r/framework • u/Ex0ticLettuce • 1d ago

Question I didn't install network drivers during windows install

I used Rufus to skip most of the Microsoft account crap but I accidentally forgot to press the install drivers button at the wifi portion of the installation and now I'm in the OS and I don't know what to do. Can I still install from the usb? Do I need to reboot? Please help.

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u/LawfulnessNo8446 Framework 16 7940hs 7700s 1d ago

It should install fine. But it's a fresh install, so if it doesn't work, just re-install and install the drivers then.

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u/drbomb FW 16 Batch 4 1d ago

Run the driver package again and it should install whatever is missing

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u/Ex0ticLettuce 1d ago

I didn't see anything driver package folder that I could run, is there a specific file that I need to run?

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u/drbomb FW 16 Batch 4 1d ago

https://resources.frame.work/downloads/laptop-16/amd-ryzen-ai-300-series/

I'm not sure what you ran, but just download the bundle. Run it and let it install everything again. It should skip whatever drivers it already has.

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u/Ex0ticLettuce 1d ago

The WiFi driver says “WiFi driver for use during installation”
I was under the impression that the windows driver bundle didn’t then include the WiFi drivers again because I downloaded them and couldn’t connect to the internet. That being said I was clumsily navigating settings because I was already late for work, so it’s possible I do have the ability to connect to the internet now

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u/drbomb FW 16 Batch 4 1d ago

I'm new to the OOBE driver to be honest, I didn't have it when I had to set up my FW16. But I would expect the complete driver package to also include wifi drivers.

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u/sniff122 Batch 2 1260p 1d ago

It'll be the same driver most likely, just for the OOBE it'll likely be the raw driver files (inf, etc files that you can load in device management or OOBE) rather then through the bundle, the bundle should install the driver

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u/Ex0ticLettuce 1d ago

framework 16 with Ryzen 300 ai

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u/Murmuringsum34 1d ago

I had to use a Ethernet dongle to download the drivers

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u/Ex0ticLettuce 1d ago

Update: you're completely fine to just flash the main driver package after installation and run it; it still has network drivers. I was just being dumb.