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cfosspeed Driver Windows 11 Update Error [Fixed in 3 Steps]
Find out how to completely uninstall the cFosSpeed driver
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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With Windows 11 released for the public, most users have been thrilled to upgrade to the latest iteration. But some faced quite a unique problem – the Windows 11 cFosSpeed driver error.
When users tried toupgrade to Windows 11via the setup, they received an error that read Your PC has a service that isn’t ready for this version of Windows 11. However, anew version is available.
Does cFosSpeed work with Windows 11?
If you wonderWhat is cFosSpeed driver?know that it is software often bundled with driver packages, and a traffic shaper used toincrease the network speedwhilereducing the ping.
Most computers have this driver pre-installed, generally those with MSI motherboards. As MSI users reported most commonly that the cFosSpeed driver in Windows 11 is malfunctioning.
While the software is intended to increase network speed, it may sometimes be counterproductive. For example, several users have reported that it decreased their network speed and causedcertain websites to slow down.
How do I fix my cFosSpeed driver?
1. Uninstall the driver
The next solution presents an intuitive way to uninstall the cFosSpeed driver from your Windows PC to fix it once and for all.
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PressWindows+Eor click the File Explorer icon in the Taskbar to launch it.
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Now, navigate to Program Files (x86) in the C: drive, and look for a folder named after the OEM. For example, for MSI motherboards, the folder would be named MSI.
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Now, check inside the folders listed here for another one named LanManager.
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If you are facing trouble finding it, a simple way would be to use the Search menu. Press Windows + S, enter LanManager in the text field, click on More, and select Folders from the drop-down menu.
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Next, locate and double-click on the unins001.exe file, and follow the on-screen instructions to remove the cFosSpeed driver and software.
After the software is uninstalled, the cFosSpeed driver error should be fixed, and you can easily upgrade to Windows 11.
Several users reported that this software reinstalls when you subsequently boot the Windows. In this case, you can uninstall the LanManager itself.
The process differs for various manufacturers; hence you should either check the official website FAQ section or try to locate files that go by the same name to uninstall it.
However, if you want to ensure that you uninstalled the driver successfully and that there are no leftovers, a tool like CCleaner will come in handy.
CCleaner
2. Uninstall cFosSpeed from network properties
After uninstalling the cFosSpeed driver from the network properties, check if you can install Windows 11. Suppose you can’t locate cFosSpeed here; head to the last solution.
3. Download the cFosSpeed software
If, for some reason, you couldn’t uninstall the cFosSpeed software or couldn’t find it, updating it would be an ideal solution even to fix the Asus cFosSpeed driver error in Windows 11.
After you update the Windows 11 cFosSpeed driver, you should be able to solve the cFosSpeeddriver error and upgrade.
The above methods will fix the cFosSpeed driver error and allow you to install Windows 11. However, before you upgrade, read our comparison of Windows 11 and 10 to understand the differences between the two versions better.
If you don’t find Windows 11 worth the hype, do not hesitate to learn how toroll back to Windows 10.
Lastly, let us know which solution worked for you in the comments section below and your experience with the latest iteration of Windows.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
