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Hello,
I'm trying to deploy Windows 11 on a detachable Dell Latitude 7350 with a Thunderbolt dock.
I downloaded the Windows 10 drivers for the dock and integrated them into WinPE, but at the end of the boot process, I get:
VerifCert: 0
No Valid IP
. The LAN is not detected.

However, at that point, if I manually load the driver
(drvload rtu53cx22x64sta.INF
wpeutil InitializeNetwork
ipconfig /all)
, it works; the network card loads and I can launch the WADS interface.

The question is: why doesn't it work automatically?

It looks like a signature or auto-matching issue in WinPE.
The driver is fine since it works manually, but WinPE doesn't load it automatically at boot, often because it's not properly signed for Windows 11 or isn't recognized as a boot-critical driver.
Also check that the INF file is in the correct folder (network drivers) and injected with the exact index of the WinPE image being used.
Unfortunately, this is quite common on Dell Thunderbolt docks, especially with Windows 10 drivers modified for Windows 11.

Relevant questions.
I successfully downloaded the Windows 10 driver (since WinPE is based on Windows 10).
When creating the WADS WinPE image, I see in the DOS window that the driver integration is 'successful'.
That's why I don't understand what's happening.