Can't install windows without ethernet

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Just installing windows 11 on my new rig. At the set up screen where it wants to connect to a network. It can't detect the WiFi and there is no hard cable. So I'm stuck.

How do Microsoft get even more stupid and incompetent over time!

Trying the CMD bypass but although I can open the CMD prompt I can't type in it.

Help please?

Thanks.
 
What keyboard are you using? Might want to try a different USB port, had this happen a couple of times and turns out I initially had it plugged in on the ports controlled by a 3rd party controller. Using the USB ports directly controlled by the CPU/chipset allowed it to work.
 
Thanks. I tried two different keywords in three USB ports. CMD prompt wouldn't recognise them.

The 30m ethernet cable across my house did the trick. I wonder if MS will refund the ten quid it cost.
 
I very recently installed 11 without a lan cable or wifi. It asked to set up using internet, and then gave an option to carry on with a 'limited experience' without internet. Job done.
connected to the internet once the local account was created.
 
Bit of a weird one
Since assuming you did shift +f10
To get command prompt
It was recognising your keyboard

@drakulton
Depends what version number you used
The later the version number
The more draconian they are getting
Previous versions I used to be able to bypass
Making a Microsoft account
Simply by saying my email address was [email protected]
But they're just making it harder and harder
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
@drakulton
Depends what version number you used
The later the version number
The more draconian they are getting
Previous versions I used to be able to bypass
Making a Microsoft account
Simply by saying my email address was [email protected]
But they're just making it harder and harder
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It's the latest version that I downloaded from the site this week. I did specify to create media for another PC and not for the one I was creating the install media with.
 
drakulton said:
It's the latest version that I downloaded from the site this week. I did specify to create media for another PC and not for the one I was creating the install media with.
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I am mainly using preview versions
So may be a taste of what's to come sadly
Though did my stepson build recently
And had to use shift +f10
Then the bypass command on his

I guess it's also possible
When you download it
Even with same version number
Some people may get slight differences
Happens often on preview versions
Some people get certain features but others don't
Even though same build number
 
drakulton said:
I very recently installed 11 without a lan cable or wifi. It asked to set up using internet, and then gave an option to carry on with a 'limited experience' without internet. Job done.
connected to the internet once the local account was created.
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I didn't get that option.

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Bit of a weird one
Since assuming you did shift +f10
To get command prompt
It was recognising your keyboard

@drakulton
Depends what version number you used
The later the version number
The more draconian they are getting
Previous versions I used to be able to bypass
Making a Microsoft account
Simply by saying my email address was [email protected]
But they're just making it harder and harder
Click to expand...

Yeah the keyboard thing was strange. Shift F10 worked.
 
drakulton said:
I very recently installed 11 without a lan cable or wifi. It asked to set up using internet, and then gave an option to carry on with a 'limited experience' without internet. Job done.
connected to the internet once the local account was created.
Click to expand...
The option only appeared on W11 Pro if I remember, home version doesn't have it. No idea if it's still there now though.
 
LizardKing said:
I've noticed on the newer variants of the win11 installer the cmd prompt isn't the focus until you click it with the mouse to bring it to the top, even though it opens over the setup screen.
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I made sure it was in focus.

Orcvader said:
The option only appeared on W11 Pro if I remember, home version doesn't have it. No idea if it's still there now though.
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I tried again with Pro. No different.
 
I struggled with a new Asus laptop a few months ago. Connected to the net via setup and kept wanting me to sign in to a MS account.

I can't remember how I got round it in the end but it took a while!
 
superleeds27 said:
I struggled with a new Asus laptop a few months ago. Connected to the net via setup and kept wanting me to sign in to a MS account.

I can't remember how I got round it in the end but it took a while!
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Just enter a non valid/blacklisted email
[email protected] works for me
Last time I tried anyway
Though they do keep altering stuff
 
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