My built Computer is stuck in a Windows Setup Loop trying to install Windows 10, or just boots into the Bios when the USB Drive is gone

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Tl;dR: My PC keeps booting into Windows Setup or saying "Reboot and select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key". I don't know what else to try.


I built my first PC yesterday and so far it seems like the hardware is running fine. However, whenever I start it, it keeps booting up the Windows Setup to install it.

When I "install" it, and it should work, it just restarts and boots from the USB Drive again. I used the official Microsoft Tool for the first time, and Rufus on a second USB drive as well the second time. I am slowly running out of ideas what to do, I think I've spent about 12 hours yesterday trying to set it up. My Specs are:


  • Motherboard: MGB MSI z390 Gaming Edge AC


  • CPU: i7 9700k


  • GPU: R9 390 8gb


  • SSD: Samsung Evo 860 250gb


  • RAM: 16g 3200mhz

Here is a list of things I already tried


  • Format the SSD so I can load windows ontonit


  • Format the USB Drive and install the Official Windows Installation tool on it


  • Format a second USB Drive and use Rufus on it as well


  • Flash my Bios to the latest version


  • Use Bios Default Settings


  • Change Bios Default Settings from CSM

Legacy + UEFi to UEFI only


  • Clean the SSD using Diskpart, then creating a partition, marking it as active and assignint it while using default settings


  • Cleaning the SSD again with Diskpart, then converting it to GPT and creating a partition, marking it as active and assigning it


  • Switching Cables and SATA Ports for the SSD


  • Pulling out the USB Drive while the PC restarts after installation


  • Marking the USB Partition as active and setting it to boot first


  • Pulling out the USB Drive and then putting the SSD as Boot Priority


  • Try to use Bios in Legacy + UEFI, then try to load the "red" SSD thats got a name instead of "Hard Drive" or"UEFI Hard Drive"

However, after the last step, if I install Windows, remove the USB Drive and then start up again, all I see is


~Reboot and Select proper Boot Device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key~


So apparently it doesn't recognize my SSD.

If I try to put the "named" SSD First without a USB Drive, I just receive the above message.


If I use UEFI BIOS, it just keeps using the USB Drive if it's inserted, if not it loads into Bios.


When I then insert the USB Drive again and try to install Windows, it shows that there is now Data on the Partition.

I honestly feel like I ran out or options, is there anything I can do?

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