Windows 10: How do I get missing network INF files for Win 11 home?

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  1. PNINVESTS
    pninvests Win User

    How do I get missing network INF files for Win 11 home?


    I can't install my Brother MFC-9970CDW scanner functionality because it says network drivers are missing win 11 home and INF files are missing.

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    pninvests, May 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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  2. TDB
    TDB Win User

    oem157.inf oem158.inf blocking Windows 11 upgrade

    Repeated attempts to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 have been "hard" blocked by XPS and PDF drivers oem157.inf and oem158.inf. This exact scenario has been reported/documented before with early upgrades to Windows 10. The documented solution steps from this historical issue have not been successful in resolving my current Windows 11 upgrade failures.

    XPS and PDF features have been disabled. Every primary and secondary reference linked to oem157 and oem158 has been removed from the registry and the oem157 and oem158 files removed from the Windows/INF folder, yet the Windows 11 upgrade continues to fail with 0xC0900209 error which is caused by oem157.inf and oem158.inf. DISM and SFC have been used to no benefit in this issue.

    Would the existence of the prnms001 and prnms009 folders/files in the Windows/System32/DriverStore/FileRepository folder cause the Windows 11 upgrade to be blocked by oem157 and oem158? Are there other items that need to be "cleaned" of the XPS and PDF driver references to allow Windows 11 upgrade to be successful?

    Thanks for any suggestions.

    P.S. XPS and PDF printer devices have all been deleted.
     
    TDB, May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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  3. KARLA ALM
    Karla Alm Win User
    INF files : ???? and Hosted network supported : No

    Hello,

    INF files are files used by Windows for installing device drivers. To address your concern, we suggest that you refer to this helpful link:

    Fix network connection issues in Windows 10    .

    Let us know the result so we could help you if you have other queries.
     
    Karla Alm, May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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  4. JOOSUJIN
    Joosujin Win User

    How do I get missing network INF files for Win 11 home?

    Touchpad (or mouse) INF file

    Hi Dave,

    I could find "msmouse.inf" under the Events tab in the past and actually inserted this INF file. But, it doesn't load the touchpad driver. It seems to load "mouhid.sys" but for some reason, it doesn't show a mouse pointer on WinPE. Thanks for your suggestion though.
     
    Joosujin, May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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