BSOD during installation at "Getting Windows Ready".

[garfish316]

Hello:

I upgraded my m2 ssd to 4 TB in an HP Omni-book X 16 (16-ar0013dx) laptop. During installation, on the "Getting windows ready" part, I all of a sudden got a looping BSOD. My ram (16gb) is built into the motherboard and is not upgradeable. I tried cloning, that didn't work. I can't get into windows recovery since it's an installation. I tried using Windows Media Creation tool, but the BIOS doesn't recognize the USB in the boot order. I even ordered a new Windows Pro 11 usb, which it will arrive in 2 days (I thought it was that). Can anyone help? Thanks! ......Garett

 

[datawizard0103]

Hello:

I upgraded my m2 ssd to 4 TB in an HP Omni-book X 16 (16-ar0013dx) laptop. During installation, on the "Getting windows ready" part, I all of a sudden got a looping BSOD. My ram (16gb) is built into the motherboard and is not upgradeable. I tried cloning, that didn't work. I can't get into windows recovery since it's an installation. I tried using Windows Media Creation tool, but the BIOS doesn't recognize the USB in the boot order. I even ordered a new Windows Pro 11 usb, which it will arrive in 2 days (I thought it was that). Can anyone help? Thanks! ......Garett

Some HP laptops get picky during setup if the SSD is not initialized as GPT with UEFI boot or if the new NVMe has old partitions from cloning. Since you’re stuck in the install loop, You can pull the SSD, connect it to another PC with an enclosure, completely wipe all partitions on the 4TB drive, then reinstall it and do a clean Windows 11 install. Also in BIOS check for Secure Boot enabled and UEFI mode and try pressing F9 for Boot Device Options instead of relying on boot order because HP sometimes hides USB until it’s detected at startup. If the old SSD still boots, You can also update the BIOS first before trying the 4TB again.