Installing Windows 11 OEM on a Dell XPS 13 9305 (Intel 11th Gen) UEFI BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM

This video covers a clean installation of Windows 11 on a new Dell XPS 9305 equipped with an 11th Generation Intel Processor and hooked up to a WD19TB Thunderbolt dock. This video discusses the newer technologies in a modern Dell UEFI BIOS Setup that are required for Windows 11 compatibility such as TPM 2.0 Security.
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Windows 11 has substantially elevated system requirements over older versions of Windows and Microsoft only recommend installing it on newer systems equipped with an 8th Generation Intel Processor or newer.
In this video I cover the use of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to make a Windows 11 UEFI Bootable USB. Windows 11 is 64 Bit only and only supports installation on systems with a modern UEFI BIOS and Secure Boot.
The written version of this guide is available here:
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This means the procedure is simplified as legacy systems do not need to be considered:
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I go through the Dell UEFI BIOS setup, highlighting the recommended settings for Windows 11 and demonstrate how to update the BIOS to the latest version via the UEFI BIOS Boot Menu.
The recommended SATA Operation to use for an 11th Generation Intel Processor is RAID. This allows for Intel Volume Management Device, a scalable processor feature that enables direct control and management of NVMe SSDs increasing system performance. Unfortunately Windows 11 doesn't natively contain the Intel Rapid Storage Technology or "F6" drivers. I discuss preparing and loading these drivers. The AHCI SATA operation will allow the NVMe SSD to be seen by Windows 11 installation media but will result in reduced performance. (F6 is a reference from Windows XP, as F6 had to be pressed during the Windows XP setup screens to load storage controllers. We do not use F6 with Windows 11).
This video also covers the use of Dell Data Wipe to securely wipe the internal NVMe SSD via the UEFI BIOS setup.
The video also covers the clean installation of Windows 11 from the Windows 11 Bootable USB. I cover installation with a Microsoft Account and include instructions on making a Local Account instead (A Windows 11 Pro feature only). This video also covers optional OneDrive integration with a Microsoft Account. OneDrive integration is only useful with an Office 365 subscription as it gives 1 TB storage.
This video also covers the use Windows Update and Dell Update to update all the system drivers for this model.
The latest UEFI BIOS Update, Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver and Dell Update available from Dell are listed on the Dell Drivers and Downloads Page:
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology Drivers are also available direct from Intel for 10th and 11th Generation Intel Processors or 8th and 9th Generation Intel Processors respectively:
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Additional applications and utilities such as Intel Thunderbolt Controller applications and System Management Applications such as Dell Power Manager can be downloaded and installed from Dell Drivers and Downloads.

[@hiltonpockpass1819]

Hi Philip Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. I have a Dell XPS 13 9310 and needed to reload the OS due to multiple issues. I could not have done it without your tutorial. I followed your instructions and everything was spot on. I really appreciate it! Regards Hilton

[@simonh5015]

Thankyou... you saved me hours of googling as I couldn't work out why my HD wasn't visible during a fresh install

[@drdamico007]

This is an amazing and very detailed instructional video. Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate all the steps needed to reimagine the dell device. Well done!

[@philipyip1988]

Thanks, I'm glad you have found it useful. I've just finished updating the written guide to go alongside this video also: dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/windows-11

[@yuga-tech]

This is one of the complete tutorial to install windows 11 in Dell PC. Also, lot of information is given w.r.t BIOS and meaning for most of the settings. The most biggest issue w.r.t RAID settings and which drivers should be installed to overcome this. Even the Dell support team told to switch to AHCI setting (2nd one). Thank you Philip.

[@philipyip1988]

Yeah I seen on the forums a good few people have issues with this on the newer XPS models and the only "solution" that seemed to work for them was to use AHCI... The ones that attempted to load the SATA drivers had issues as they didn't navigate down to the subfolder containing the drivers (Microsoft should update Windows installation media so it checks in the folder and any subfolders for the drivers).

[@Pindrop22]

This was a fantastic tutorial that demonstrated both a depth of knowledge and an excellent sensitivity to the mindset of your audience. Bravo!

[@steps0x029a]

At first I was a bit confused what you were doing, but 9:25 an on saved my day, thanks!

[@francescocampus8410]

Amazing video! Thanks for describing the install procedure in such detailed way. Really really helpful walkthrough

[@arronb1]

Thank you for the video instruction as it is not clear from Dell which "drivers" you do need from the extraction. I could not find anything online on this then found your video. This did work when followed your step by step. Tested working with a Dell 9320 XPS Plus

[@renatopires523]

This video is trully amazing! Thank you very much for sharing this.

[@gio0166]

you really saved me, dell had drivers which didn't work for my laptop and I had to download them from intel directly

[@efrenboyarizo4019]

I have to say that Windows 11 runs amazing on this laptop! Both fan and coil whine noise are way less audible... while also having more performance. I highly recommend to disable memory integrity and core isolation though

[@matheusformehlalmeida5592]

Thank you! You literally saved me! All the best to you! 🇧🇷

[@Punchmememe]

I was wondering why it gave me an error code, i installed a new m.2 sata but i could not install from usb, but now i know why by searching the interner for 3 days 👌🏽 thanks man’

[@sirmascopchanova4657]

You are a lifesaver! Thank you very much!

[@aiguo5279]

Wasted 6 hours on youtube finally your video helped

[@joshuasmith9136]

you are the man

[@rorschachx1479]

thanks for this.. just updated

[@maviedamour]

i needed from a wiped clean computer.

[@Teo-zq8cl]

Hello, I have a problem I would like to install windows 11 on my dell xps 9305 but I cannot find the f6 folder after the extraction? Anyone have a solution? Thanks 😅

[@philipyip1988]

Download Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Driver-and-Application_88DXV_WIN64_18.7.6.1010_A05.EXE launch the setup and select extract, select the downloads folder and create a subfolder called f6. Go to f6, then production then Windows10-x64 then 15063 then Drivers and finally select the VMD folder.

[@Teo-zq8cl]

@@philipyip1988 Thank you so much ! 😁

[@santanusil8498]

Dear respected sir, how to acer recovery media company types.

[@philipyip1988]

I have no Acer hardware. Only Dell and Lenovo hardware.

[@santanusil8498]

Create procedure

[@daniellangner8115]

Why are all the driver downloads EXE files? I have no words for how dumb this is. Looks like you need windows to install windows, but I don't have a windows PC. Is there a way around it?

[@philipyip1988]

I was getting daily comments about this on an old video I made on creating a Windows 11 Bootable USB using Ubuntu because Intel updated their zip files to exe only. The Dell Update packages are also exe only. I found that the Dell update packages could be unzipped using pzip but the Intel exe couldn't. I had to remove the old video and recreate it with the workaround: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5nceGmGmsl1mc0&ab_channel=PhilipYip

[@daniellangner8115]

@@philipyip1988 thank you!!

[@dragonixisme2301]

he says it a bit too quick