Installing Windows 11 23H2 OEM on a Dell XPS 13 9305 UEFI BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM
Installation of Windows 11 on a Dell XPS 13 9305. This system has a Dell UEFI BIOS (SMBIOS 3.2) with a NVMe SSD configured using Intel VMD and requires the F6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver in order for the Operating System to view the Intel NVMe SSD. Some minor workarounds need to be used in order to sign in with a Local Account.
Windows 11 ISO:
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
Rufus:
https://rufus.ie/en/
Dell Drivers and Downloads:
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk?app=drivers
Select OS: Windows 11 and Category: Storage. Download Intel Rapid Response Technology Driver
Intel 11-13th Gen:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/720755/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-11th-up-to-13th-gen-platforms.html
Intel 10th Gen:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19512/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-10th-and-11th-gen-platforms.html
Intel 8-9th Gen:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19755/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-8th-and-9th-gen-platforms.html
Command to extract driver:
./SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers SetupRST_extracted
0:00 System Requirements
1:22 Downloading a Windows 11 ISO
2:00 Extracting the Storage Controller Driver
6:10 Check ISO Checksums and Creating a UEFI Bootable USB using Rufus
8:50 Dell UEFI BIOS Setup
9:50 Storage Controller Configuration
10:27 Dell Data Wipe
11:34 Dell Boot Menu
11:55 Windows Setup OEM Product Key
12:08 Loading the Storage Controller Driver
13:37 Windows 11 Installation
14:16 Windows 11 OOBE Account Setup (Local + Microsoft Account)
18:17 Windows 11 OOBE Privacy Options
20:08 Windows 11 OOBE OneDrive (+ Bitlocker)
22:12 Windows Update
23:08 Microsoft Store Update
23:28 Intel Optane Memory and Storage Manager
24:58 Installing Dell Command Update using the Windows Package Manager WinGet
25:44 Dell Command Update Install Driver Library
26:18 Dell Command Update Additional Updates
27:10 Widgets
28:18 Notepad
28:20 Emoji Panel
28:28 Paste Clipboard
28:40 Snipping Tool with Screen Recording
30:31 Bing Chat CoPilot
31:32 Left Taskbar Alignment
31:56 Outlook App
32:50 ClipChamp Video Editor
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