Cannot boot from USB
Windows 11/ Acronis Build 40173 - I created a boot USB but cannot get the process to work for me. When I "F2" during a boot I get into the Windows hardware/BIOS/Boot screens. My boot order has 3 choices (Windows Boot Manager, Onboard NIC (IPV4), and Onboard NIC (IPV6)). I do not know how to cross reference my USB ports to the NIC IPV guys. Changing this order around in several ways I cannot get the Acronis USB as the boot device. Eventually, the system boots to the usual Windows screen, bypassing Acronis. Thank you, in advance, for any help!


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In most cases you will have a "one-time boot menu" you can activate by rapidly pressing a F-key during the boot sequence. In that menu you should find the boot media selection(s). Common F-keys are F11, F12, F8, Esc, and for Lenovo keys Fn+F12 or Fn+F2.
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Thanks for responding. It turns out a boot option I had did not allow me to direct to another device (other than drive C:). Of course, I had no idea what the issue was because I don't do this on a regular basis.
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