Error 0xc0000017 when trying to install windows 10 on brand new computer
I had the same issue on a new HP 250 G7 laptop (it came also with free DOS).
I created the bootable USB stick with Rufus (latest version available on their site) and when trying to install, I got the same error. Since the error means that it could be a hardware problem, I checked all the components using the HP utility that is present on the laptop. There were no errors. This pointed me to the conclusion that the error is a "Microsoft" style error (blame it on the memory when something is wrong).
Then I decided to try and install ubuntu 20.04 on it and flashed the same USB stick with the same version of Rufus (only ISO changed to the ubuntu one). Ubuntu installed in approximately 5 minutes and it worked perfectly (except Wi-Fi, but I did not bother to fix it, I wanted to see if the laptop works).
This got me thinking that the Windows ISO I was using previously is broken somehow. I downloaded again the same ISO from the Microsoft site and performed checksum on both images, it proved that they are different. I flashed the new image to the same USB stick with the same Rufus software. This time the installation was successful.
Don't use Rufus to created the bootable USB stick with ISO file. Download MediaCreationTool instead.("Download tool now" button). https://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/software-download/windows10
- Run MediaCreationTool.exe and Accept term.
- Choose "Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC" and Next.
- Choose "USB flash drive" and choose your USB drive
- Finish.
Now your USB is bootable without 0xc0000017 error.