Fix: You can't Install Windows on a USB flash Drive Using Setup

Windows Troubleshooting
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Originally published at: Fix: You can't Install Windows on a USB flash Drive Using Setup

This error appears when users are trying to either upgrade from an earlier version of Windows to Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 or if they are trying to update their operating system using recovery media stored on a USB flash drive. You can’t Install Windows on a USB flash Drive Using Setup Error Fix In…

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I cannot believe the first solution worked like a charm but the 100 YouTube videos did not. Thank you so much Kevin!

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Solution 1 worked!!!
I can’t thank you enough, I have been searching for a solution for months.

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Many thanks. Solution 1 worked for me.

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Thank you so much!

Changed the registry key and it worked! Saved an OS reinstallation