![]() So the install worked with me changing the boot to UEFI. I restarted the Dell and it did not give me the message but installed Windows 11 properly.Īfter the download of the files from the ISO from the flash drive and the computer goes to restart is when you pull your USB flash drive because it is not needed any more. I had seen that GPT was preferred over MBR.Īnyhow when I was getting the Invalid Partition Table I went into the Bios and changed the boot to UEFI. You can make your own ISO from the Microsoft website if you want but you don't have to. After this then it went thru the Wizard and continued, continued, continued. It took about 30 seconds before the Windows 11 download button came onto the screen. Rufus will download the Windows 11 ISO by itself when you hit Download. I also formatted the flash drive as NTFS. I used a 16 GB but you only need an 8 GB because the download ISO is a little over 5 GBs. I used a Windows 10 computer to make this bootable USB flash drive. I was using an older Dell Latitude E7440. Note that I did this install a number of times and when it went to install it restarted and gave me an Invalid Partition Table in a black dos screen. This is what happened for those with the same issue & this is how everything went down: ![]() As I am typing this post I am using Rufus and it is "Applying Windows image: to my flash drive and is at 18.6% That's alright though because I am keeping good notes to myself and others that are having the same experiences with installing Win 11 from a flash drive ISO. This whole discussion started out talking about my USB drive's file system and now it's turning into a Windows 11 installation discussion. Windows 10 was so much easier doing this thumb drive install. With this new iso on my USB thumb drive I will give it another go. I tried this three times formatting all of the partitions while installing. The first one I booted from the USB and the installation of 11 started and was loading all the files and it rebooted and I got the message on my Dell Latitude, "Invalid partition table!" This is the second USB iso I am going to try. I am currently putting an image onto a thumb drive thru Rufus and when that's done I will try again to use it to install Win 11. When he isn't working on a computer or DIY project, he is most likely to be found camping, backpacking, or canoeing.I am trying the Rufus project again to see if it will work. He has designed crossovers for homemade speakers all the way from the basic design to the PCB. He regularly repairs and repurposes old computers and hardware for whatever new project is at hand. He enjoys DIY projects, especially if they involve technology. ![]() He also uses Proxmox to self-host a variety of services, including a Jellyfin Media Server, an Airsonic music server, a handful of game servers, NextCloud, and two Windows virtual machines. ![]() He has been running video game servers from home for more than 10 years using Windows, Ubuntu, or Raspberry Pi OS. Nick's love of tinkering with computers extends beyond work. In college, Nick made extensive use of Fortran while pursuing a physics degree. Before How-To Geek, he used Python and C++ as a freelance programmer. He has been using computers for 20 years - tinkering with everything from the UI to the Windows registry to device firmware. Nick Lewis is a staff writer for How-To Geek.
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