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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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W11 might have the drivers within it but does warn you if you remove or damage the VMD drivers you will end up with a blue or green screen depending on Insider or public release.
That doesn't make sense.
How do you remove or damage drivers before a clean installation?
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The VMD is like an extra system or separate chip and at the moment you have to load the drivers manually when at this screen, W11 might have the drivers within it but does warn you if you remove or damage the VMD drivers you will end up with a blue or green screen depending on Insider or public release.
I don't know the mechanics behind the screen below so I can only go on what I have read at Intel and Asus web sites.
Not only do the drivers have to be right but the bios settings for VMD must be set correctly. The original installation might be damaged beyond repair
Insider Dev does have some Intel drivers already, but I am unsure if they are for Intel's VMD, you can install the drivers into the ISO. / winre image using DISM.
I might download a copy of W11 public to see.
W11 Public Release does not have drivers for this Intel drive released in 2019, otherwise it would have been recognized during installation without the need to load drivers.
The point is that W11 and even more so the Dev channel being way ahead in developement, should have built-in drivers for devices that are older than W11 itself.
Maybe there's a licensing dispute between Intel and MS, otherwise I can't think of a valid excuse to have to load drivers in this day and age.
Insider Dev does have some Intel drivers already, but I am unsure if they are for Intel's VMD, you can install the drivers into the ISO. / winre image using DISM.
I might download a copy of W11 public to see.
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.