Question New PC built, in the Windows 11 installer it is unable to locate wifi sources?

[quakerted]

Hello, I just recently assembled a new PC, and am attempting to set up Windows 11. As I am going through the process, it asks to set up an internet connection. However, my wifi is not being found by the PC, nor is any of my neighbor's wifi (which my other devices can always detect), making me think my PC is unable to find wifi for some reason.

My motherboard is an MSI MPG B650 EDGE WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard, and has built in wifi detection. The two antenna sticks are screwed into the correct threads on the back of the case. Anyone know what I can do next to get wifi working on it, short of going out and buying a long ethernet cord?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

is Windows installed and trying to connect or is this for the installation process that it wants to connect?

does the board's BIOS not show any connected networks or options to adjust?

 

[dwd999]

Hello, I just recently assembled a new PC, and am attempting to set up Windows 11. As I am going through the process, it asks to set up an internet connection. However, my wifi is not being found by the PC, nor is any of my neighbor's wifi (which my other devices can always detect), making me think my PC is unable to find wifi for some reason.

My motherboard is an MSI MPG B650 EDGE WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard, and has built in wifi detection. The two antenna sticks are screwed into the correct threads on the back of the case. Anyone know what I can do next to get wifi working on it, short of going out and buying a long ethernet cord?

Contrary to popular belief, the windows installer does not contain drivers for every hardware device out there in order to limit the size of the installer file. This is why they prefer that you have an ethernet connection when you run the installer. So you would first need to download the wifi driver from the motherboard's website. Here is an example:

https://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/mb/amd_wifi_driver.zip