Dell XPS Clean Windows Install

*Dang - after a couple weeks the screen turning off problem returned. So reboot is the only answer.

Still love the clean install but what the heck is this screen issue? I did put f.lux on recently . . .

- I haven't had a screen issue since uninstalling f.lux. F.lux may have been the bugger all along.

Nope, f.lux was not the problem. It's still happening. Reboot is the only temporary fix.

Finally sick of my Dell XPS 13 screen turning off for no reason . . . I did a clean install.

Wow, easy and what a difference. Just do it.

1. Download a copy of the Windows 10 media creation tool.

2. Select ‘Create installation for another PC and create an ISO. Drop it on to your USB Ventoy.

I didn't need to select Home or 64 bit and don't know why. But if you get the options select them. Home is the key tied to my Dell. Obviously if you have Pro choose that. Maybe I didn't uncheck the "this Pc" option.

3. Download the appropriate Wi-Fi driver and unzip it onto the USB drive.

(this was not needed, Windows 22H2 had it)

4. Reboot your laptop and load into the BIOS F2. Make sure the SSD is set to AHCI mode or the Windows installer won’t detect it. Dell has it set to RAID and don't think Windows has the RAID drivers.

5. Reboot and press F12 as soon as you see the Dell logo. I just press repeatedly.

6. Select USB in the boot menu and hit Enter.

7. Let the Windows installer boot and click Install Now.

8. Select Custom Install Windows. I delete all the partitions.

9. Follow the Windows installation wizard making choices as you go.

10. Once installed and onto the desktop, press Win+x then m for Device Manager. Don't panic if some drivers are not installed. Give Windows some time. It installed everything except one.

Something called "Base System" was marked as uninstalled. I wanted to avoid Dell installing crap so I went to Intel. It has a utility to install everything for it's chipsets called setupchipsets.exe and it took care of "Base System", whatever that is. This does not work on my HP PCs.

But what about all those special Dell drivers? I'm not missing anything yet and if I need something, I will go get it one at a time. 

Tip:

Remember to have local account no@thankyou.com, any password.

Blank password on local account to avoid all the security questions. Set password later.