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.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-23T11:49:04+00:00

    Fantastic tip - worked 100%.

    New PC build with MSI motherboard,. Got stuck at the Windows 11 install screen 'waiting for network' - with 'no network found' (even though I had both hard wired ethernet cable + built in Wi-Fi - but clearly Windows had found no working driver for either. (and MSI had shipped motherboard drivers on a CD - in 2023! - that's just cheap and silly, as almost no one had CD drives now)

    Anyway, Connected Samsung S21 phone to the PC via USB cable and put it in hotspot mode - found the USB hotspot mode switch (typically I hotspot via Wi-Fi - so had to look for the USB setting) but once selected - bingo - :-) hotspot network showed up on the 'stuck - waiting for network Windows install screen, and after than was able to complete install successfully.

    Really don't understand why Microsoft do not have a 'no network found' option on that screen - there must be some many occasions with new motherboard or other hardware, where the right Wi-Fi or Ethernet driver has not bene installed and people to stuck at that screen!

    (and I used to work for Microsoft, so usually I cut them some slack - but this current Windows 11 install process is just daft)

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-17T16:35:55+00:00

    Confirmed that this worked for me.

    Custom Build PC with no WiFi. Using Ethernet. Downloaded drivers on USB from manufacturer and it just worked after loading it like Richard described.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T12:12:59+00:00

    Thank you! This was the only thing I could get to work on my new NUC 12.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T16:14:42+00:00

    Only been posted about a dozen times in this thread alone.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T16:01:55+00:00

    From another Microsoft Answer on a similar question:

    Open cmd with Shift + F10 and type OOBE\BYPASSNRO.

    Your computer will restart and now you will have the "I don't have Internet" option.

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