Introduction
Note that unlike other versions of the Framework Laptop 13, AMD Ryzen 7040 Series uses an AMD RZ616 WiFi card that the Windows 11 installer doesn't currently include drivers for. To avoid getting stuck during installation, we recommend using Rufus to create the installer, which allows you to bypass the network requirement. This guide takes you through the steps to use Rufus to create a Windows 11 installer.
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On a different computer, download the Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices from https://www.microsoft.com/software-downl...
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In the dropdown select Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO for x64 devices) as pictured, and click Download Now.
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Download the latest version of Rufus from here.
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If you are on Windows you will typically need the Standard version outlined here in red or the Portable version if you prefer to run Rufus without installation.
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Plug in a USB thumb drive of at least 8GB in size (note that this will be wiped during installation, so use a blank drive or one with data you don’t need to preserve) into the computer you have Rufus and the Windows 11 ISO on.
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A Storage Expansion Card can also work for this if you have one.
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Once the USB drive is connected launch Rufus.
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Under Device, choose the USB thumb drive.
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Note that if you’re using a very large thumb drive and no drives appear, you may need to click Show advanced drive properties and select List USB Hard Drives
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Click SELECT next to Boot selection and choose the Win11_22H2_English_x64v2.iso that you downloaded earlier.
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You can keep the rest of the settings as the defaults. Click START. You’ll get a screen that says “Windows User Experience”. You can keep those settings as the defaults also, and click OK. You can also adjust the settings if you’d like at this screen, but make sure Remove requirement for an online Microsoft account remains selected.
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After you click OK you'll see a warning that the USB Thumb Drive will be erased during, click OK on this and Rufus will create your install Media
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Once the Green Status Bar is complete you can remove the USB Thumb Drive, plug it into your Framework Laptop 13, and proceed to install Windows by following this Guide from Step 3 onwards!
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no need for rufus! save yourself a lot of trouble by finding the comment by 'Forissier - Oct 25, 2023' in this thread below.
I have a Laptop 13 DIY with AMD. It arrived with BIOS 3.03. The Windows 11 23H2 installer doesn't include drivers for the included RZ616 Wi-Fi adapter. Using Rufus I found I could install Windows 11 with no Internet connection, but the result seemed somewhat unstable, even after I later installed the AMD driver bundle. I tried again right from the beginning with a wired Internet connection using the Ethernet "expansion card" and the result seemed much better. Presumably, you could also use any USB to Ethernet adapter that doesn't need drivers in Windows 11. Since then, I have updated everything, including all optional driver updates under advanced options in Windows update. The result has always been good and stable, especially once I upgraded beyond BIOS 3.03 (3.03b and now 3.05). Take all this only at its face value — one user's experience setting up one laptop one time.
I can't thank you enough. I used Win32DiskImager and it looked fine, except the SSD would never appear. Rufus 4.4.2103 saved me.
I built a DIY FW13 Ryzen 7040 and I’ve followed the instructions regarding the Rufus/Windows download etc. I’m setting up windows and I’m now at the screen that says, “Lets connect you to a network” but the next button is greyed out. I followed the instruction on this page line by line.
How do I get past this screen? Also, from here there are no instructions how to install the driver package and update BIOS.
Thank you.
