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windows 11 25h2 boot failure
About this tag
This tag covers discussions about boot failures specifically related to Windows 11 version 25H2. A recurring theme involves BitLocker encryption causing boot issues after a fresh installation, where the internal drive becomes undetectable by the BIOS. Users report that the system only boots when the installation media is present and used to launch Windows. Troubleshooting often focuses on EFI partition corruption, bootloader misconfiguration, or BitLocker interfering with the boot process. The content is relevant for users experiencing similar boot failures after installing or updating to Windows 11 25H2.
Greetings all,
I recently installed 25H2 on a new machine from an ISO written to a USB thumb drive. during installation, i short-circuited the microsoft account creation by running the old OOB program.
after successfully installing a bunch of needed software, i removed the bootable USB windows...