First install - Windows failed to start

Hello,

I have just finshed building a PC and I ran into trouble while trying to install Windows.

I bought a BOX version of Windows 10 which came on a USB stick.

I changed the boot order in BIOS,
I go to the Windows Boot Manager screen,
I choose "Windows 10 64 bit setup".
It's "loading files", after that I see the Windows logo for a brief moment and then the error pops up.

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

File: \Windows\System32\Drivers\tcpip.sys

Status:0xc0000098

Info: The operating system couldn't be loaded because a critical system driver is missing or contains errors



When I try to install the 32 bit version, a different error pops up:



File: \Windows\System32\boot\winload.efi

Status:0xc0000359

Info: The operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors

My specs:
MB: MSI Z370 Tomahawk
i7-8700 3.20Ghz
Gigabyte GTX 1080
16GB GoodRam IRD X 3000mhz
PSU: Gigabyte B700H 700w
1TB HDD Toshiba

I have tried every USB port to no avail.

Tomorrow I will try to install this Windows on a different PC to see if it's a faulty USB stick.

I would appreciate your help. Do you guys have any idea what could cause this problem or what should I do?

Welcome to the forum. Have you got the pc set to uefi in the bios and what have you set the hd type to

Samuria said:

Welcome to the forum. Have you got the pc set to uefi in the bios and what have you set the hd type to

Thanks for your reply. Yes, the PC is set to UEFI. The HD is set to AHCI but if I change to RAID nothing changes.

I think it might be the faulty USB stick because I have just tried it on another PC and the same error popped up. Which is a disgrace considering I paid 200$ for it.

Just go and get the iso from ms and it gives you the option to make a usb or dvd its a free download make sure you get same one Download Windows 10

Samuria said:

Just go and get the iso from ms and it gives you the option to make a usb or dvd its a free download make sure you get same one Download Windows 10

Ok, did that and it worked. Thanks!