the installer was unable to detect the drives. If you're using a bootable installer, it can delete all the partitions from the target drive, create new ones, and format them.
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9-3900X 12-Core 3.80Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime X370-Pro
    Memory
    16Gb Corsair DDR4 3466 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus DUAL-RTX2070-O8G-EVO-V2
    Sound Card
    On Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280
    Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
    Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X750 Gold
    Case
    Antec C100
    Cooling
    CRYORIG H7 Tower Cooler
    Keyboard
    Macally USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - USB
    Internet Speed
    350 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    PC Matic
If you do a straight upgrade from Windows 10 pro to Windows 11 pro and make sure all is OK you could then follow this tutorial to downgrade Win 11 pro to Home without losing data if you want the home version.

www.elevenforum.com

Downgrade Windows 11 Pro to Windows 11 Home

This tutorial will show you how to downgrade from Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise to Windows 11 Home without losing anything. You may find yourself needing or wanting to downgrade from the Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise edition to the Windows 11 Home edition. A direct...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com


 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home & Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
    Motherboard
    M1605YA
    Memory
    15.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    953GB Western Digital WD
    PSU
    45 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
My mistake. It does see the M.2 Below is the selection screen.
Disk 1's are the USB. Should Partitions 1,2,4,and Unallocated Space be deleted?

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9-3900X 12-Core 3.80Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime X370-Pro
    Memory
    16Gb Corsair DDR4 3466 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus DUAL-RTX2070-O8G-EVO-V2
    Sound Card
    On Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280
    Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
    Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X750 Gold
    Case
    Antec C100
    Cooling
    CRYORIG H7 Tower Cooler
    Keyboard
    Macally USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - USB
    Internet Speed
    350 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    PC Matic
GARoss said:
My mistake. It does see the M.2 Below is the selection screen.
Disk 1's are the USB. Should Partitions 1,2,4,and Unallocated Space be deleted?

View attachment 131473
Click to expand...
I have always deleted all partitions on the target drive, and let the installer partition and format the drive. Easy.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    2000/300 Mbps (down/up)
  • Operating System
    windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
bobkn said:
I have always deleted all partitions on the target drive, and let the installer partition and format the drive. Easy.
Click to expand...
Thank you!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9-3900X 12-Core 3.80Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime X370-Pro
    Memory
    16Gb Corsair DDR4 3466 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus DUAL-RTX2070-O8G-EVO-V2
    Sound Card
    On Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280
    Hitachi Deskstar 2Tb 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
    Seagate Barracuda 500Gb 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Seasonic X750 Gold
    Case
    Antec C100
    Cooling
    CRYORIG H7 Tower Cooler
    Keyboard
    Macally USB
    Mouse
    Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse - USB
    Internet Speed
    350 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    PC Matic
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