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MetalInMyVeins

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Registered: 2024-02-03

Posts: 35

[SOLVED] Installing windows 10 after arch linux fails

What happens:
> The windows installation fails at the "Finishing up" stage of the setup.

What did I do:
> Made live USB of windows 10 iso using `woeusb`.
> Set up unallocated space for windows using gparted while in arch linux. Like this:

> Started installation. Everything goes well until the "Finishing up" stage. The setup fails and doesn't give any information about what went wrong. Like this:

> Then after booting into arch linux, this is the gparted screenshot:

About my system:
Lenovo Thinkpad UEFI GPT

What I want:
> Install windows in a system which already has arch linux installed in it (dual boot).

SOLVED:
I removed the esp flag from /dev/sda2 and everything worked.

Last edited by MetalInMyVeins (2024-02-05 10:14:16)

GeorgeJP

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2020-01-28

Posts: 190

Re: [SOLVED] Installing windows 10 after arch linux fails

Try to delete second EFI partition (/dev/sda6) created by Windows installation.
Then from Windows install disk try to repair boot.

MetalInMyVeins

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Registered: 2024-02-03

Posts: 35

Re: [SOLVED] Installing windows 10 after arch linux fails

Try to delete second EFI partition (/dev/sda6) created by Windows installation.
Then from Windows install disk try to repair boot.

How to repair boot? Where do i find that option?

GeorgeJP

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2020-01-28

Posts: 190

Re: [SOLVED] Installing windows 10 after arch linux fails

Just start windows installation again and select destination to last partition.
I have no idea, why windows is creating new EFI partition, when it is already present.