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milanomaroon
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Jan 14, 2026

Trouble Reinstalling Windows 11

I believe my windows 11 could be corrupted. I have lost the ability to connect to wifi. Shows "no connections available". Have tried all the usual things - reset the network, reinstall the network adapter driver, nothing works. Have tried to download and install Windows update 24h repair file but it won't install.

So I have backed up my SSD and made a USB boot drive. Booted from the USB drive and first tried repairing Windows 11 which wouldn't install. Next tried installing a new copy of Windows 11. I got to the point where I had to select the drive to install on. Problem is Drive 0 is listed as 0 bytes and I can't select it. Using the command prompt I tried diskpart / list drive / select drive 0 / and clean but received another error message saying no Drive 0. However if I am in Windows I can see 4 drive 0's using Disk Management. Chkdsk /f/r runs and says all is good yet I cannot reinstall Windows 11 from either inside windows or from Support Assistant.

I question whether my SSD is corrupted but have not been able to find any software that tell me that. Was hoping a clean reinstall of the OS would fix this.

By the way, with the exception of no wifi the rest of Windows works just fine. I can get the internet using an ethernet connection so not all is lost. Any ideas?  

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  • Rendiyu's avatar
    Rendiyu
    Iron Contributor

    Power down the laptop, disconnect power, and carefully open it following manufacturer guidelines. Reseat the SSD to ensure a solid connection.

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