Solved! error 0xc0000225 (winload.efi missing/corrupted) everytime I tried installing windows 10 through a bootable usb drive

[Siddiq26]

every time I tried to install windows 10 on my laptop with a bootable USB drive, it showed the Asus logo and then BSOD error 0xc0000225 (winload.efi missing/corrupted).
I tried googling but it seems like the solution is for people who failed to boot their windows. meanwhile, I can boot windows normally, but I tried to install a new one.

The Laptop: ASUS A456U, core i5, 8GB RAM DDR4

What I did:

1. loading the iso to a USB drive with RUFUS v3.13 (Settings: GPT/FAT32)
2. entering the UEFI/BIOS of the laptop
3. changing the boot priority so it looked like this after:

1. USB2.0 UEFI, Partition 1
2. Windows Boot Manager (P0: HGST ...)
3. P0: HGST ...
4. CD Drive
5. Save and Exit

and then the error would show up.

Things I tried:

1. changing to another USB drive
2. changing the .iso file
3. tried loading the iso with another version of RUFUS (3.1)

the error persists.

when I open the iso, and open the setup.exe in the iso, it worked, but I don't know if that's the right way of installing clean windows.

 

[hang-the-9]

Try making the media using the official MS download tool not rufus.