Windows 10 installation freezes after Windows logo disappears and before the language picking screen appears - when SATA SSD is connected

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stev-io

Hi there,some history: I had a PC crash that lead to a non booting Windows. I made a ddrescue of the disc (zero reading errors, all partitions ok, all files there). So: The operating system being not bootable, I wanted to start a repair session (to apply chkdisk, fixboot) via bootable USB device. The problem now is: The Windows 10 installation/boot process from USB device freezes after the Windows logo disappears and short before the language picking screen should appear. Black screen. But only when the SATA SSD is connected (to the only SATA port available). If I disconnect it before powering

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