By following these steps, you should be able to successfully install Windows on another drive.
You now have Windows installed on the other drive. install windows on another drive
| Issue | Solution | |--------|----------| | | Disable Secure Boot temporarily in BIOS; try another USB port (2.0 instead of 3.0). | | "We couldn't create a new partition" | In Setup, press Shift+F10 to open Command Prompt → type diskpart → list disk → select disk X (X=target) → clean → exit, then click Refresh. | | Windows boots to old drive automatically | Change boot order in BIOS. Or use EasyBCD (free tool) to add the new Windows entry to the old bootloader. | | Drive not visible in installer | In BIOS, change SATA mode from RAID/Intel RST to AHCI (may require driver loading). | | External USB drive not allowed | Windows cannot install to an external USB drive by default. Use Windows To Go (for Enterprise/Education editions) or third-party tools like Rufus. | By following these steps, you should be able
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