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Windows Cannot Install Required Files: 3 Ways to Fix it
This error appears due to hardware problems or BIOS settings
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Updated onFebruary 29, 2024
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Installing Windows can be a complicated process, and sometimes errors such asWindows cannot install required filescan appear and interrupt your installation.
This is a big problem, and today we’ll show you how to fix it.
How can I fix Windows cannot install required files error?
Before we start, ensure that your DVD drive is clean and that the installation disc isn’t damaged. You can also try connecting your SATA drive to a different port. Also, try to install it on a drive that has two or more paritions.
Try to use the right version of Windows, since 64-bit ones can’t work on certain processors. Lastly, make sure that your RAM is working correctly. You might want to test it with MemTest86+.
1. Remove overclock settings
2. Disable Execute Disable Bit option in BIOS
3. Change the hard drive type to IDE
This isn’t the only issue, many reported thatWindows cannot be installed to this diskerror. In some cases, ourWindows installation can faildue to this error, so it’s crucial to fix it.
Windows cannot install required filesmessage will appear ifWindows won’t Install on your PC, but you should be able to fix this problem by using one of our solutions.
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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
