Click Browse , find your driver folder, select it, and click OK . Windows will scan for compatible drivers.

This comprehensive feature will walk you through the immediate solution—installing drivers during setup—and provide a long-term strategy to prevent this headache in the future.

When you boot from this customized USB, Windows 11 will detect your network card immediately, allowing you to sign in with your Microsoft account and download updates during the setup process.

Navigate to your USB drive, locate the driver folder, and note the path (e.g., D:\Drivers\Network ).

: Follow the prompts again. When you return to the network screen, you will now see a new option: "I don’t have internet" .

Transfer the downloaded driver files onto a blank USB flash drive.