Question Can I uninstall Windows 11 Home without connecting to an ethernet cable?

[marliyna]

I accidentally downloaded the wrong Windows version and am now stuck on the ethernet connection page. I can't exit or go back and have tried to turn the pc off and remove the USB. Is there a way to switch to a different version or to uninstall it without having to move my PC to an ethernet cable?

 

[USAFRet]

I accidentally downloaded the wrong Windows version and am now stuck on the ethernet connection page. I can't exit or go back and have tried to turn the pc off and remove the USB. Is there a way to switch to a different version or to uninstall it without having to move my PC to an ethernet cable?

Please give us a detailed list of what you started with, and what you did.
Along with your actual parts list.

You can't "uninstall" a Windows OS. You can probably do a full wipe and reinstall.

 

[marliyna]

Please give us a detailed list of what you started with, and what you did.
Along with your actual parts list.

You can't "uninstall" a Windows OS. You can probably do a full wipe and reinstall.

I downloaded the Windows 11 installation media onto a flash drive/usb and plugged it into my pc. I didn't activate Windows and selected the first Windows 11 Home option and then put in language and country and now I'm on the ethernet connection step.

This is my pc:
CPU: Ryzen AMD 5 7600x
Cooler: NZXT Kraken 360
Motherboard: MSI B650 EDGE wifi ATX
SSD: Corsair Force MP600 CORE XT SSD 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2
Ram: Corsair Vengance RGB DDR5-5600 32GB CL40 Dual Channel
GPU: Gigabyte Geforce RTX 4060
SSD: Samsung 870 EVO SSD 1TB 2.5'' SATA 600
PSU: Corsair RM750
Case: NZXT H9 Elite

Can I do the full wipe and reinstall from the ethernet step?

 

[USAFRet]

Is your system connected to a working ethernet port?

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[marliyna]

Is your system connected to a working ethernet port?

How To - Windows 11 clean install tutorial

Windows 11 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows 11, version 23H2 or newer but can be equally applied to earlier versions which may have some basic differences in the screens you see but will largely remain similar in...

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No that's the problem I don't have an ethernet port in my room

 

[USAFRet]

No that's the problem I don't have an ethernet port in my room

Temporary long ethernet cable to wherever the router is?

 

[marliyna]

Temporary long ethernet cable to wherever the router is?

Does the ethernet port not need to be connected at all times?

 

[USAFRet]

Does the ethernet port not need to be connected at all times?

Moving forward, what will you use for connectivity?

 

[marliyna]

Moving forward, what will you use for connectivity?

I wanted to connect wirelessly through the motherboard. I thought it being wifi meant that it didn't need any cable connections to the internet

 

[USAFRet]

I wanted to connect wirelessly through the motherboard. I thought it being wifi meant that it didn't need any cable connections to the internet

After the install, and after you install whatever WiFi drivers you need, then no problem.
WiFi it is.

 

[marliyna]

After the install, and after you install whatever WiFi drivers you need, then no problem.
WiFi it is.

So once the installation is finished I don't need the ethernet connection anymore?

 

[USAFRet]

So once the installation is finished I don't need the ethernet connection anymore?

Correct.