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
    2023-11-11T01:49:01+00:00

    I am having the same issue as the rest here. I have tried everything on this thread with nothing working.

    The ONLY that came close to working was using a USB wifi adapter which worked to the point of signing in to the network. I signed in and click next and it said I am not connected and to go back. So, I go back and it says that I AM connected to the network, click next and it says I am not connected.

    I have the updated drivers for my motherboard - MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk - but can't get out of Win setup to try and install them. Is there supposed to be somewhere in bios where I can update the wifi and network drivers?

    I also tried connecting with a ethernet cable and that didn't do anything.

    Any other suggestions?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-11T00:47:00+00:00

    @Microsoft - I just spent 15 minutes on the floor in my corridor on the cold cold tiles, connected via LAN cable to my router, so I could setup my brand new Asus TUF A15 laptop with WIN11.

    Because your idiot setup did not activate WIFI.

    After Win 11 finally loaded - WIFI was working, and I could select my router and connect..

    On both WIN 8 and WIN 10 the setup very easily activated my WIFI and found my router, so I could finish the install wireless - why are you such a fail and so incompetent, and keep breaking things, that were already working in previous versions????

    you suck.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-10T22:58:46+00:00

    Rock Star! Worked like a charm!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-04T13:29:27+00:00

    Bonjour,

    J’ai du aussi réinstaller Windows 11, sur un PC neuf, à cause d’une suppression par erreur, du compte Administrateur, j’ai eu le problème de l’écran bloqué à cause de la connexion à Internet qui ne s’établissait pas, avec aucune possibilité d’intervention.

    Le partage de connexion avec mon téléphone ne fonctionnait pas non plus.

    J’ai acheté un adapteur RG45 (pour la connexion Intranet de l’Internet) avec clé USB, de façon à avoir Internet en direct sur l’ordinateur, en branchant directement le routeur sur cet adaptateur RG45 et la prise USB sur l'ordinateur.

    Tout à merveilleusement fonctionné puisque la connexion avec Internet a pu se faire et la mise à jour Windows 11 s’effectuer.

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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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