Yes, it follows the standard process for booting into Windows 11 as designed by Microsoft.
Yes, it follows the standard process for booting into Windows 11 as designed by Microsoft.
I recently upgraded to a 12600KF and performed a fresh installation of Windows 11 Pro. Here’s the boot sequence: https://streamable.com/dxolw3. I thought the new design would feature a circle instead of dots, similar to the insider build. The gigabyte logo vanished, and the windows logo didn’t appear at all. This never happened with my Windows 10 setup on an MSI B450 Tomahawk board—until it logged in and displayed the spinning dots. The board itself is a Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4. The installation was on a SN750 500GB M.2 NVMe drive connected to the top slot.
This variation in how systems display the loading screen is normal. Your office PC showing a glowing underscore indicates it's functioning properly.
Seems identical across all my Windows 11 systems. On my personal setup, the motherboard branding matches exactly.
The process remains consistent across your system, even though the loading indicator is less visible because Fast Boot is active.