BSOD winload.efi [NOW SORTED]

Petrolhead · 28 Dec 2020 at 18:02

installed a new mobo and can't boot into windows 10 pro

get a bsod saing missing winload .efi

OK, not normally a problem, just repair it. get my windows 10 install usb drive out and boot toth. however it hangs at the windows logo, no drive activity, no spinning icon, nada

any help would be appreciated

its a B550 Msi motherboard bought a couple of says ago running 16gb ram and Ryzen 7 5800x

Petrolhead · 28 Dec 2020 at 18:49

I have also created a recovery usb drive. I know this works as have tested it in my game pc.

however on the new pc it will not boot into it. the screen just shows the msi logo. grrrrrr starting to hate MSI already!!!

Petrolhead · 29 Dec 2020 at 21:59

I tried everything and ended up concluding it was faulty so returned it. as soon as I went back to my old mobo the usb stick worked fine.

so now bought an Asus B550

Petrolhead · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:42

Cyber-Mav said:
Usb boot? Was it a usb3 port you put it into? Dunno if the board has usb2 would be worth trying could be new mobo uses different usb3 driver so your old usb install not compatible with it.

See above, I sent mobo back

Update: The Assus mobo worked ferfectly further confirming that the MSI one was faulty