Windows 11 latest driver/HW list repository?

[Kjell]

My host computer (which compiles Windows via NTLite) is running a heavily modified Windows 11 which has all Hyper-V related features removed (meaning components/drivers). Because of this, my separate computer which runs on a OEM installation of Windows 11 can't find HDD drivers in Hyper-V during Windows Setup with a image compiled on my host computer:

A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD or USB flash drive with the drive on it, please insert it now.

No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK.

I'm just compiling Windows 11 with all the latest updates (check the preset below).

This leads me to my question:

• Is there a repository with all the latest drivers/HW list which I can download and import onto Integrate > Drivers section?
• Perhaps I can add the drivers directly from within Win11_English_x64v1.iso?
• Or maybe Integrate Drivers step shouldn't be checked at all?

Not sure if this can be classified as a bug or feature request nuhi

 

[Kjell]

I've solved the issue which I've encountered with missing drivers - performing certain updates on boot.wim & winre.wim makes drivers go missing. The solution is to not update the installation media but rather just the operating system. Here's a related issue from 2015 (although in my case, sources/install.wim is there):

https://www.ntlite.com/discussions/...ating-system-not-found-refresh-when-available
if I just do the security updates, it also works so it's either non-security or .NET causing the media driver issue...

Regarding my main question about importing latest Drivers / HW Lists, here's a similar question from a while back:

https://www.ntlite.com/discussions/#/discussion/940/integrate-drivers-hw-list-purposes

Would love to know if there's any updates to this topic

 

[garlin]

I've solved the issue which I've encountered with missing drivers - performing certain updates on boot.wim & winre.wim makes drivers go missing. The solution is to not update the installation media but rather just the operating system. Here's a related issue from 2015 (although in my case, sources/install.wim is there):

The normal rule is don't apply Windows Updates to boot.wim or winre.wim, with exception of the W7 NVME driver.

Neither image requires updating, because they're only expected to run Setup or Recovery tools then exit. Some updates do no harm when applied, others like CU might have trouble because WinPE and WinRE are subsets of Windows -- they're missing many components. The only update which applies to the ISO media is the Dynamic Update for Setup. If you normally build a new ISO right before install, this update isn't useful.

As for a latest HW driver list, that's a management headache. Who decides which is the latest/best driver? With some sites, are they actually qualifying suggested drivers, or just writing code that blindly matches vendor id X against latest INF file Y?

I hear you, but it's more time consuming to pursue driver management then it is for NTLite to know Windows components.