They offer Windows 10 or 11 preinstalled, or you can install it on an expansion storage card.
The expansion cards are connected via usb-c, so there should be no problem with hot swapping.
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The fact they are usb gives me hope that things will be smooth.
It's solid. I use my framework with windows 11 every day, haven't had any problems in terms of what you're asking.
Windows is plug and play with most general devices these days, as long as you've got an internet connection. The modules are just usb c devices, so they actually don't need anything special afaik. They even work with other computers- the look on my friend's face when i pulled out a usb a module for her to use on her macbook was priceless! The only difference from an external usb dongle is that these ones are designed to integrate nicely with the framework laptop body.
As far as stuff like BIOS and basic hardware drivers go, they provide win 10/11 driver bundles for each Intel gen. I'm not seeing the Ryzen stuff there, but they may not have updated the page recently.