Installing Windows 10 onto a fresh SSD.

BeginnerBuilder

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Hello all!

So I've run into a bit of a road block here. The basics of it is: I am currently running a 1TB hard drive that has Windows 7 installed to it. The hard drive is nearly full, with 85.3gigs of space left. I have purchased Windows 10 (Home) recently along with an SSD (Samsung EVO 860 Pro).

The problem I have is when I try to install Windows 10 after selecting the bootable USB stick that came with the kit is I get BSOD (error 0xc000021a).

I run into this issue no matter what I try to do.
-I've tried unplugging the old hard drive and leaving the SSD plugged in and going through a regular boot cycle.
-I've tried adjusting the UEFI settings to AHCI and directly booting from the USB there.
-I've tried doing this with the hard drive and SSD plugged in.
-I've tried swapping the SSD in and out of the first SATA port.

I know the SSD is not faulty because my computer recognizes it when I boot up Windows 7 and look for it in the device manager.

I'm honestly stumped. What should I do?