Unable to install windows: missing driver

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Hi,
I can’t reinstall Windows 11 following a feature update due to missing drivers. That’s the issue I need help with.

Longer story:
I have a Laptop 13 AMD and was experiencing some minor issues, but overall happy. I installed Windows 11 24H2 and that messed with my system. I am gettig BSODs referring to ntoskrnl.exe. This appears to be so severe I can’t access my restore point, nor uninstall the feature update in Recovery Environment. Safe mode only works in case I go for the one with command prompt.

I am able to get into the Windows 11 installation mode, but get stuck as the installer says driver are missing. I used Rufus to create the drive (as suggested in another topic). With and without the checkmark to create a local account.

I am able to see my SSD partitions, as well as the boot drives. I have added the Framework driver bundle and a RZ616 wifi driver from the Windows Update catalog. This hnder assumption that the wifi driver is the issue.

What steps would you recommend?

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maybe pull out the wifi module and try to boot?

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Try creating a bootable USB with the Microsoft Media Creation tool instead.

If you have a USB Ethernet dongle, or USBC hub with Ethernet that will satisfy the internet connection step in the installer.

I do not recall if anyone has a guide to install Windows 11 in offline mode like all the older Windows versions had in the past.

It doesn’t help that the latest Windows build does not have a compatible driver that works with the RZ616 module even though it has been out for years. This would solve some of these WIFI installation issues that keep showing up on the forums. The Intel AX210 module (this also works with AMD Framework Laptops) has built in drivers but not the RZ616.

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Hi pkunk,
The trick I eventually used was yet another USB drive… that solved the matter. So frustrating that these little things a such make or break things.

Thank you for your help!
Robert

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