If the media won't boot you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI Setup (pressing key given in chart in link above) to turn off Fast Boot or Fast Startup first.Ĭhoose the boot device as a UEFI device if offered, then on second screen choose Install Now, then Custom Install, then at the drive selection screen delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to get it cleanest, select the Unallocated Space, click Next to let it create and format the needed partitions and start install - this makes it foolproof. Insert media, boot it by powering up PC while pressing the BIOS Boot Menu Key for your PC maker given in this chart. To create bootable Windows 10 Installation Media (on another PC if necessary) install Media Creation Tool and follow the directions in the middle of the download page here. If unable to do this then look over the gold standard Clean Install in this link which compiles the best possible Install of Windows which will stay that way as long as you stick with the tools and methods given, has zero reported problems, and is better than any amount of money could buy. See fixes for problems installing Visual C++ Redistributable: I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 year Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator here to help you.
