Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
UPDATE: Tomorrow I will load W7 on the EVO, then update the BIOS to the most current from Asus, then install a fresh W7 on the m.2. The new BIOS update seems to be working for the ROG Maximus 8 Hero (Z170) allowing an m.2 installed on the mobo to be automatically recognized during boot without...
Another idea, can I load W7 onto the EVO 850 first, get everything running and update the BIOS. And THEN transfer the boot/windows files to the m.2? would this work at all? would I have to change things in the BIOS?