Question "Install driver to show hardware"

[pcbuilder777]

I built a PC and put windows installation on a USB but when I plug in the windows 11 USB, I get "install driver to show hardware" and don't know what to do.

 

[rgd1101]

pc spec?
latest windows 11 installation from ms website?

 

[pcbuilder777]

Yes and

 

[pcbuilder777]

I'm stuck here now. When I click next nothing happens.

I was able to proceed this far by adding my old drives to the PC one has Windows 10 on it. I plugged in the USB media tool for Windows 11 like before.

 

[pcbuilder777]

Weird it finally loaded to installing windows 11 after a very long delay

 

[Ralston18]

Not sure about why the delay.

However, when installing Windows there should only be one drive of at least 256 GB as the intended C: drive.

It appears that the target install drive is 1 TB - is that correct?

All other drives should be removed (or at least disconnected) for Windows installs or reinstalls.

Could be that Windows had to continually check and otherwise look through all of those other drives...

Before doing anything else, I suggest that you open Disk Management, expand the window so all drives can be fully seen, take a screenshot, and post the screenshot here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

Simply a bit of a "sanity check" to verify that all is well.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[pcbuilder777]

Not sure about why the delay.

However, when installing Windows there should only be one drive of at least 256 GB as the intended C: drive.

It appears that the target install drive is 1 TB - is that correct?

All other drives should be removed (or at least disconnected) for Windows installs or reinstalls.

Could be that Windows had to continually check and otherwise look through all of those other drives...

Before doing anything else, I suggest that you open Disk Management, expand the window so all drives can be fully seen, take a screenshot, and post the screenshot here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

Simply a bit of a "sanity check" to verify that all is well.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

I originally just installed a m.2 drive but that led to the install driver to show hardware issue. So I plugged in my old drives and was able to install Windows 11 on disk 2. Disk 0 is my old SSD, disk 1 is my hard drive with Windows 10, and disk 2 is my m.2 drive and has Windows 11.

 

[pcbuilder777]

I just want windows 11 on the m.2 drive and to free the others for storage

 

[SkyNetRising]

I just want windows 11 on the m.2 drive and to free the others for storage

You didn't list your hardware.
What storage devices do you have?
Which one of those is M.2 ?

 

[triplex1]

Weird it finally loaded to installing windows 11 after a very long delay

because your memories run with 2133 and because you have loaded all the hard disks, disconnect all of them except the m2 you want, put windows and then put the disks again
Try with iso file to burn with rufus