# Troubleshooting (common fixes)

{% hint style="danger" %} <mark style="color:red;">If you face any issues, remove the USB stick and restart your system. Boot normally without the USB stick. Then, you can try again to boot from the USB stick.</mark>
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %} <mark style="color:yellow;">If you've already created and booted from the USB stick and want to recreate it, don't do this while booted from the USB stick. Otherwise, you'll get a short HWID lock. To recreate the USB stick, make sure you boot into Windows normally, without the USB stick.</mark>
{% endhint %}

### 2. USB Stick not booting

* Flash your BIOS to any other version (prefer the latest one)

(Just google for your Mainboard + Flash bios, you´ll find something its easy)

* Try to change your Boot Modus from UEFI to CSM / Legacy OR from CSM /Legacy to UEFI

### 3. Reinstall Windows

It take just \~10 minutes and you´ve a clean windows. You should give it a shot.

Win 11 Example: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QidsU7LPAn0>


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