Hi Andy,
Thanks for your post. If you decide to do a clean install, you will probably not have to re-install your drivers, because a wide variety of hardware manufacturers contribute drivers to Windows.
However:
- You might have some hardware for which Windows does not have a driver; or
- The driver from a manufacturer's website might possibly perform better than the driver they contributed to Windows; and
- Your OEM (computer manufacturer) may have their own versions of drivers that have been customized for your computer.
Before doing a clean install, you should contact the computer's manufacturer, because they might specify a certain order for installing drivers, i.e., driver 'A' may need to be installed before installing driver 'B.'
Here is the Windows 11 clean install guide. Just for your reference and hope it is helpful.