Windows 8.1 installation first reboot 0xc000007b ntoskrnl.exe missing or contains errors

I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 (with updata 1) using UEFI on my Intel DP45SG.
Starting up the installation by using UEFI works fine, but after the files have been copied and the system reboots I get the following error code: 0xc000007b ntoskrnl.exe missing or contains errors
I've tried reformatting my USB stick and recopying the files, as well as re downloading the installation files but this hasn't resolved the problem.
Is there anything I can try to fix this? Perhaps give some commands in the commands prompt?

Hi Gi,
It might be caused by changes in Windows 8 PnP in which Boot Start Drivers are not installed by default.
Please try following
the instructions as mentioned in the KB aticle.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2751461?wa=wsignin1.0
Regards,
D. Wu
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