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Windows 10 from iso without USB installation fails on a new hard disk

Machine : DELL XPS 8700 : 8 cores, Intel i7-4770, 8 GB RAM
Got a brand new hard drive - 1 TB Seagate, installed Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS version successfully.
Formatted1 20 GB partition as NTFS the #is /dev/sda2 (See sudo parted result below)
Downloaded the win10 64 bit ISO , did the following :
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/ntfs
sudo mount -t ntfs /sda2/ntfs /mnt/ntfs

sudo apt-get remove ntfsprogs && sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g. #Rebooted
sudo mount -o loop ~/Downloads/Win10_21H1_Engilish_x64.iso /mnt/ntfs

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-sg/product-support -> from Drivers, downloaded 12 drivers, copied the .exe files to a different USB stick.
Now, when i try to boot , i do get the Windows boot command prompt , but then it fails as it says cant find drivers. I have tried to browse the USB stick and then rescanned, but it didnt work.
Any clues ?


ac@ac-XPS-8700:/$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA ST1000DM010-2EP1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 50.0GB 50.0GB ext4 primary
2 50.0GB 81.5GB 31.5GB ntfs msftdata
5 81.5GB 102GB 21.0GB ntfs boot, esp
3 102GB 103GB 538MB fat32 EFI System Partition boot, esp
4 103GB 1000GB 897GB ext4

windows-10-setup
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Docs-4663 answered Miles-MSFT commented

Hi CHOWDHURYAnirban-5455 ,


When installing Windows on a new disk drive allow the iso to format and create default partitions.

At a later time partition sizes may be able to be modified.


https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html


https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/9230-download-windows-10-iso-file.html
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-install-windows-10-a.html


https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/xps-8700/drivers


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Thank you for the response.
As mentioned on my earlier post, i want to keep my hard disk as is, as it already has UBUNTU installed.
From https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html , it doesn't get to step 9 as it keeps asking for drivers.

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Hi

Would you mind letting us know the update of the problem?
If you need further assistance, feel free to let us know. We will be more than happy to be of assistance.

Best Regards

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Docs-4663 answered

Please find a camera or smartphone camera to take pictures and post images into this thread.

For any problems posting images please use share links: one drive, drop box, or google drive.


In case it is easier/needed Ubuntu can be reinstalled after installing Windows:
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0

How did you decide to use 20 GB?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/configure-uefigpt-based-hard-drive-partitions


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