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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: BeautySuzy on July 01, 2022, 03:08:44 PM

Title: Bios boot menu doesn't show bootable USB
Post by: BeautySuzy on July 01, 2022, 03:08:44 PM

I have win 10 currently installed, brought a USB and made it bootable with win 7 iso through windows 7 USB/DVD download tool . But the boot menu doesn't show the USB no matter what.
I tried formatting the USB as fat32 and as nfts (considering that my bios is UEFI) still doesn't show up in the boot menu.
The thing is, I tried making the USB bootable with a linux iso, it shows up and the installation works just fine, that problem is only with win installation, regardless of different iso files or the win versions.

Title: Re: Bios boot menu doesn't show bootable USB
Post by: HoraceC on July 05, 2022, 07:47:11 AM

I have just had this issue on a Lenovo Ideapad 3.

The solution is to enable Legacy Support in the UEFI settings (i.e. the BIOS). This leaves UEFI as primary but enables support of legacy devices (also enables the boot menu).

This is a specific example but applies to all UEFI systems.

Title: Re: Bios boot menu doesn't show bootable USB
Post by: BeautySuzy on July 05, 2022, 08:58:35 PM

Quote from: HoraceC on July 05, 2022, 07:47:11 AM

I have just had this issue on a Lenovo Ideapad 3.

The solution is to enable Legacy Support in the UEFI settings (i.e. the BIOS). This leaves UEFI as primary but enables support of legacy devices (also enables the boot menu).

This is a specific example but applies to all UEFI systems.

There isn't legacy support in my bios.