There might be drivers / setup in Windows 11 public release, just not in Insider installs, 😊 I haven't looked to see.
He's using the MCT trying to clean install Windows 11, that is Public Release.
Stop code: DRIVER PNP WATCHDOG
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I have an Asus Zenbook. After/during the latest Windows 11 update, I am no longer able to boot into windows. I get Stop code: DRIVER PNP WATCHDOG BSOD, and sometimes INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE. I can't get to the recovery environment, although BIOS is still working.
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BryceSor 5,510 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2022-07-23T01:04:31+00:00 There might be drivers / setup in Windows 11 public release, just not in Insider installs, 😊 I haven't looked to see.
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2022-07-23T00:29:05+00:00 I still think it's a driver problem and the blue and green screens point towards that, if the SSD was failing the bios might not see the drive or list it wrong.
These drives aren't new technology so whatever the problem one thing is for sure, Windows 11 should have the drivers built-in. This BS about loading drivers is ancient history, shame on MS.
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BryceSor 5,510 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-07-22T23:37:50+00:00 I still think it's a driver problem and the blue and green screens point towards that, if the SSD was failing the bios might not see the drive or list it wrong.
It's also rebuilding the cache so I would think the SSD is OK
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BryceSor 5,510 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-07-22T22:44:57+00:00 Can you tell us which operating system is installed? do you know the build number? Is the system Insider install or public release?
EDIT: sorry you are on Insider so do you know the build version?
Can you check all the setting in the bios to do with VMD and check your bios is running UEFI, if your setting are different can you post a picture of them please.
Your picture above about rebuilding is normal if say a power cut or power switch is turned off and once power is restored.
I downloaded the 11th and 12th Generation Platform and once extracted ended up with these files, if you added them to the Windows install USB (install the extracted folder complete) or just load the drivers using the USB stick they should be laid out like this. I would select the system driver but if you select the wrong one I don't think it comes up or shows, its been a while since I had to load drivers this way.. If it does work stop when it shows the hard drive and decide whether to clean install or repair, loading the right driver should only take a few seconds for it to work.
At this stage I would not try to update the bios as you might make the problem worse.
The reason you must load the driver this way is to make a bridge between the bios and Windows.
Hopefully the SSD will show up in this Window