Why you can not install windows 10. Windows is not installed

Despite the fact that the process of self-installation of the operating Windows systems 10 is as simple as possible for users and takes place with the help of a step-by-step Wizard, it still happens that when trying to install this OS, errors and failures occur that hinder the process.

Because the reasons that Windows installation 10 will end with a lot of errors and it is simply impossible to describe everything, it would be right to consider the most frequent reasons for failures when installing the system and possible options solutions to these problems.

PC not compliant with Windows OS requirements

Mostly problems when installing a new one operating system arise due to a mismatch of hardware resources with the requirements necessary for installing Windows 10. And so, the following requirements for a PC are described on the official Microsoft website.

• Processor clock speed: at least 1 GHz;
• At least 1 GB random access memory for a 32-bit version of the product and at least 2 GB for a 64-bit system;
• The hard drive must have at least 20 GB of free space;
• Screen resolution 800 x 600 or higher;
• Support DirectX graphics card 9 and the presence of WDDM drivers;
• Internet access.

If your PC does not meet the required parameters, then during installation the system will tell you which criterion is not met. Based on this, this type of problem is solved by replacing the unsuitable hardware component.

Problems with bootable media or CD, DVD drive

BIOS settings

The reason for the failure Windows installation 10 may be a BIOS setting, or rather an incorrectly configured mechanism for setting boot priority. To install the operating system, it must be set to the first boot priority of the DVD or flash drive.

Hard drive problems

Windows 10 may not install on the hard drive personal computer or laptop if it is damaged. In this case, if the problem manifested itself even before the formatting process took place hard drive with an old operating system, it is necessary to diagnose the hard drive using special software:

V otherwise you need to change the drive or take it in for repair.

No internet connection

If the installation of a new operating Windows systems 10 happens not in offline as well as an update from more old version to a new one, then without an Internet connection, an installation error will occur. Solutions to the problem: either provide PC access to the network, or install the operating system offline.

If none of these options could fix the problem, you should pay attention to the error code that the system issues and look for a solution to the problem on the official Microsoft community page.

Among the latter, a new “glitch” stood out - sometimes the system blocks the installation of new programs. That is, it simply does not allow you to install the desired application. Why does this happen at all and how to deal with it? Let's figure it out.

Causes

This can happen both with a really suspicious application, and with a completely familiar, familiar one. For example, the screenshot shows how Windows 10 does not allow you to install the popular torrent downloader:

It is with such a red message that the system says that it has “No trust” in this application. Agree, it's a shame. Moreover, the whole country uses the program from the example. You may also encounter another message, such as that .

The reason for this behavior of Windows 10 lies in the following. Programs have a so-called digital signature, and the operating system has UAC that controls accounts. It is this control that blocks the installation or launch of programs that have something wrong with the digital signature.

Actually, it can be overdue or withdrawn, and sometimes even absent. The last case should alert. Follow these simple steps to verify this fact:

• Click right click mice by executable file programs (usually with the .exe extension).
• Select "Properties".
• Click the "Digital Signatures" tab (or Digital Signatures in English).

But if you are 100% confident in your installer, and Windows 10 does not want to “skip” it, protection can be bypassed.

By the way, there is a wonderful program hash tab, which adds a checksum tab to the properties of all files. Using them in an Internet search engine, you can track whether the installer is original.

Workarounds

First, programs can be removed digital signatures. This way might help. But for this you need a third-party utility, for example file unsigner.

Secondly, you can disable UAC (it won't work without administrator rights), but this creates some security hole in the operating system. Therefore, it is worth doing this only at the time of installation. desired programs. For this:

• open the classic control panel (in Windows 10 - Start - All apps - System Tools);
• in the upper right corner, set “View” to “Icons”;

• open “User Accounts”;
• select the bottom item;

• move the slider to the very bottom;

• UAC will be disabled until you enable it back to its default state (“Notify me only when I try to make changes to my computer”).

If the system blocks the installation of programs that it does not like for some reason, you can do it even easier: run the installer from the command line. It is done like this:

• Open Command Prompt as administrator (this is important).
• Navigate to the folder where your installer is located. To do this, use the command cd space full path To folder . Example:

cd C:\Users\home-user\Downloads

And press Enter. You are now in the correct folder. In this example, the user home-user has an exe file in the \Downloads directory. Let's assume Firefox.exe.

• Enter the full name of the program along with the extension (Firefox.exe) and press Enter.

The installation will start, bypassing the annoying protection of Windows 10.

Conclusion

As you can see, bypassing program blocking on Windows 10 is very simple. It is important that you only run applications that you trust. If your installation file is blocked, you should check it for authenticity, make sure that it was downloaded from the official website of the program. Otherwise, you install the application at your own risk and you should prepare for a possible antivirus scan of all files.

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In preparation for installing Windows 10, or during the process itself, there may be issues that prevent you from completing the upgrade process. There are times when the installation freezes, interrupts, gives an error and other similar situations, which you can get out of on your own using the instructions below.

Problems before the installation of the system

To install the system, you need installation media, which is recommended to be created using official program Microsoft. After you install it, go through the first steps with choosing the parameters and bit depth of the system, you will be prompted to choose which of the connected media to turn into installation media. The list provided by the program may not contain the flash drive that you wanted to use to further install Windows 10. This may happen for the following reasons:

• the flash drive was not properly prepared. The flash drive must be empty, formatted in FAT32 or NTFS format and have at least 4 GB of total capacity. If at least one of the parameters is not met, then the Windows 10 setup program will not see the flash drive;
• The USB port into which the flash drive is plugged is faulty, try moving it to another port and check the result, remembering to restart the program;
• restart the computer, it is possible that some incomplete operations are being performed with the flash drive, so you cannot work with it, and after restarting the device they will all be completed;
• check if the computer itself sees the flash drive, if not, then the problem and the reason lies in it;
• if all else fails, then replace the USB flash drive or use any other way to turn it into installation media, for example, download a system image and burn it manually.

Endless updates

If, during the process of creating bootable media with a new operating system, updates are searched for indefinitely, you must close the update center:

Problems during installation

All of the following errors and problems occur during installation: freezing, interruption, incorrect process summary, etc.

The disk has an MBR partition table.

This error occurs during the selection of a disk or its partition allocated for the installation of the operating system itself. It appears due to the fact that the hard drive is formatted in a format that does not correspond to the mode that is set in the BIOS. There are two ways to get rid of this error: change the operating mode in the BIOS or reformat the disk. The second option is recommended, since the default mode selected in the BIOS is the most optimal. You can reformat the disk in a standard way, but at the same time losing all data from it, or using a third-party program, while interrupting the installation process, but retaining all the information.

BIOS setting changes

By default, the EFI mode is enabled in the BIOS, which only works with disks in GPT format. Since your drive is in MBR format, you will need to change the mode to Legacy. To do this, turn off the computer, start turning it on, and as soon as the first signs of loading appear, press the F11, F12 or ESC key to activate boot menu. Which of the possible buttons will be assigned in your case is described in a small footnote that appeared on the screen during the start of the download. In the drop-down list, you will need to select your flash drive, but without the prefix UEFI or EFI in the name.

You can also change the boot order in the BIOS itself, in the Boot or "Download" section, putting the name of the flash drive without UEFI and EFI prefixes in the first place. After that, it remains only to exit the Boot Menu or BIOS, after saving the new settings. Done, you can continue installing Windows.

Changing the disk format to MBR using the standard method

Format changes will be made via command line. The disadvantage of this method is that you will have to delete all the data that is on the disks, so copy it to another medium in advance to save it.

Changing the disk format to MBR using a third-party program

You can use the app to convert with a third party program Minitool Partition Wizard Bootable, the image of which must be downloaded from the official website of the developer and written to a USB flash drive formatted in FAT32 format. The advantage of this method is that you don't have to delete data from the disk to convert it.

After the disk is converted to GPT format, enter the Boot Menu again and boot from the installation media to return to installing Windows 10.

System won't install on SSD drive

The reason to install Windows on SSD drive does not work, most likely, is that the IDE mode is set in the BIOS instead of the required ACHI. To fix this, follow these steps:

1. While turning on the computer, press the Delete key on the keyboard several times to enter the BIOS. Another button can be used to enter the settings menu, it depends on the model motherboard, but when the computer boots, a footnote appears on the screen that will tell you how to enter the BIOS.
   We enter the BIOS
2. After entering the BIOS, you will see either the standard BIOS or a newer UEFI version of it. There are also options for the presence of the Russian language and its absence. Sections in different versions BIOS can be called differently, so your main task is to find the mode switch from IDE to ACHI. In one version of UEFI, this is done like this: first go to the Setting section.
   Go to the Settings section
3. Switch to additional settings.
   Open advanced settings
4. Open the Built-in peripherals».
   We enter the section "Embedded Peripherals"
5. In the "SATA Configuration" block, find the desired line and change the mode to ACHI. Done, it remains to exit the BIOS, saving all the changes made, and you can return to installing a new OS.
   Change SATA mode to ACHI

If changing the mode did not help, then the reason can be searched for in the following parameters:

• there are several disks connected to the computer, this may cause the installation to fail, so leave only one of them and try the installation again;
• the flash drive from which the installation is being performed was formatted in NTFS format, and not in FAT32, suitable for SSD drives. In this case, you need to reformat the media again and write the system image to it again;
• if none of the above helped, then try installing from a disk, sometimes this helps solve the problem.

Blue screen appears during installation

A blue screen with text and a description of the error occurs if the installer has encountered an insurmountable error and cannot continue the process. In this case, it will automatically erase everything already installed files update and roll back the system to the point where the installation procedure has not yet been started.

After the rollback is over, you can restart the installation. Perhaps this time it will be stable. If not, blue screen appeared again, you need to return to the system that already exists on the disk and delete everything in it unnecessary applications and turn off all unnecessary devices connected to the computer. Most likely, the system cannot install updates correctly precisely because of third-party programs and devices.

If this does not help, then copy the entire important information from disc to third-party media, and go to manual installation, during which you can delete all information from the disk. So do it, erase all data from the disk partitions and install Windows 10 on a clean partition.

Black screen appears during installation

If during the installation of the system a black screen appears, on which nothing is displayed or only the mouse cursor is displayed, then there may be several reasons for this behavior of the computer:

But before you solve the problem, just wait, perhaps the system is still performing the update process in background. Thinking that it's time to solve the problem manually is worth it only if the black screen does not move for more than half an hour.

Driver update

1. To enter safe mode, we will use the command line. To call it, return to the Windows 10 setup program again, to do this, turn off the computer by holding the Power button for 10-15 seconds, and turn it on. Once the program is open, use the key combination Shift+F10 to launch the command prompt.
   Activate the command line with the combination Shift + F10
2. Run the command bcdedit / set (default) safeboot network, then the command shutdown / r and, when asked, confirm the action by pressing the Enter key again. The computer will automatically restart and turn on safe mode.
   We execute the commands bcdedit / set (default) safeboot network and shutdown / r
3. When the power-up is completed, open the device manager, find the video card in the general list and, by right-clicking on it, select "Update drivers". Go through the process automatic update or, if the computer cannot find the drivers itself, download them from the official website of the company that created the video card and install them manually. Update video card drivers manually or automatically
4. After the driver update is finished, launch a command prompt as an administrator, run the bcdedit (default) /deletevalue safeboot command to disable automatic startup in safe mode, turn off the computer and return to the Windows 10 upgrade process.
   We execute the command bcdedit (default) / deletevalue safeboot

What to do if the installation process freezes

The installation process may hang at the following stages:

• when the Windows logo appears;
• at the stage of preparing files;
• right during the installation, when the screen shows that the process is completed by 0, 10, 99, 32% or some other percentage.

Keep in mind that the installation process can stay at one percent for up to several hours if the computer is not particularly powerful or overloaded with files. Therefore, first wait at least two hours, and only if nothing happens after that, you can proceed to manually fix the problem.

It is impossible to say unequivocally why the hang happened in your case, so check all the options that can cause the hang, one by one:

1. Disconnect all unnecessary devices from the computer, leave only the keyboard, mouse and monitor connected. Also take out the extra SATA cables going to the CD port and USB stick.
2. Check that the BIOS settings are correct and that the installation media format is correct. Remember that for SSD and HDD drive, BIOS and UEFI, GTP and MBR format options will be different. Somewhere you need to enable ACHI mode, and somewhere IDE, somewhere you need to format it in FAT32, and somewhere in NTFS, and so on. Depending on the type and format of the hard disk, as well as BIOS version, find the specifications suitable for your build on the Internet and install them.
3. Before you upgrade to Windows 10, be sure to install all available updates on an already installed operating system. This can be done through the built-in Update Center program, which is present in both Windows 7 and Windows1, and older versions.
4. If the installation hangs when using a USB flash drive as installation media, then try installing from a CD.
5. Remember to make sure your computer is compatible minimum requirements Windows 10, they are presented on the official Microsoft website.
6. If it is not possible to install the system over the old, already installed, Windows, then at the step of managing hard disk partitions, format all blocks and install Windows 10 on a completely blank disk.
7. If you are installing the system on a non-blank hard drive, then remove the antivirus, it may interfere with the update. Also delete all programs that make changes to the interface and other system settings of the system.

"Could not create new partition" error

When manually installing Windows, sometimes an error occurs stating that it is impossible to create or find an existing partition. It appears because there is no unallocated memory and partitions on the disk that could be given for installing the operating system. The way out of this situation is to create the necessary partitions manually. This can be done in two ways: by deleting existing partitions and creating new ones, or by shrinking existing partitions and allocating freed memory.

Standard method

You can delete sections and create new ones right in the same window in which you received the error.

Through the command line

Using the command line, you can not delete partitions, but compress them without losing the files that are on it.

Installation causes repeated reboot of the computer

The computer restarts during installation - this is normal, it may restart five or six times in order to correctly configure all the necessary elements. But if this operation is repeated too many times, then you need to interrupt the process manually, return to the already installed system and perform the following steps:

Installer window does not appear

If you are faced with the fact that you do not have a window installation program, then follow the instructions from the paragraph "What to do if the installation process freezes" described above in the article.

Device drivers not found

An error stating that device drivers were not found appears when trying to install Windows 10 for the following reasons:

1. USB0 flash drive connected to port 3.0 or vice versa usb flash drive 3.0 is connected to port 2.0. Switch it to desired port and repeat the installation.
2. The system image was written incorrectly or was damaged initially. Rewrite it. It's better to use non-standard Microsoft program, and burn the image using UltraISO.
3. Use a disk for installation, not a flash drive.

Bottom line: use a different media, port, or image to get rid of this error.

Errors with code when installing Windows 10

If errors occur during the installation of Windows, in the description of which there is a unique code, then the best way out in this situation is to search for a solution using this particular code. Based on a unique number, which usually looks something like 0xc1900101, you can find a solution just for your case. If it is not available on the Internet, then contact the official Microsoft support service and tell them this code, they will provide you with instructions on how to proceed.

Video: problems during the installation of Windows 10 and their solution

So, if errors occur during the installation of Windows 10 or the process does not reach the end, freezes or is interrupted, then first of all you need to check the correctness BIOS settings, installation media, and hard drive. The next step is to check the computer components and their drivers. The best way out is to clean the disk by formatting and install the system on a blank partition using the official Microsoft program.

Microsoft regularly releases updates for Windows 10: some of them are global in nature and add new functionality to the system, others affect the internal components of the system that are invisible ordinary user. But what users always notice is notifications about forced reboot computer to install updates. Very often, this process occurs at the most inopportune moment, which can lead to loss of data and nerve cells of the user.

But this is half the trouble, the moments are especially beautiful when, after an agonizing wait for the installation of an update, Windows reports that these updates have not been installed. What to do in such cases?

The first step is to check the "Update Log" - this is a special log that stores information about all the update packages that your computer receives. Open Action Center > All Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Update History.

Analyze the list in front of you. You will most likely see numerous "Failed to install" errors against most packages. Their reasons for each individual update package should be considered individually, but very often they are united by the fact that the elements that Windows tries to install updates on are simply not in the system. This happens when an unlicensed version of Windows is installed, where the authors of the "assembly" kindly deleted some system files, or if the user himself deleted the system files in Windows 10. In such cases, only a complete rewrite will help. Windows installation or turning off automatic updates so that the system doesn't constantly try to update something that isn't there.

The second reason for the inability to install updates may be that the update files themselves are damaged. This may be due to a poor internet connection, a mistake by Microsoft, or an update download session being interrupted. You can delete downloaded files by going to the c:/windows/SoftwareDistribution/Download/ directory. After deleting the files, it will not be superfluous to clean the registry using special software, and then start downloading updates from the "Center Windows updates» manually.

Windows is too complex an operating system to name universal instruction to resolve update issues. As mentioned above, a true helper for finding the root cause of the impossibility of installing updates is the log, which will tell you which particular element of the system cannot be updated.

As a rule, all notes of this kind are dry and crumpled, in the style of sticking here and scrolling with the mouse - I will try not to repeat these mistakes and season with controversial points and nuances (well, I need to somehow stand out from the competition ...)

In this guide, the installation of Windows 10 can be divided into 2 stages:

1. Create installation media
2. Installation and Windows setup 10

I do not recommend that you buy or download distributions from third party resources and if you are not confident in your abilities. Now all this can be downloaded from the official website and without any problems using simple tools to create this very installation media with the latest Windows version 10 on board.

Installing Windows 10 - Preparing media

For this villainy, we need a flash drive with a capacity of more than 4 gigabytes (preferably as soon as possible) or DVD disc (but a flash drive is better - it's easier with it). Here we again have a choice, you can download the dozens distribution kit and burn it to a USB flash drive or disk third party programs like Rufus or using the utility Media Creation Tool in a couple of clicks create installation media (but in this case, the distribution kit will not be saved on the computer and, if you need to create bootable flash drive again, you have to redownload everything from the Internet on a new one)

Where to download Windows 10

When the question arises of where to download Windows 10 for installation on a computer, then I always have one answer for you - of course, on the official Microsoft website, read the note in detail. In the picture below, just the moment with the choice - save or burn the image to a USB flash drive (this is the way with Media Creation Tool)

If you decide to immediately burn the image to a USB flash drive using the Media Creation Tool, then you can skip the next step - it is for those who saved the image to their computer and do not know what to do with it.

How to create Windows 10 installation media

We have Windows image 10 to install (distribution), just throwing it on a USB flash drive is not enough - it doesn’t work like that. There are several options for recording the installation kit, you can read about this in a note on how to do it on board. There are many different variations, but personally I use the program - which I advise you ...

The Rufus utility is quite simple and is ideal for our task. Just insert the flash drive, select the previously downloaded Windows image and click the "Start" button - all that remains is to wait for the recording process to finish.

Well, let's proceed directly to installing Windows 10 on our computer or laptop. First of all, you need to boot from the installation kit (how to do this is written in the documentation or use the search on the Internet - we are interested in the BOOT MENU).

After loading Windows Installer 10 we need to select the language, layout and time format with monetary units (don't worry, there will be an English layout too)- I'm used to the Russian language, so I select the appropriate items and click "Next"

At this stage, we are given the opportunity to try to restore installed system(by the way, this can be used to enter), but in the context of this note, this is superfluous - so click "Install"

Windows activation - for those who were waiting for the keys ... I'll disappoint you, this resource has only legal content. At this stage, you can refuse to enter license key Windows 10 and do it later - there is a special item for this "I do not have a product key"

We got to the section “Select the operating system you want to install” ... here, as a rule, the choice is small, we have already made our choice at the stage of downloading the image from the official site. You can compare editions on the Internet - if you have a license, then just which edition is licensed. Well, if there is no key and you are not going to buy it in the future, install PRO, you will not be mistaken.

Not everyone reads the license agreement, but in vain. I remember there was a big discussion on the network about hidden surveillance of the user ... only this is all written in detail in the text of the agreement and you yourself ticked the box "I accept the terms of the license." By the way, I had situations when the error "Not found" was displayed instead of the text. license agreement" - in this case, most likely the problem is with the media that you use to install Windows 10.

We are interested in you clean install system, so we select "Custom: Windows installation only (for advanced users)" ... I do not recommend updating, there is a high probability of grabbing glitches with old system. And you can copy the data beforehand - now this is not a problem.

Now the most interesting part is the layout of the hard disk. Ideally, demolish everything and do everything from scratch, but for this you need to merge important data to another medium - by deleting all sections, you will forever lose access to your data. If the computer is new, then HDD will be defined as "Unallocated disk space" ... select it and click the "Create" button, select the size local disk and click "Apply".

Most likely, the Windows setup program will create a small partition for service purposes, there will be a system boot loader - this is very convenient, you won’t be able to accidentally delete it.

Next, copying will begin. installation files and directly installing Windows 10 on a computer or laptop. This process usually the longest and depends entirely on the performance of your computer, especially important.

After the reboot, you will see the inscription “Preparation in progress” - this means that the system has almost completely installed on your computer and soon we will be able to proceed to the initial setup.

Well, that's all, we have successfully installed Windows 10, it remains only to carry out initial setup and your computer will be ready to go. The first step is to select a region... Microsoft apparently has a little trouble with translators and Russia is a region, so select and click "Yes".

Choosing a layout (no need to add English, it is already preinstalled by default). I repeat - I live in Russia and use the Russian layout, so I choose as in the picture below and click "Yes"

It will be great if the computer is connected to the Internet - Windows will download the latest actual updates and try to install them. If the image used with the system is old, then this stage can take hours.

The next step is to choose a configuration method, we need to “Configure for personal use” ... if you are an organization, then better call the local admin - she will set everything up for you (and if he doesn’t know, you need to drive such workers)

In Windows 10, Microsoft expects tight integration with its services, and for such cases, I recommend that you use them. account to enter. However, if we take into account the fact that most users do not need this at all, then we will create a local account without being tied to the Internet ... the “Offline account” item is responsible for this.

The next window praises us the account Microsoft entry. In fact, this is very convenient ... but I didn’t find any special advantages over offline accounting, I don’t exclude it, I just didn’t appreciate the beauty of the cloud and got used to doing everything the old fashioned way. We do not need it, so we select "Maybe later"

Who will use this computer? - Everything is elementary here! Enter the username (for example, I used the name of the blog - Itshnegcom). I highly recommend choosing a login on English language, there are often problems with Cyrillic profiles ... many programs (especially games) are not able to work with them.

Here it is - the stone of contention, the "Privacy" tab. If you do not want information to be collected about you, then turn everything off and click "Accept". In general, everything is signed in detail, it will not be difficult to understand.

Well, the final step - only the inscription on the screen "This may take a few minutes" separates us from installed Windows 10…

... and we have opened the desktop of the newly installed operating system, at this stage we can safely say that we have just installed Windows 10 on a computer or laptop on our own (It's not difficult, is it?)

Well friends - it's time to take stock. This guide will help you install Windows 10 on a computer or laptop - as you can see, there is nothing difficult in this, especially in comparison with the times of Windows 98. Now everything can be done with a flash drive and a little skill. Of course, there are special cases when some nuances come up - here you can ask questions in the comments to this entry, we will definitely figure it out ... and perhaps supplement this note!