HP laptop not recognizing bootable USB made with Rufus 3.13.1730

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  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 64-Bit (version 20H2)
       #1

    HP laptop not recognizing bootable USB made with Rufus 3.13.1730


    I recently had the idea of making a clean install or reinstall of Windows 10 64-Bit (version 2004, build 19041), so I used a 32-GB HP USB 3.1 flash drive on an HP Pavilion 15-n208es. I used Rufus 3.13.1730.

    Unfortunately, the USB was not recognized. I looked the problem on the internet, and I found that I had to disable secure boot AND enabling legacy mode. I also prioritized the USB Diskette on both regular and legacy boot options. I enable USB 3.0 reading and I saved all changes. But it didn't work. I then tried with legacy disabled and it also didn't work. It doesn't show up on boot menu (F9) nor the Windows 10 advanced startup boot device options.

    I have no idea what's the problem.
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  2. Posts : 2,165
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit v22H2
       #2

    It looks like you did the right thing according to HP.
    1. Turn on the computer.
    2. Immediately press the Escape key repeatedly, about once every second, until the Startup Menu opens.
    3, Press F9 to open the Boot Device Options menu.
    4. Use the up or down arrow key to select the recovery USB device, and then press Enter.

    Note: If you cannot select the USB flash drive from the Boot Menu, disable Secure Boot and enable Legacy Mode in BIOS.
    Are you sure you made the boot flash drive with Rufus correctly? If you have access to another computer you can try it with it.

    You can also make the bootable flash drive with the Windows Media Creation Tool. The current version is: MediaCreationTool20H2.exe

    One other possibility is the flash drive is bad. Recently I tried to make a bootable flash drive but was unsuccessful. The booting computer just couldn't see it. However, I succeeded when I tried a different flash drive. Apparently there was something wrong with the first flash drive.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 64-Bit (version 20H2)
    Thread Starter
       #3

    MisterEd said:
    It looks like you did the right thing according to HP.

    Are you sure you made the boot flash drive with Rufus correctly? If you have access to another computer you can try it with it.

    You can also make the bootable flash drive with the Windows Media Creation Tool. The current version is: MediaCreationTool20H2.exe

    One other possibility is the flash drive is bad. Recently I tried to make a bootable flash drive but was unsuccessful. The booting computer just couldn't see it. However, I succeeded when I tried a different flash drive. Apparently there was something wrong with the first flash drive.
    I tried on my main PC and it wasn't recognized. Although I don't know why this happens, since I used the same usb drive to install other systems (ubuntu, kali and windows 7) on other computers and they were detected. To change OS I formatted the unit and created a bootable USB again with Rufus.

    I don't want to use MCT because I can't find a version that installs 2004.

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    Ok, partially found the issue. My main PC detects the drive with all the files but the laptop doesn't show files like "setup.exe"

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    So the USB is detected but it can't be used as bootable.
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  4. Posts : 173
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2715)
       #4

    I noticed that the laptop has 3 usb ports, 2 usb 3.0 and 1 usb 2.0. you should try the usb 2.0 port for booting external media.
    Dell laptops act dumb until you plug into usb 2.0 ports then straight away starts loading bootable o/s from usb sticks
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  5. Posts : 13,848
    Win10 Version 22H2 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home
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    PenPusher said:
    I noticed that the laptop has 3 usb ports, 2 usb 3.0 and 1 usb 2.0. you should try the usb 2.0 port for booting external media.
    Dell laptops act dumb until you plug into usb 2.0 ports then straight awawity starts loading bootable o/s from usb sticks
    The issue I see with booting a USB drive is there is built-in support for USB 2 in most BIOSes but have to wait for the OS to load to get USB 3 drivers. Newer computers with USB 3 or combination 2/3 ports may have built-in support. The newer UEFI has also changed things.
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  6. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 64-Bit (version 20H2)
    Thread Starter
       #6

    PenPusher said:
    I noticed that the laptop has 3 usb ports, 2 usb 3.0 and 1 usb 2.0. you should try the usb 2.0 port for booting external media.
    Dell laptops act dumb until you plug into usb 2.0 ports then straight away starts loading bootable o/s from usb sticks
    So even though my usb is 3.0 I can use 2.0?

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    Yup!! Changed the usb 3.0 config to auto and it fixed the issue! Thank you.
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  7. Posts : 173
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.2715)
       #7

    Glad it's all sorted... mark as fixed
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  8. Posts : 1
    win10
       #8

    PenPusher said:
    Glad it's all sorted... mark as fixed
    hi penpusher are you still active? im having a similar problem and dont know how to fix and can not find any help online
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  9. Posts : 5,294
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
       #9

    4everOt said:
    hi penpusher are you still active? im having a similar problem and dont know how to fix and can not find any help online
    Use Qemu Simple Boot utility to test USB flash drive to see it's bootable.

    Qemu Simple Boot
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  10. Posts : 6,222
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #10

    4everOt, Please edit your profile with ALL your hardware specs. It will help us to help you
    System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums

    To make a Win 10 USB boot able drive:

    Open a CMD window as administrator and type:

    diskpart
    list disk (it will list all drives. Identify the USB drive number)
    select disk n (replace n by the USB drive number obtained with list disk)
    clean
    convert mbr
    create part primary
    select part 1
    format fs=fat32 quick
    assign
    active
    exit (to exit diskpart)

    If you have a Win 10 installation iso file
    On Win 10, mount the iso file and copy all files and folders to the USB drive.

    Disable fast boot and secure boot (you can turn it on after installation)

    Windows can be installed in two ways: Legacy-MBR or UEFI-GPT
    To install as Legacy-MBR you must boot the installation drive as Legacy
    To install as UEFI-GPT you must boot the installation drive as UEFI.

    As you have a new MB, you should install as UEFI-GPT
    Detach any other drives (SATA or Power cable) from the MB.

    During POST, press F12(?) to launch the boot menu. You will see two options for the USB drive. USB UEFI (Name) and USB (Name). Select USB UEFI (Name).
    Go to install and delete ALL partitions on the SSD till you have one and only one unallocated space and then proceed.
    If you don't want to use MS account, don't enable updates or connect to the internet during installation.
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