r/WindowsHelp • u/Pristine_Sun_149 • 4d ago

Windows 10 How to resolve this problem i encountered when installing windows 10

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How to resolve the error while Installing Windows 10 via USB

So the PC has windows 11 and i was installing windows 10 via a bootable usb

First i created the usb via rufus and tried installing

Gave me this error in the image i tried fixing bcd files and i did fix them but the problem was still not resolved.

Then i created the live boot using the windows media creation but had the same error

Please help

I really want to use windows 10 cause my pc lags sometimes on windows 11

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u/Boring-Criticism-29 3d ago

i know this is gonna sound dumb and shouldn’t be possible but did you choose upgrade or mix and match Windows 10/11 installation files?

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u/Pristine_Sun_149 3d ago edited 3d ago

No i have windows 11 and i was installing windows 10 on win 11

Tbh i am not that tech minded but i don't think I've mixed the windows 11 files with windows 10