Wifi Networks Not showing when setting up windows 11 (fresh install)

[Gavin-W]

I have a HP 15-dy5007ca and I have just used the windows 11 installation media (from the downloadable software) and I have reached the stage where is prompts to connect to a WIFI network to complete the setup of windows 11. Not a single wifi network shows up in the screen. Am I missing a driver that I can somehow install or am I boned. (I am doing a fresh install on a new m.2 drive)  There are no ethernet ports on the laptop

[Gavin-W]

Also to note, I believe that there is a way to install a driver using a .inf file using CMD however hp only supplies .exe files for their drivers. 

[MrTouchy]

Two things.  Firstly the exe files are just self unzipped.  Run thebfile and it will extract all the files including the inf.

Secondly, I just discovered some HP laptops don't offer wifi even if they have a wifi chip and you have to use an USB wifi dongle.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @Gavin-W 

Watch this video for the solution.

How to set up Windows 11 with no Internet - YouTube

Once you are in W11, you can see if a driver is missing for your notebook's Wi-Fi adapter, download it from another PC copy the driver to a USB flash drive and run it from there.

If you do not know what model Wi-Fi adapter your notebook comes with and it needs a driver, there will be a device listed in the device manager labeled as a Network Controller.

If you post the hardware ID for the Network Controller device, I will post the link to the driver you need for it.

Use this guide to find the hardware ID for a device...

How to Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in the Device Manager (howtogeek.com)