MSI Drivers USB thumb drive not recognized by Windows 11 installer

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I have just put together a new PC with the MSI Z690I Unify mini-ITX board.

When I run the Windows 11 installer DVD, it hangs up on missing media drivers. When I put in the "MSI Drivers" thumb drive USB stick that was included with the motherboard, the Windows 11 installer shows the drive, but it will not let me see the contents to select or install the drivers. I can't find any way to mount the drive inside the Windows 11 installer.

Is this a Windows installer problem, or a problem with the MSI thumb drive? When I put the thumb drive in my old Windows 10 pc, I can mount the iso image on the thumb drive with File Explorer, and read the files just fine. I tried burning the image to a DVD, but naturally the image is too big for a standard DVD, and I don't have any double-layer ones.

I also tried using the thumb drive to boot the machine, thinking that maybe it would run the driver install program from the image. But the new pc doesn't boot it, so I am assuming this means it is not bootable. Maybe it's me, it's only been about 15 years since I built my old pc.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Brad

EDIT - after posting, I realized I put it in the wrong place - sorry!
 
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