W11 Installation Help

[pliant mica]

Hey everyone! I just got here as Idk much about tech and I need to install W11 on my new laptop. I’m getting some messages I can’t really understand the meaning and procedures needed, hope someone can help!

I got a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3, which I just need to boot and start downloading some apps for work

I could purchase a license later if that’s something I can do

[pallid mango]

hello

[pliant mica]

Here you are :)

[pallid mango]

what does the message say?

[pliant mica]

Thank you first of all

This is what I start with, which goes to the common message

[pallid mango]

afk

sorry

just spilled my cola

[pliant mica]

I have a USB with w11 on it (should be)

[pliant mica]

Bruh that’s unfortunate

[pliant mica]

Goes to this screen

[pallid mango]

already cleaning

luckily my pc still works

[pallid mango]

ah i see

[pallid mango]

you are missing a boot device or it failed

[pliant mica]

Oh that’s even worse, I thought didn’t spill on the pc 🥲

[pliant mica]

Missing most likely

[pallid mango]

try go to boot manager

[pliant mica]

Okie

Shall I go to more settings?

[pallid mango]

you need a new boot device or recovery media

try that

[pliant mica]

I have a usb with the installation assistant thing on it

Is that what I should connect?

When connecting it, the pc starts the installation process

Then I get to other messages, but wanted to start troubleshooting from the roots so you know anything you can

[pallid mango]

sorry that i was afk

@pliant mica

[pliant mica]

No need to worry, I’m thankful for your help

[pallid mango]

try connecting the usb

[pallid mango]

btw what is the model of your laptop

[pliant mica]

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IAH7... https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0BWFPC5H2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[pallid mango]

nice

[pliant mica]

USB connected but I can’t change the boot device from this screen

[pallid mango]

can u send a picture?

if u got any message

[pliant mica]

Oh I didn’t get any now, still in this screen

[pallid mango]

what does the thing say u clicked on, the quality is a bit low

[pliant mica]

Yea sorry for that lol

EFI PXE Network

And then a code which I can’t fully read

[pallid mango]

did u try restarting your pc?

[pliant mica]

Not yet, will do and that will make it boot to the installation thing

[pallid mango]

try the first option

if it does not work try the second one

[pliant mica]

Ok it’s booting, this is near where I got before asking help

At least I know I did everything correct up to this moment

[pallid mango]

what does it say?

[pallid mango]

now do the installation

if it doesnt work u can ping me again

[pliant mica]

Ok it’s asking for the product key

[pallid mango]

you can skip the product key if u dont have one

[pliant mica]

Which I didn’t buy, is there any way to just boot it and then get one?

[pallid mango]

click this

[pliant mica]

Got here and I think I should go for the second

[pallid mango]

did you had important files?

[pliant mica]

Nope, it’s brand new

[pallid mango]

ok then press the second option

customised

[pliant mica]

Here comes my problem 😂😭

[pallid mango]

ohh

try clicking load driver

[pliant mica]

That’s officially the point where I just can’t understand what to do by myself

[pallid mango]

try browse

or rescan

do rescan first

[pallid mango]

try start up repair

or

[pliant mica]

How do I do that?

[pallid mango]

click here

then

[pliant mica]

Listening

[pallid mango]

click on repair computer

if that doesnt work

did u insert a driver?

[pliant mica]

Idk what driver are they and you talking about

That’s my issue

Can’t understand what I need and where

[pallid mango]

did u click on the red button?

[pliant mica]

Btw I entered the troubleshoot menu

[pallid mango]

good

go to advanced options

[pliant mica]

I’m here

[pallid mango]

then click on startup repair

i think that should resolve it

[pallid mango]

crap

[pliant mica]

How unlucky can I be lol

[pallid mango]

go back to advanced options

[pliant mica]

There again

[pallid mango]

click on command prompt

wait wrong one

im dumb myself

[pliant mica]

Nvm haha

[pallid mango]

click on startup settings

wait

i see

system image recovery]

send an image if you got there

[pallid mango]

do u have a dvd of windows 11?

laying around somewhere

[pliant mica]

Nope :(

[pallid mango]

hmm

[pliant mica]

I just got the pc

Let me check in the box

[pallid mango]

if i cant resolve the issue, you have to buy a windows 11 dvd and then try it again

[pliant mica]

But I didn’t see one

[pallid mango]

go back to troubleshooter, send an image if done

just keep sending images after u did the thing i said

[pallid mango]

click on the arrow on the left

[pallid mango]

troubleshoot

[pallid mango]

try uefi

[pallid mango]

click on restart

we already did half of the options

[pliant mica]

Directly booted here

[pallid mango]

wait

i see 2 boot devices

try clicking on one u didnt see yet

[pliant mica]

Now I see that as well

Clicked but does nothing

[pallid mango]

which one did u click

[pliant mica]

Not even double clicking does things

I clicked the new one

[pallid mango]

oh yeah. reemmber this

[pliant mica]

I do, shall I just reset now?

[pallid mango]

did u try this?

[pliant mica]

I can see what happened

[pallid mango]

try to reset your pc

im losing ideas

because its not working

[pliant mica]

Try what? More settings?

[pallid mango]

no

[pallid mango]

graphics device

did u click on there?

[pliant mica]

Nope never

[pallid mango]

try clicking on it

[pliant mica]

Btw it’s back here after resetting

[pallid mango]

now just do the things i said before when we got here

[pliant mica]

Will be the B option if this doesn’t work lol

[pliant mica]

Again with this message

[pallid mango]

do you have the windows 11 box

[pliant mica]

Nope I don’t

[pallid mango]

hmm

did you got this?

[pliant mica]

Let me send a video of what happens

[pallid mango]

try to click on browse

@pliant mica

[pliant mica]

Yup I clicked it

[pallid mango]

try to click upgrade

the option before u had this

send an video if it works or image

[pallid mango]

ill ping someone to help you out, i ran out of ideas

he got some ideas

[solemn cliff]

makes sense, you can't upgrade from USB

[pliant mica]

Lol thank you, it’s incredible how I am just unlucky 🫠

[pallid mango]

try unplug the usb and then install

[pliant mica]

Thank you as well for helping me!

[pallid mango]

@pliant mica

[pallid mango]

does it work without usb?

[pallid mango]

ohhhh

[pliant mica]

Now we got this screen

[pallid mango]

lets try my options first, if it doesnt work, ill ping toad again

from google
So, what should you do when a media driver is missing on Windows 10? You might notice that the USB installation media is booting properly. However, the installation process is not successful due to a missing USB hub driver. There are various reasons why this error occurs, and here are some of them:

Corrupted ISO media or DVD drive
Malfunctioning USB drive or port
Missing USB or DVD driver
Unit uses Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) instead of Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)

im going to use google because i ran out of ideas

is that ok?

@pliant mica

[pliant mica]

Sure thing, if you’re able to translate what it tells you that’s completely fine

I try myself but can’t just understand some terminology and logic

[pallid mango]

Before you can even try fixing the issue, you have to ensure that your computer meets the requirements for Windows 10. Moreover, you should update your BIOS before you initiate a clean installation of the operating system. Listed below are the minimum system requirements for running Windows 10:

RAM: 2GB for 64-bit or 1GB for 32-bit
CPU: 1GHz or a faster processor or SoC
HDD: 20GB for 64-bit OS or 16GB for 32-bit OS
GPU: DirectX 9 or a later version with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: At least 800×600

[solemn cliff]

is secure boot on ?

[pallid mango]

11*

i ran out of ideas

[pliant mica]

Should be if I remember correctly

[solemn cliff]

W11 needs 4GB of RAM minimum iirc, and a TPM module so a supported CPU

[pallid mango]

got the wrong windows

[pallid mango]

You can try to re-plug the USB drive to fix the problem. Try the steps below:

1. When you see the error message popping up, click Cancel.

[solemn cliff]

try turning it off and see if the install media sees something

[pallid mango]

i got some ideas

[solemn cliff]

if not, go in the bios and see if your drive's detected

[pliant mica]

Wait let’s follow Benelux first just because of order

[pallid mango]

this one?

this the bios?

[pliant mica]

I’m already pretty noob with tech, mixing two infos is worse

[pallid mango]

#1236279160704471150 message

[neat meteor]

beneluxxer#0 - #W11 Installation Help

You can try to re-plug the USB drive to fix the problem. Try the steps below:

1. When you see the error message popping up, click Cancel.

Quoted by beneluxxer#0 • [1025689263364390972] · May 4, 2024, 12:26 PM

[pliant mica]

Plugged again but won’t work

[pallid mango]

click cancel if you see the message

If re-plugging the USB drive doesn’t work, you can try another USB port:

1. When you see the error message popping up, click Cancel.

2. The Windows installation will return back, then unplug the USB drive from your computer.

3. Plug the USB drive into another USB port. If you have the USB 2.0 port with your PC/laptop, try to plug the USB drive into the USB 2.0 port.

4. Try to install Windows again to see if it works.

@pliant mica

[pliant mica]

Let me try

[pallid mango]

afk

[pliant mica]

Back here

It’s a daunting loop

2 hours in, I just want to make music in my life lol

[solemn cliff]

is the bios in UEFI or legacy mode ?

[pliant mica]

Idk, and idk how to change that

I should go back to the bios screen right?

[pallid mango]

back

i ran out of ideas

[solemn cliff]

yeah

[celest niche]

Ok so whats going on

[pallid mango]

hes trying to install windows 11 but he doesnt have a driver

[pliant mica]

I thank you for your support, I’m sad to just be the unluckiest person ever, this pc has been delayed, now it’s not booting, lol

[pallid mango]

you have to buy a driver or gett one i think

[celest niche]

Huh

[celest niche]

Where did you get the Windows 11 ISO

[pallid mango]

he doesnt have a driver he said

the laptop said that

[solemn cliff]

this is such a troublesome bios, it's not one i'm used to see

i'm more used to the "classical" kinds of interfaces, grey and blue

[solemn cliff]

says EFI USB, so it's in UEFI mode at least

but the lack of driver's weird

[pliant mica]

This kind of thing right?

[solemn cliff]

yeah, a bit more familiar to this kind of interface

[pliant mica]

Secure boot is disabled btw

[solemn cliff]

the SSD is detected in BIOS, secure boot is off, it's most likely in UEFI

why isn't it working, definitely should

[pliant mica]

Idrk

I’m a musician and don’t really know much about tech

Like, why can’t I just start the stupid pc and make music 💀

[celest niche]

Wait

[pliant mica]

Sure, I’ll take a coffee to drown my sadness with caffeine

[celest niche]

Do you have a second USB drive perchance?

[pliant mica]

I do

[solemn cliff]

You wanna suggest he redoes the USB ? Or he gets the driver for his Intel SSD ?

[celest niche]

I'm looking up something rq

[pliant mica]

Thank you guys. I lost more than a week of job for the delivery delay, and I’m not stuck with this pc I can’t make to boot 🥲 I’m psychologically suffering this situation a lot as it’s a very difficult period for me and your help is more than very appreciated right now.❤️🙇🏼

Lmk if you need more details

What I’m understanding is that I’m missing drivers: are those downloadable from Lenovo/Microsoft’s websites?

[celest niche]

Probably, but you might have to jump through some hoops to get the drivers to work
I can figure it out rq if you give me a few.

[pliant mica]

Sure ping whenever :)

I’m scrolling the options trying to find some solutions (which I can’t obv find but might help you with troubleshooting). Just saw this and thought about sharing

[celest niche]

I extracted the driver from the setup EXE, just give me a minute and I'll send it here

[celest niche]

That probably won't help; it's an issue with the ISO missing the Intel Storage driver

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kW2546d8naL9gHMATd5mBcdlR0zN40-F/view?usp=drivesdk Got the driver uploaded.

Extract it to a folder in the 2nd USB drive

[pliant mica]

Will do it rn

Ok I extracted it

[celest niche]

Alright, now get back to the part of setup where it asks for a driver and insert the 2nd USB when it asks you to load a driver

[pliant mica]

Won’t work

Sending a pic

[celest niche]

Hold on, click OK and then click Browse

[pliant mica]

Okie

[celest niche]

Click on "19.3.0.1016" and then click "OK"

[pliant mica]

Oh yes it got selected

Now I should click next

[celest niche]

Yes

[pliant mica]

Doing some work 😍

You can’t imagine how happy I am about seeing a light at the end of the tunnel

Shall I click next again?

[celest niche]

If you're ready to install Windows, yes.

[pliant mica]

I think I am

Lol, I mean, idk if there’s anything else to do before booting a brand new pc

[celest niche]

Well, not really.

[pliant mica]

Amazing

It’s installing 🥹🥹

Good lord thank you so much.❤️🥹

[celest niche]

No problem

[pliant mica]

https://tenor.com/view/v-a-sly-racoon-gif-1059878024555900171

It’s alive 😎

[pallid mango]

did it work?

[pliant mica]

It worked!

Thank you all for helping me out guys 🥹❤️

[quasi saffron]

usb is just a flash of the dvd btw

[pallid mango]

stop pinging me man