Windows 10 reboot loop

[Saltgrass]

Completely factually inaccurate... booting to a x86 version of Windows on a device with UEFI simply requires ensuring the EFI bootfile is properly named for x86 (a simple 5s google search would have showed this)

I don't think you will find a 32 bit version of Windows 10 which will install as UEFI.

 

[JW09I4]

I don't think you will find a 32 bit version of Windows 10 which will install as UEFI.

How is it one can figure out how to post on a forum, but can't seem to figure out how to use a search engine?

Windows 8 added UEFI 2.0 support for x86 EFI. Again, x86 boots fine in EFI provided one has the correct EFI boot file [bootia86.efi]... but hey, clearly it's too much to expect one to do their own due diligence by taking 30s to fact check their erroneous opinion, and it's definitely too much to expect one to utilize a search engine after it was mentioned "a simple 5s google search would have showed this"

 

[Trouble]

I'm sure we are all impressed with your search engine prowess, I know I am but....
From what I can determine from my own inferior searching it seems that for the most part 32 bit EFI is confined to IoT, SoC, tablets and mobile devices or in some rare instances where the motherboard manufacturer has equipped the system with firmware that supports 32bit EFI.
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...-10-32-bit-in-uefi-mode?forum=win10itprosetup
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...-10-32-bit-in-uefi-mode?forum=win10itprosetup
https://superuser.com/questions/950034/booting-windows-10-with-bootia32-efi-on-a-64-bit-uefi-system

Just a couple examples I found in my clumsy attempts to research the issue.

 

[JW09I4]

@Trouble Did you actually take the time to read the posts on those links you posted [or the posts I replied to for that matter]... or do you simply make it a point to argue whenever I post a fact that doesn't align with your opinion?

Since you appear to have misread what I replied to:

• @Saltgrass stated: (#8) "The 32 bit Win 10 version is not UEFI capable", then again (#21) "I don't think you will find a 32 bit version of Windows 10 which will install as UEFI".
  • This is factually inaccurate, and the bootia32.efi bootloader should be a dead give away
    
    
    • TechNet: Installing Windows to an EFI-Based Computer
      • Applicable to both Win8 & Win10
        • While in UEFI mode, the Windows version must match the PC architecture. A 64-bit UEFI PC can only boot 64-bit versions of Windows & a 32-bit PC can only boot 32-bit versions of Windows. In some cases, while in legacy BIOS mode, you may be able to run 32-bit Windows on a 64-bit PC, assuming the manufacturer supports 32-bit legacy BIOS mode on the PC.
          • Provided the 64bit EFI firmware provides a CSM option for emulation (most UEFI desktop/laptop/server boards do), the 32bit EFI bootloader can be utilized for x86 OSes
      
      
    • Docs: Hardware Compatibility Specification for Systems for Windows 10, version 1703
      • Docs: System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFICompatibility
        • Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education) x86
        • All systems, except servers, must be certified in UEFI mode without activating CSM. If a system is available with 32-bit and/or 64-bit UEFI, both configurations must be tested for certification. For server, certification in UEFI mode is only required if UEFI is implemented.
      • Docs: System.Fundamentals.Graphics
        • The 32-bit system firmware (BIOS/UEFI) must be able to support at least 256 MB aperture.

But hey, what does Microsoft know...

 

[Comp Cmndo]

I don't think you will find a 32 bit version of Windows 10 which will install as UEFI.

I actually have one of these that you say can't be found.

 

[Trouble]

@Trouble Did you actually take the time to read the posts on those links you posted [or the posts I replied to for that matter]... or do you simply make it a point to argue whenever I post a fact that doesn't align with your opinion?

So you know, as I don't want there to be any doubt, the answer to your query would be, the latter.
Mainly because you're a rude, disrespectful, pompous bully, who thinks he knows it all and seems to know little about how to post without trying to make himself look good and others look inferior and I'm sorry to admit my tolerance for such is not what it probably should be.
My apologies

 

[JW09I4]

@Trouble You clearly have some issues with misinterpreting posts based on personal biases, but thank you for sharing =]

Just a FYI, it's generally not a good idea to side with opinions over facts, and if you do in response to a post of mine, I'll be quite upfront about it. It's not asking too much for a bit of common sense in forums, such as taking a few seconds to fact check something prior to posting... It's called personal responsibility. Either way, this is way of topic.