Clean install from USB stuck - "no network drivers found"


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Doing clean install of Windows 11 onto Lenovo laptop. Using USB as source for installation files.
Stuck on 'connect to a network,' with message of "No network drivers found."
[Network adapter is Realtek LAN Driver for Windows 11 (64-bit)]
Tried search of whole installation file on USB - no driver found.
Tried search of whole C/ drive - no driver found.
Downloaded driver from Lenovo, used registry editing to make driver available - still getting the "No network drivers found" response.
Couldn't find appropriate driver from Realtek website.
STUMPED!

Thanks!
- Mary
 
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marcar said:
Doing clean install of Windows 11 onto Lenovo laptop. Using USB as source for installation files.
Stuck on 'connect to a network,' with message of "No network drivers found."
[Network adapter is Realtek LAN Driver for Windows 11 (64-bit)]
Tried search of whole installation file on USB - no driver found.
Tried search of whole C/ drive - no driver found.
Downloaded driver from Lenovo, used registry editing to make driver available - still getting the "No network drivers found" response.
Couldn't find appropriate driver from Realtek website.
STUMPED!

Thanks!
- Mary
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Last resort If the Laptop runs Windows 10, install 10 and then upgrade to 11.
 

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welcome to eleven forum

when you start the install and you get to connect to the internet
just at the bottom of that window is
'have no internet connection'

click that and the install should proceed.
best of luck Steve ..
 

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marcar said:
Doing clean install of Windows 11 onto Lenovo laptop. Using USB as source for installation files.
Stuck on 'connect to a network,' with message of "No network drivers found."
[Network adapter is Realtek LAN Driver for Windows 11 (64-bit)]
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Just means the Windows installation media doesn't have the drivers for that particular device's network hardware. (becoming a more-and-more common phenomenon during clean installs for multiple devices/hardware)

In any case, as @XxXxX indicates above, do the install without a internet connection, anyway

How did you create the boot installation USB? If you didn't, use Rufus to create the USB. In the set up process it has an option to install with a local account (i.e. without an internet connection)
 

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Mary, I can help you with this. It's very easy :-). All I need to know is whether the realtek Ethernet adapter on your system is Gigabit Ethernet or a 2.5Gb Ethernet (if you know). If you do not know then we can work around that.
 

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