When you boot from a Windows installation USB, the setup environment contains only basic, generic drivers. If your system’s storage is set to RAID or Intel RST (without AHCI), the installer will have no idea what to do with the drive. Consequently, your NVMe SSD or RAID array will not appear in the list of drives available for installation.
A: No. Windows has native AHCI drivers. If your BIOS is set to AHCI (not RAID or Optane), the installer will see your drive automatically. intel f6flpy-x64.zip
Example DISM command (mount your install.wim first): When you boot from a Windows installation USB,
The lack of direct zip files poses challenges when prepping Windows bootable media on alternative operating systems, like Ubuntu Linux, where running a Windows .exe application to extract content is complicated. Technicians can circumvent this issue using specific extraction methods outlined below. Step-by-Step Driver Extraction and Installation Example DISM command (mount your install
Advance through the prompts until you reach the screen titled
Windows will scan the folder and present one or more driver options. Typically, you will see: