Windows 11 fresh installation "Let's connect you to a network" stuck

Anonymous
2021-12-19T04:04:06+00:00

Hi,

I am trying to install Win11 on my new Lenovo Air14. It was delivered with a Chinese version if the OS, so I formatted everything. I created a USB-drive with a second PC using the Media Creation Tool, but now I am stuck at the "Let's connect you to a network" screen.

No Networks are shown (my other Notebook right next to it shows 29)

Next doesn't work (greyed out)

Shift + F10 doesn't work

ALT+F4, doesn't work

I can't open any of the three options on the bottom right (greyed out)

The only FN keys working are brightness, volume and "project screen" (Win+P)

Anything I can do? I thought about trying to install Win10 first and then update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T07:24:01+00:00

    This trick worked. You are a hero. This should be the top ranked answer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-23T11:02:06+00:00

    If you have a driver disk / dvd for your card (which might be needed for exotic hardware, i.e. laptop and/or it's network/wireless car), press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. Go to D:\ by typing D: and run the setup exe located in the DVD (or ISO). If you reboot you'll see a network connection has been added.

    Best regards,

    Jarek

    This tip helped me with my Lenovo laptop. I just pulled down the drivers, extracted them to USB and from that SHIFT+F10 menu, was able to run the install.bat file and boom -drivers installed, and my home networks appeared.

    Thanks heaps for this tip

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-27T10:18:22+00:00
    1. Go back to the language select screen (you may need to restart the setup if you are past this screen).
    2. Press Shift + F10 to launch Command Prompt.
    3. Type in OOBE\BYPASSNRO and press Enter.
    4. Your PC should reboot and at the setup screen you should see an option for “I don’t have internet.”
    5. Once Windows setup is completed, make sure to install the right network drivers for you PC.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-11T17:23:32+00:00

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000092599/intel-nuc.html For others that have this issue. Why Microsoft changed OOBE to not allow you to bypass this screen when wifi drivers aren't detected is ridiculous.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T18:33:01+00:00

    I was having this issue with Win 11 Pro on a desktop computer. I tried going into taskmgr and end the network task but it just had me retry. The only method I found that worked and wasn't to involved was Shift + F10 and at cmd prompte typing: "oobe\bypassnro" I followed this guide if interested https://pureinfotech.com/bypass-internet-connection-install-windows-11/

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