Top 5 Fixes For ‘No Device Drivers Were Found’ While Installing Windows 11/10

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Preliminary Fixes

Method 1: Disable CSM and Secure Boot

CSM and Secure Boot features can interfere with the installations, so you must disable them using the BIOS settings. You can install Windows 11 without Secure Boot if you have TPM 2.0 and UEFI on your PC. Here’s how to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS:

Step 1: Restartyour PC.

Step 2:Press the designatedF-key(usually the F2 or Esc key) to access the BIOS.

You need to check the key assigned by the PC manufacturer to access the BIOS.

Step 3:After you enter the BIOS, switch to theSecurity tab.

Note: Your PC’s BIOS option may differ. Look for the Secure Boot option in all the tabs in the BIOS.

Step 4:Click on theSecure Bootoption.

Step 5:Click on theSecure Boot Controloption and select theDisabledoption.

Step 6:Press theF10 keyto save the changes and exit the BIOS.

Step 7:Your PC will reboot, and you must boot using the Windows USB installation media. Proceed with the installation and check if the Windows setup encounters the same error.

Similarly, disable the CSM mode, which is also a feature in the BIOS that enables support for installing older operating systems.

Method 2: Download and Install the Missing Drivers

If your PC uses an Intel processor, download and extract theIntel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) driverfor your PC model. AMD users will have to do the same and download and extract theAMD RAID Driver (SATA, NVMe RAID) drivers.

After that, copy the extracted drivers folder to the Windows USB installation media.

Repeat the following steps:

Step 1:Power on your PC and boot using the Windows USB installation media till you reach where the setup asks you to load drivers. If you copied the drivers to another USB drive, plug it in.

Step 2:Click on theBrowsebutton.

Step 3:Select the appropriate driver folder and click on theOKbutton.

Step 4:Click on the driver to select it and then click on theNextbutton.

Step 5:After the driver installs successfully, pick a drive for installation and continue with the setup.

Method 3: Try Installing the 32-Bit Version (For Windows 10)

If you are having trouble with the Windows 10 installation, try the 32-bit version of the operating system instead of the 64-bit version. This is a temporary workaround that worked for many users, but you will have to stick with the 32-bit version on the OS. And whenever you wish to change, you’ll have to clean install the 64-bit version of Windows.

Method 4: Recreate the USB Installation Media

Corrupt USB installation media is also a reason why the error pops up when you try to select the drive and proceed with the Windows installation. So, you must recreate the Windows USB installation media with the help of either the Windows Media Creation tool or Rufus.

Ensure you download the latest ISO file from theofficial Windows websiteand use it to create the Windows USB installation media. Connect the USB drive to your PC and check if the installation proceeds without any errors.

Method 5: Convert Disk to GPT

Windows 11 requires the PC to support UEFI, and the storage drive must be in the GPT format. If the primary storage disk is in MBR format, you must convert it to GPT before installing the operating system.

Step 1:Press theShift + F10keyboard shortcut to open the Command Prompt on the Windows Setup page.

Step 2:Type the following command and pressEnterto launch the Diskpart utility:

Step 3:After that, execute the following command:

Step 4:You will see a list of all the disks, including the Windows USB installation media. Note the number of your system disk. The command to select the disk is:

Step 5:Replace the disknumber part with the actual number of the disk from the list. So, the final command in our case becomes:

Step 6:After selecting the disk, execute the following command:

Step 7:The selected disk is wiped clean. Execute the following command to convert it to GPT:

Step 8:After you see the successful command execution message, execute the following command:

Step 9:You will notice that an asterisk (*) appears in front of the disk under the GPT column. It indicates that the disk is in GPT format now.

Step 10:Close the Command Prompt window and continue the Windows installation.

That’s it. This should fix the no device drivers were found error from your Windows 10/11 PC once and for all.

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Last updated on 20 July, 2024

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