Purpose

This article will walk through resolving the issue of BSOD after provisioning when a NVMe SSD is installed on the target device.

Problem

Getting error "Windows failed to start" after reboot from provisioning.

Cause

NVMe hard drive not supported in Windows 7

- This has been found on Dell E7470's and other models using NVM Express drives.

- This has been found on Dell E7040's and other models using NVM Express drives.

Solution

Install patch from Microsoft on image before capturing image, when deploying image, you will no longer receive error.

MS Patch (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2990941/update-to-add-native-driver-support-in-nvm-express-in-windows-7-and-win…)

NVM Express in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Note:If Windows is not fully updated you may still see the blue screen. We always recommend keeping your images as updated as possible but if not you will need at least the following update to correct this issue.

- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2685811/kernel-mode-driver-framework-version-1-11-update-for-windows-vista--wi