Clean win11 install on an M.2 SSD leads to restarting at 79%~

Andrew Ragan 0

Hello

I have been trying to install win11 on a formatted m.2 ssd. The installation progress goes up to 79% and prompts me that the system is about to restart. After the system restarts, it picks up from the beginning. I have tried removing the USB after the system restarts, and also have the UEFI hard drive, formatted with GPT, as the primary boot option. It seems as if it is not completely installing on the m.2.

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Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-28T11:41:37.9866667+00:00

Hi ,

Were you able to follow the procedure?

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-11-28T21:27:03.9633333+00:00

Hello, sorry for the delay!

Here is the BIOS, I noticed the SSD is not labeled as UEFI in the boot order.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-29T01:26:13.0166667+00:00

Hi ,

Well, it could be a problem with the SSD. Change it, disable CSM, change everything to UEFI, enable secure boot, set the Kingston USB drive as the first boot device, and use diskpart to try to clean the drive.

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Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-28T22:30:16.9533333+00:00

Hi,

Change UEFI USB KEY to USB Key Kingston.

Try Install Windows 10

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-11-28T22:56:21.5633333+00:00

Hi

This is the installation screen when Kingston is selected as the primary drive.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-28T23:07:07.6666667+00:00

Hi ,

You have to delete the drive and create it again when you get this error.

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-11-28T23:56:00.0233333+00:00

Hi

This is the message I receive after deleting and recreating the partitions.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-29T00:26:56.5266667+00:00

Hi,

On the installation screen, press Shift+F10. In the command prompt, enter the following sequence:

Diskpart

Select disk 2

Clean

Exit

Restart the PC. Check if only disk 2 is listed as unallocated. Click on New and Apply.

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-11-29T01:09:24.55+00:00

Hi

While cleaning the disk I encountered this message. I restarted and it cleaned the disk without any issues.

Unfortunately, the issue still persisted.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-30T04:18:56.9066667+00:00

Hi ,

Did you manage to solve the problem?

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-11-30T17:14:01.1+00:00

Hi

Unfortunately this did not solve the issue.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-30T20:03:23.8433333+00:00

Hi,

The only option where your SSD is malfunctioning is that you have another computer where we can try installing on the SSD with a different BIOS system?

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Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-12-02T09:20:27.5733333+00:00

Hi ,

Did you manage to solve the problem?

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Andrew Ragan 0 Reputation points

2025-12-03T23:55:42.19+00:00

Hi

Sorry for the delay, I have been quite caught up lately! I will attempt tomorrow and report the results. Thank you very much for your assistance with everything!

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-12-04T11:01:13.8833333+00:00

Hi ,

I'm happy to help, I'll be waiting for your reply.

Thanks.

Ivan B 86,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-12-06T03:35:08.6633333+00:00

Hi ,

Were you able to follow the procedure?

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