"install driver to show hardware" or "a media driver your computer needs is missing" when I try to reinstall windows from linux mint

[Microsoft Windows]

I recently switched over to Linux and in short I loved the experience, but due to the lack of compatibility for gaming due to anti-cheat restrictions and also some other applications that aren't updated as often I now want to switch back to windows. I had some issues even before I etched the windows 11 iso into a bootable drive, "this file does not have any partitions so it may not be recognized by your bootable media". When I did boot into the drive I got the screen on the photo I am going to provide. In short it said I was missing drivers. Now I am aware that I will have to plug in two media

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