Can I perform a Windows clean install after reformatting my hard drive?

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After over a week of trial and error I concluded that I need to clean (or format) my hard drive.My computer has lost the ability to find my hard drive during a clean install. Can I use a thumb drive to reinstall Windows 11 on a newly formatted hard drive?I thought this link would help, but it would not work.No Drives Can Be Found During Windows 11 InstallationIn other words, it appears the hard drive cannot be found during the installation and the only destination available is my thumb drive. The lack of admin rights is unrecoverable. I must have discovered over 50 'solutions' that require ad

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