Trouble Booting Up Windows 10 on First PC Build

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SulldogNasty

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Hey guys,

So I just finished building my first PC yesterday afternoon (everything is brand new) and am trying to get it booted up. I had to download a Windows 10 drive on my USB through my MacBook Pro and Boot Camp Assistant (all I have at my disposal). This process seemed to work fine, but when I try to start my PC using the USB I just get a small blinking cursor in the top left corner of the PC. The BIOS recognizes the USB drive no problem and I have tried to use the boot override function in the BIOS to no avail. (I am using a Gigabyte B365M DS3H mobo and an i3-9100F)

Here is my set-up: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SulldogNasty/saved/FNYYgs

Excited first-time builder just trying to get everything booted up and going, so thanks in advance for any help!
 
Hello SulldogNasty,

The fact that you can access the BIOS and you get the blinking cursor suggests that the hardware is ok and the problem is Windows related.

Question, you need a product key for Windows so why did you not just purchase the Windows media that comes with it.

SulldogNasty said:
I have tried to use the boot override function in the BIOS to no avail.
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Not sure what you mean by the above, can you tell us what you mean.
 
Hi,

Does the Windows 10 USB flash drive work in another computer and does it boot into the Windows 10 setup program successfully? If you can't get it to boot using that flash drive on another computer then that indicates an issue with the USB flash drive itself.
 
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