Windows 10: Can't boot from USB on Toshiba Encore 2 WT10-A

I have a Toshiba Encore WT10-A tablet that had windows 10 and it was running very badly due to the little ram it had and I wanted to change it back to Windows 8.1, however whenever I tried to boot from the usb it never let me, in the end I tried using a method to install windows 8.1 which in one part consisted of formatting the hard drive and it went wrong, so I have a toshiba tablet that does not have windows and does not boot from usb, because whenever I choose the option to boot from usb, it does not work and automatically chooses the hdd option, although it doesn't boot from there either.T

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Installing Win 10 on Toshiba Encore 2

Hi,

I have a Toshiba Encore 2 32 bit tablet.

Tried installing Windows 10 through the upgrade path but when I get to the point of install I get the message saying it cant be installed on a Compressed OS.

Downloaded the x64 32 bit ISO from the MS site. Using ISO Touch to create a bootable ISO image, message at the end saying its complete but the Encore wont boot to USB / ISO.

Gone to settings, recovery and restart using NFI USB but starts normally and not to USB / ISO.

• First question, doing a clean / ISO install should that work on the Encore?
• Should the file system be FAT32?
• Is ISO Touch a recommended ISO installer?
• Looking at the USB there seems to be several setup.exe files in the core dir and folders but the message I get is that its not compatible on my device.

Any ideas or advice would be welcome?

Thanks,

Rob

edit

just noticed that by starting the Encore with the POWER and VOLUME UP I have a boot to HDD or USB option rather than thru recovery. I had a momentary blue screen then started as normal on NTFS, just trying a FAT32 option.

 

Toshiba Encore 2 boot

My Encore 2 wont boot at all, when i turn it on i get a black screen saying no bootable device — please restart system. I tried plugging in a usb with the windows 10 boot files on it and it gets ditected but still gives me the same message.

 

Toshiba Encore 2 won't reset to public build or boot from USB

I've decided to get away from the Insider program, and tried to reset my tablet (Toshiba Encore 2; WT10, Atom 3735, 2GB). First, it only reset back to the insider build (17017) I was trying to get away from instead of the latest public build. I tried a clean
reset (removing all files), from both the Settings menu and Defender, with the same result. I tried removing Windows.old (via the cleanup menu in settings) and resetting, and was told it could not be reset. I went back, tried again to opt out of the Insider
program by stopping updates until the next public build, and it updated to 17025.

Now the touchscreen won't work, nor will the power, volume, or Windows buttons on the tablet (when it's powered up and running; I can shut it down by holding the power button for 15 seconds. There are a host of other problems, though those are the most glaring.
I created a Media Tool to boot the tablet from a USB (following Microsoft's instructions to create the tool and Toshiba's instructions to boot from the USB) and it will only get to the Windows Setup screen, where it allows selection of Language, Time, and
Keyboard settings. I'm not able to select the "Next" button because the touchscreen doesn't seem to work (even though I was able to select the option to boot the tablet from the USB using the touchscreen). I have both a wireless mouse and wireless keyboard
connected, though those do not work for setup.

At wit's end. Any help would be great.

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