(Solved now) I think I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up by uninstalling this

[Senor_Star]

So I got a new gamer laptop Asus F15 windows 11 and armoury crate was pre installed. When I opened armoury crate it asked if I want an update. Of course I clicked it but the installing process took forever so I figure I just uninstall it and re install it. I tried to do that but the installer kept saying "You have been disconnected from the internet..." I can't reinstall it so what do I do now? How do I reinstall it? Don't say "don't bother" or something else similar please.

Update: It's installed now. Apparently my windows 11 was just old, like everything in it was old. Can't even download from the microsoft store. But after I completely reinstalled it everything is just A-OK. Thanks for your suggestions everyone!

[Omega]

Don't bother, Armory crate is useless bloatware, you do not need it. All it does is chug your system resources and sell you data.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It never matters. You should do yourself a favor and wipe the entire drive and then clean install very latest Win11 via USB.

All those drivers and software from the laptop maker can be downloaded and installed by the user as needed. Most software however is optional. As long as you have all the drivers installed.

You can always go and download and install those from ASUS website.

By going to the Support page for your exact model of Laptop.

Unless it's branded software for the TouchPad, LED/RGB lighting... you most likely do not need it.

Drivers are different as you actually need those.

[Senor_Star]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

It never matters. You should do yourself a favor and wipe the entire drive and then clean install very latest Win11 via USB.

All those drivers and software from the laptop maker can be downloaded and installed by the user as needed. Most software however is optional. As long as you have all the drivers installed.

You can always go and download and install those from ASUS website.

By going to the Support page for your exact model of Laptop.

Unless it's branded software for the TouchPad, LED/RGB lighting... you most likely do not need it.

Drivers are different as you actually need those.

I really want to at least try it out and I can't change my gamer light without it (at least that's what google told me). But what does it do anyway? Can armoury improve my fps? I tried this laptop for a spin with subnautica and it runs horrendously on medium setting, like I was expecting more than 30fps. Well I only have one 8gb ram, I'm planning on adding another 8gb, but still I expected more. Is it really because of the ram or do I need to do something else? I don't know much about PC gaming.

[Overseer]

Yes flatten the OS and install a fresh clean one. There could be lots of other garbage installed and changes to the OS been made. Just make sure you have the licence covered.

[N3tRunn3r]

Imagine a pre-installed Norton or McAfee, alone this ruins your system entirely. As well as other installed "bloatware". A fresh and clean install of your OS is "ALWAYS" neccessary.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

[Crawl]

Try running the Armory Crate uninstall tool, you can download it from

https://www.asus.com/supportonly/armoury%20crate/helpdesk_download/

select your os and then show all. See if it removes any traces of the old AC install. Afterwards reboot your pc and then try to install AC again you can download it from the same link above.

[Heretic]

Originally posted by Omega:

Don't bother, Armory crate is useless bloatware, you do not need it. All it does is chug your system resources and sell you data.

I tried it once. Never again. I had to manually cleanse it from my system just to be rid of it.

[PopinFRESH]

OP, Do you have another computer that is connected to the internet? You may need to download the drivers for your WiFi/Network card.

Windows 11 should usually have at least a base WiFi/Network driver that might be used if you look in device manager and have it search for new drivers on any device that has an ! icon on it.

Otherwise you can find your laptop model on the Asus support page and download the drivers and utilities like armory crate.

https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-f15/

On that product page click on the support button which should take you to the support page for it.

You'll need to look at the actual model number on your laptop. TUF F15 is a series of multiple models. You should have some label that has the full model number which should be something like FX506LH.

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Telling the op to format their hard drive and install retail windows could invalidate their warranty. They can say you doing that caused your problem and you voided your warranty. Happened to me when I had a dell back in the 90s.

Yes you need amorycrate to change your lights or you will be stuck with the god awful rainbow effect.

I have it installed and it don't make your pc slow. My pc is just as fast as the day I built it 2 years ago. I have a program that I use to monitor my cpu usage and when my pc is idle my cpu stays at 0%.

[Omega]

Originally posted by SnakeFist:

Telling the op to format their hard drive and install retail windows could invalidate their warranty. They can say you doing that caused your problem and you voided your warranty. Happened to me when I had a dell back in the 90s.

Yes you need amorycrate to change your lights or you will be stuck with the god awful rainbow effect.

I have it installed and it don't make your pc slow. My pc is just as fast as the day I built it 2 years ago. I have a program that I use to monitor my cpu usage and when my pc is idle my cpu stays at 0%.

The Windows license is tied to the machine. The device's warranty is tied to the software, not hardware.

You could completely dissasemble it, replace various parts, wipe the OS etc.. As long as you return the machine's hardware back to stock when doing any RMA attempt your warranty is still valid.

[Holografix]

check your wifi connection, or download your wifi drivers for your laptop.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Also many of those extra software apps might default to "Start with Windows" this ultimately hogs up cpu and ram without your consent and slows your OS Startup process. Of such apps have settings within the app and you can disable "Start with Windows" please do that. You can then always have a Desktop shortcut for such app and run it manually if needed.

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Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by SnakeFist:

Telling the op to format their hard drive and install retail windows could invalidate their warranty. They can say you doing that caused your problem and you voided your warranty. Happened to me when I had a dell back in the 90s.

Yes you need amorycrate to change your lights or you will be stuck with the god awful rainbow effect.

I have it installed and it don't make your pc slow. My pc is just as fast as the day I built it 2 years ago. I have a program that I use to monitor my cpu usage and when my pc is idle my cpu stays at 0%.

The Windows license is tied to the machine. The device's warranty is tied to the software, not hardware.

You could completely dissasemble it, replace various parts, wipe the OS etc.. As long as you return the machine's hardware back to stock when doing any RMA attempt your warranty is still valid.

That isn't true at all i suggest you look up what hardware warranties are. That is why most laptops have a screw under the sticker so they know the laptop been tempered with. if the sticker has a hole in it the laptop has been taken apart and the warranty is now voided. Or there is a sticker on the screw saying warranty voided if removed. I work for a computer repair shop so i know everything about this stuff.

Now if the warranty is for 2 years and you had for 3 years then the warranty expired. And the warranty is tied to the hardware not the software. That is why warranties cover parts and labor not software because software don't have parts only hardware does. If you take apart your brand new laptop and break something the company is going to tell you you have to pay to fix it or you are SOL. Just like if you drop it and break the screen the warranty does not cover it because the company considers it abuse. The only ports they allow a user to access is the hard drive and ram anything else voids the warranty.

I bought a portable cd player back in the 90's and i dropped it trying to put a cd in it and broke the lid the company told me it was considered abuse and would not repair it unless i paid to have it repaired.

[Omega]

Originally posted by SnakeFist:

Originally posted by Omega:

The Windows license is tied to the machine. The device's warranty is tied to the software, not hardware.

You could completely dissasemble it, replace various parts, wipe the OS etc.. As long as you return the machine's hardware back to stock when doing any RMA attempt your warranty is still valid.

That isn't true in most cases. That is why most laptops have a screw under the sticker so they know the laptop been tempered with. if the sticker has a hole in it the laptop has been taken apart and the warranty is now voided. Or there is a sticker on the screw saying warranty voided if removed. I work for a computer repair shop so i know everything about this stuff.

Now if the warranty is for 2 years and you had for 3 years then the warranty expired. And the warranty is tied to the hardware not the software. That is why warranties cover parts and labor not software because software don't have parts only hardware does. If you take apart your brand new laptop and break something the company is going to tell you you have to pay to fix it or you are SOL. Just like if you drop it and break the screen the warranty does not cover it because the company considers it abuse. The only ports they allow a user to access is the hard drive and ram anything else voids the warranty.

I bought a portable cd player back in the 90's and i dropped it trying to put a cd in it and broke the lid the company told me it was considered abuse and would not repair it unless i paid to have it repaired.

Warranty stickers on screws are rare, even almost non-existant, on laptops. The major laptop OEMs, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HP etc.. all release service manuals for their devices and allow you to perform maintenance yourself.

Having a sticker does not automatically mean it is a related to your right of warranty, most of the time it is purely there to check if you opened the device or not. If you broke the seal and then RMAed the device the manufacturer can easily see if you opened the device or not to determine if it needs additional inspection.

The primary exception to this would be no-name made-in-china rebranded Clevo's, but they probably would not honor any warranty in the first place.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The warranty is tied to the hardware, nothing more.
You are free to wipe the machine, upgrade it, etc.
Only thing warranty covers is the hardware is shipped with.
OS and Software are not covered in any ways.