unable to start intel extreme tuning utility z170

Reset the CMOS and flashed to the latest F9. I might create another thread as I have noticed by turning of the full screen logo I get three small loops where it displays half the AMI logo each time before then booting fine into Windows 10. On the Z170 board all ports were available. I needed to do that as I then removed my NVME drive from the top slot, not realising that it compromises the last two SATA ports. Perhaps it is that and the combination of the card but trying to release that clasp is nigh on impossible as it doesn't stand proud of the top or the bottom of the card, for access.

With this Master motherboard the retaining claps for the slots do not stand as high. What I mean is that the retaining latch at the back of the slot where it locates can still be accessible with the card in that slot. What I have noticed is that my previous Asus Sabertooth Z170 when using my Aorus 1080Ti GPU fits well. That explains why it does not work as a standalone application. I installed the utility but not realising that I needed the App Centre, it didn't appear to make that obvious when I downloaded the utility from the motherboards website. I will stick to controlling the fans by the BIOS, that seems a good place to start.

Unable to start intel extreme tuning utility z170