I recently switched to Linux Mint because I heard it had less bloatware and ran smoother than Windows 11, which it does. However, I've found myself missing some applications I'm used to. Now, I'm trying to go back to Windows 11. I've downloaded the ISO and made a bootable USB, but when I boot from it, my SSD isn't recognized—only the USB shows up. I attempted to extract drivers using Intel's SetupRST and included them on the USB, but it's still not recognizing my 1TB SSD, which is showing as unallocated space. My laptop is a DELL G15 5530 with a 13th Gen Intel i7 and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.
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Hey, just a heads up—there are apps like Wine that let you run Windows programs on Linux, so you might not need to jump back to Windows at all! If you really want to install Windows 11 though, make sure your SSD is backed up, then try booting from a Linux USB to format the SSD first. This should help Windows detect it. Good luck!
Make sure to load the RST drivers during Windows setup—just downloading isn't enough! After booting into the installer, you have to browse for the drivers. Also, if you have only one drive, try turning off RAID in the BIOS settings. Just press F2 at the Dell splash screen, look for SATA Configuration, and switch it to AHCI. This could help Windows see your SSD.
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