ACPI_BIOS_ERROR on installing Windows 8

Problem

I had a new notebook computer with no operating system installed on it. I had a Windows 8 license and a Windows 8 ISO which I wanted to use to install on this notebook. I prepared a Windows installer USB thumbdrive using the ISO and booted the notebook from it.

The computer would throw this error and keep restarting:

Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart.
If you'd like to know more you can search online later for this error: ACPI_BIOS_ERROR

Solution

Searching online for this error, I found that this occurred to most people when they were updating or upgrading. Mine was neither, I was installing on a fresh computer. In any case, their solutions were either inapplicable or did not work.

While looking up solutions for this error, I discovered that I could use my Windows 8 license to install the newer Windows 10. I decided to give this a try, since Windows 10 ISO is easily available for download here. I made a Windows installer USB thumbdrive and surprise, it booted up normally and I was able to install Windows 10 Pro without any further problems!