How to fix Windows 11 boot failure after a clean installation
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Taras Buria
Summary
The article describes a personal troubleshooting experience where Windows 11 fails to boot after a clean installation. The issue occurs when the installer restarts for the first time, sending the user to the boot disk selection screen instead of continuing setup. The article promises solutions related to Microsoft's Secure Boot certificate updates.
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· 3 pulledHuh, that's odd, said I, and selected Windows Boot Manager only to see it fall back into the same screen right away.
I was trying to reinstall Windows 11 on my primary device, and everything was going smoothly until the installer performed the first restart.
After that, my computer entered the boot disk selection screen instead of continuing the setup process.
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