Windows 11 installation royally messed up 😔


Only thing I could suggest when ready to throw in the towel and do a clean install is first search registry for all Nvidia references and delete them. Then reboot and try to install video drivers again. Just a last ditch effort since you've verified a clean install of the latest release works.
 

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11 Pro 25H2i7-10750H16GB Samsung DDR4 3200Intel + Nvidia RTX3060 Laptop
OS
11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
MSI
CPU
i7-10750H
Motherboard
MSI MS-17F5
Memory
16GB Samsung DDR4 3200
Graphics Card(s)
Intel + Nvidia RTX3060 Laptop
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 24" Curved (HDMI)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Sabrent Rocket Gen3 1Tb Smasung EVO 870 1TB
Antivirus
Bitdefender
If I run just SFCfix, without the script, this is what happens:

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SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro.
Start time: 2024-05-12 14:30:33.214
Microsoft Windows 10 Build 22631 - amd64
Not using a script file.

SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro has encountered an unhandled exception.
Currently storing 3 datablocks.
Finish time: 2024-05-12 14:30:40.618
----------------------EOF-----------------------
 

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Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882Ryzen 9 5950X32GBRTX 4080
OS
Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4080
Monitor(s) Displays
Aorus 2160p 144Hz + NexiGo Aurora Pro UHD HDMI 2.1 projector
Screen Resolution
2160p
Keyboard
Logitech 915
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
100MB
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareHunter + MalwareBytes
Why are you not using an elevated CMD prompt for running sfc /scannow?
Should be run in C:\Windows\System32>sfc /scannow otherwise it will fail!
 

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Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel Alder lake i7 12700K32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP2EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
My Self
CPU
Intel Alder lake i7 12700K
Motherboard
Asus z690 Gaming WiFi D4, Bios Ver 4505
Memory
32 Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 XMP2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 3070ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming & Intel Arc
Sound Card
Via Display port
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell AW2723DF
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440 @ 280Hz G-Sync mode
Hard Drives
WD Black SN850 1Tb NVME (Boot Drive)
WD BLACK SN850X + Heatsink 1Tb NVME
Samsung 870 Qvo 1Tb SSD,
Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-219L
WD Black SN850x NVME 2Tb x3
PSU
Corsair RM850
Case
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
Cooling
Be Quiet Shadow Rock 3
Keyboard
Logitech G Pro
Mouse
Logitech G903, Lightspeed + Powerplay Mat
Internet Speed
900Mb/900Mb Fritz!Box 7590ax v2
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Firefox
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MS Defender
Other Info
Logitech C930e webcam
Synology DS218 play 2 x 4Tb Synology HAT3300-4T
steveg said:
Only thing I could suggest when ready to throw in the towel and do a clean install is first search registry for all Nvidia references and delete them. Then reboot and try to install video drivers again. Just a last ditch effort since you've verified a clean install of the latest release works.
Click to expand...


PS: Uninstall Nvidia drivers first then reboot, then search registry and delete. Do this offline.
 

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11 Pro 25H2i7-10750H16GB Samsung DDR4 3200Intel + Nvidia RTX3060 Laptop
OS
11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
MSI
CPU
i7-10750H
Motherboard
MSI MS-17F5
Memory
16GB Samsung DDR4 3200
Graphics Card(s)
Intel + Nvidia RTX3060 Laptop
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 24" Curved (HDMI)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Sabrent Rocket Gen3 1Tb Smasung EVO 870 1TB
Antivirus
Bitdefender
PenPusher said:
Why are you not using an elevated CMD prompt for running sfc /scannow?
Should be run in C:\Windows\System32>sfc /scannow otherwise it will fail!
Click to expand...
I am. I usually go with the "Terminal (Admin)", but just in case...

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As you can see, exact same result...
 

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Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882Ryzen 9 5950X32GBRTX 4080
OS
Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4080
Monitor(s) Displays
Aorus 2160p 144Hz + NexiGo Aurora Pro UHD HDMI 2.1 projector
Screen Resolution
2160p
Keyboard
Logitech 915
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
100MB
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareHunter + MalwareBytes
glasskuter said:
True but then his bootloader could (and probably would) end up on the first drive. It's ALWAYS recommended when installing windows to physically disconnect or disable in UEFI bios all other drives except the one where you are installing windows to insure that the bootloader is installed on the same drive as windows..
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i assumed disconnecting the current hdd while installing the new one was a gimme as i, in a later step, said to slave off the original hdd to pull drivers manually lol.
 

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Windows 11 Pro
Milincho said:
I am. I usually go with the "Terminal (Admin)", but just in case...
Click to expand...
Make another try with a message to Blue Robot to help.
I believe the problem is about the registry like mine.
Also if you have a recent image backup is a good solution. You will lose few things.
 

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Windows 11 ProIntel 113700H16GBNVIDIA RTX 3050 ti
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion 17 cd2205nw
CPU
Intel 113700H
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 3050 ti
Screen Resolution
1980x1020
Hard Drives
Micron 512GB
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
100Mbs
Browser
Vivaldi , Edge
Antivirus
Windows defender
In the end I decided to face the evil and try a clean install. With TransWiz's ForensiT Move Computer help to preserve my user's data I installed a fresh Windows 11 22631.3527 and then restored the saved user data and moved back all the old files and folders the Windows installation put in Windows.old.

To my surprise this worked pretty well, and I didn't have to reinstall or fiddle with the vast majority of my programs, tools, utilities, licenses, configurations, etc. 90% or more worked fine straight away just by doing that.

Now SFC, DISM and Windows Update all work fine.

First thing I did now was a full backup in Macrium *and* made a second copy of it in another machine... 😆

Cheers and thanks to everyone that tried to help with this crap.
 

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Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882Ryzen 9 5950X32GBRTX 4080
OS
Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4080
Monitor(s) Displays
Aorus 2160p 144Hz + NexiGo Aurora Pro UHD HDMI 2.1 projector
Screen Resolution
2160p
Keyboard
Logitech 915
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
100MB
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareHunter + MalwareBytes
Milincho said:
In the end I decided to face the evil and try a clean install. With TransWiz's ForensiT Move Computer help to preserve my user's data I installed a fresh Windows 11 22631.3527 and then restored the saved user data and moved back all the old files and folders the Windows installation put in Windows.old.

To my surprise this worked pretty well, and I didn't have to reinstall or fiddle with the vast majority of my programs, tools, utilities, licenses, configurations, etc. 90% or more worked fine straight away just by doing that.

Now SFC, DISM and Windows Update all work fine.

First thing I did now was a full backup in Macrium *and* made a second copy of it in another machine... 😆

Cheers and thanks to everyone that tried to help with this crap.
Click to expand...


Were you able to install the desired driver for your graphics card?
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Education For 25H2Intel® Core i7 5500u8 GBIntel HD Family Graphics 5500 AMD Firepro 4150M
    OS
    Windows 11 Education For 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ZBook G2
    CPU
    Intel® Core i7 5500u
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Family Graphics 5500 AMD Firepro 4150M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Audio
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro For Workstations 25H2Xeon 1535m v632 GBAMD Quadro Pro 4100
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro For Workstations 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Zbook G4
    CPU
    Xeon 1535m v6
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Quadro Pro 4100
    Sound Card
    Bang and Olufson Audio
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
NormanF said:
Were you able to install the desired driver for your graphics card?
Click to expand...
Yeah... no problem anymore with that.

Now the only issue I have is that the search function in the Start menu doesn't work... 🤔
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882Ryzen 9 5950X32GBRTX 4080
OS
Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4080
Monitor(s) Displays
Aorus 2160p 144Hz + NexiGo Aurora Pro UHD HDMI 2.1 projector
Screen Resolution
2160p
Keyboard
Logitech 915
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
100MB
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareHunter + MalwareBytes
Milincho said:
Yeah... no problem anymore with that.

Now the only issue I have is that the search function in the Start menu doesn't work... 🤔
Click to expand...

I don't have the issue on Open Shell because I've a third party start menu. And I installed Fluent Search to look for stuff you can't find with the default Windows Search.
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Education For 25H2Intel® Core i7 5500u8 GBIntel HD Family Graphics 5500 AMD Firepro 4150M
    OS
    Windows 11 Education For 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP ZBook G2
    CPU
    Intel® Core i7 5500u
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Family Graphics 5500 AMD Firepro 4150M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Audio
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro For Workstations 25H2Xeon 1535m v632 GBAMD Quadro Pro 4100
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro For Workstations 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Zbook G4
    CPU
    Xeon 1535m v6
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Quadro Pro 4100
    Sound Card
    Bang and Olufson Audio
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Mouse
    HP USB Mouse
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Milincho said:
Yeah... no problem anymore with that.

Now the only issue I have is that the search function in the Start menu doesn't work... 🤔
Click to expand...
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to reset the Windows Search components to fix problems with the feature on Windows 11.

 

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Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
FreeBooter said:
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to reset the Windows Search components to fix problems with the feature on Windows 11.
Click to expand...

I found out it was due to (stupid) me doing a 'Take Ownership' of the whole Windows\SystemResources folder to be able to modify icons and colors from shell32.dll.mun and zipfldr.dll.mun.

I already found out a less invasive way running Total Commander as a TrustedInstaller via WinaeroTweaker, so it can rename and overwrite those files without haven to 'Take Ownership' of the whole folder and files, which causes undesirable side effects like the broken search feature in Start Menu.

But just in case... after doing that ' Take Ownership' mistake... is there any way to go back and reset the files and folder back to their original ownership and permissions?

I tried running the typical SFC /Scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth but they didn't solve that... 🤔
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882Ryzen 9 5950X32GBRTX 4080
OS
Win 11 Pro 24H2 26100.1882
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
RTX 4080
Monitor(s) Displays
Aorus 2160p 144Hz + NexiGo Aurora Pro UHD HDMI 2.1 projector
Screen Resolution
2160p
Keyboard
Logitech 915
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
100MB
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
MalwareHunter + MalwareBytes

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655i9-10900 10 core 20 threads32 gbnone-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8655
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    #1 Edge #2 Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.8457AMD Ryzen 7 6800U32 gbintegrated
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.8457
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink Mini PC SER5
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial nvme
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    still too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26200.8457
Milincho said:
I found out it was due to (stupid) me doing a 'Take Ownership' of the whole Windows\SystemResources folder to be able to modify icons and colors from shell32.dll.mun and zipfldr.dll.mun.

I already found out a less invasive way running Total Commander as a TrustedInstaller via WinaeroTweaker, so it can rename and overwrite those files without haven to 'Take Ownership' of the whole folder and files, which causes undesirable side effects like the broken search feature in Start Menu.

But just in case... after doing that ' Take Ownership' mistake... is there any way to go back and reset the files and folder back to their original ownership and permissions?

I tried running the typical SFC /Scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth but they didn't solve that... 🤔
Click to expand...
Like suggested by @glasskuter it's good idea to repair install Windows 11 this will reset file/folder permissions.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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