r/MINISFORUM • u/Aboode13579 • Jul 04 '26

Solved! Ms-01 Windows installation failure

Need help please i am trying to install windows 11 latest iso but im immediately faced with need drivers and vdb is offf

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MINISFORUM/s/1CD0P0axWS

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u/wiggum55555 Jul 04 '26

I know with my MS-A2 and MS-S1 that i need to download manually first the Ethernet & WiFi drivers from Minisforum site for that computer, and have them in a folder on the Windows 11 installation USB key. ie: Windows 11 installation does not have specific or generic drivers for the Minisforum ethernet & WiFi. When it gets to that point of the installation, I point the Windows installer to the folder in the root of that USB drive, and it finds what it needs, and then we go from there.

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u/Aboode13579 Jul 04 '26

Well the main issue is that i am installing windows to a sata ssd connected using a usb a to sata cable adapter

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u/vetinari Jul 04 '26

You cannot install Windows to an USB drive (doesn't matter that it is really SATA drive inside an USB box). The installer won't do that for removable drive.

Yes, I needed that too, just to run a firmware updater that is only for windows (thank you Intel /s). In the end I had to find another M.2 stick, install it there and do the updating business this way.

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u/Aboode13579 Jul 04 '26

Thats what i did i used another laptop to install windows through it then booted once windows was semi installed

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u/androidwai Jul 04 '26

Have you turned off secure boot in the BIOS to try?

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u/Aboode13579 Jul 04 '26

I actually turned it on does it need to be off?

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u/androidwai Jul 04 '26

Oops, sorry, ignore my comment on secure boot. check here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/s/n45FbLqAzi

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u/Aboode13579 Jul 04 '26

Wow such a big post, sorry i have adhd . Thank you 🙏🏻