I need to re-install Windows 11 on a laptop (SSD died and was replaced) using a vanilla Windows 11 image. FWIW, I am using the 24H2 ISO from Microsoft's website with rufus to make a bootable USB ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...