In reply to a post by Pheasant:

I’m all set for Windows alternatives. Need a working Windows 11 laptop. Ideally 24H2. Hence thread

Hopefully the Lenovo media is restoring 23H2 as it appears the Oct & Nov patches if added to the 24H2 removable media when building cause a problem. The Dec patch resolves. Won’t affect many people whom don’t build machines from removable media. My employer is still in pilot for 24H2, only those whom have opted in to be on the troubled path have got it. And those of us whom have to support customer systems 🤨

https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/27/microsoft_win...

Cheers. It’s a topic for discussion with Lenovo Support. From what I can tell it’s using image version 10.0.26100.1

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Cheers. It’s a topic for discussion with Lenovo Support. From what I can tell it’s using image version 10.0.26100.1

I think that build number is 24H2, assuming its the Windows build number.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-he...

Or

https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_11_build_26100.1

Yeah. From what I could find it’s an early foundation build of 24H2. It’s in Lenovo’s court right now to give me a workable solution.

A recovery key build that then BDODs is pretty [censored].

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Yeah. From what I could find it’s an early foundation build of 24H2. It’s in Lenovo’s court right now to give me a workable solution. A recovery key build that then BDODs is pretty [censored].

Sounds like they’ve released an untested version! Is there not an older one on the website to download as well? Shame; they used to be better

That’s what I need to find out during business hours. As far as I can tell the image is based on a lookup of the serial number of the machine. It delivers precisely one configured build of W11. Which makes sense, given the variety of factory configurations and add-in options available for these machines.

I agree it’s a real let-down by Lenovo especially on brand-new tin. They’re better than this (or used to be).

Verbatim Lenovo instructions below, following my first contact:

There was also a PDF attachment, summarising the process for creating and downloading a USB recovery key.

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Thank you for contacting Lenovo Technical Support,

We are contacting you regarding the above case you logged with us.

Please update the following drivers from the links bellow:

BIOS/UEFI Update
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/laptops-...

Chipset Driver Update (Motherboard Devices)
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/laptops-...

The Graphics Driver
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/laptops-...


If the issue still persist try to re-image the laptop using the Lenovo recovery media as instructed bellow:

1. Use the following link to create a Lenovo account with a valid email address:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en
2. Enter the serial number of the device to request a recovery OS:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/lenovorecovery?li...

Instructions to create the recovery key:
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/ht103653


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXC8GYm8l34

Once the reinstallation is done check for pending driver updates using the Lenovo Vantage or System update application. The link to download the application:
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/downloads/ds012808

After completing all of the above, please advise us, and provide us with information was the reported issue resolved and still remains?

Kind Regards,

Customer Support Representative, Lenovo PC Front Office
IBM TSS CIC Sofia, IBM Systems
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Phone: Phone: UK 03337773991, option 3 | Phone: IE 01 68 62 650, option 3
E-mail: [email protected]

Get-out-of-jail card: download and create a vanilla bootable copy of Win 11 24H2 and piecemeal add back in all the individual Lenovo and third-party system drivers until find the one that borks Windows.

(Based on the BsOD I think it’s the Intel WiFI adapter driver that’s bricking it)

This is not what I’d expect expect to have to do on a new fully configured / imaged machine and likely will be rhe best part of 3 to 4 hours which quite frankly is a pretty rubbish….

Does it start in safe mode? If so you could disable all suspect devices and enable them one by one to determine the culprit.

Doesn't get that far I'm afraid.