How do I install updated WiFi Drivers on Win11 during setup

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Using a WiFi 6 gateway provided by my building, and have a HP Elitedesk that's seemingly living in the past, thanks to a Windows 11 setup that insists on using a prehistoric WiFi driver from 2018/2019 after formatting... Brilliant, Microsoft. My WiFi 6 (AX) network doesn't show up because this ancient driver only knows 802.11ac and earlier. The drivers from before Sep 2020 (when WiFI 6 was approved etc). There is no wired option, it's an isolated network, and Windows too stubborn to show "I do not have internet." Windows 11 forces a Microsoft account on first boot, because why make life easy?I

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