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Microsoft, creators of Windows 10 ("the last version of Windows"), have just lifted a block on letting specific PCs upgrade to Windows 11.
In tthe latest bug fixes for the current Windows 11 update, Microsoft marked as "Resolved" a severe bug preventing PCs with specific Intel 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors from successfully running Windows 11.
While a fix for affected PCs already on Windows 11 was issued within weeks of the bug being discovered in 2021, only this Friday were affected PCs finally allowed to upgrade to the new OS from Windows 10.
The issue stemmed from drivers for Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) on some Intel Rocket Lake processors, causing blue screen crashes on Windows 11. The driver in question, the "Intel Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller" (this name may be slightly different on some computers), resides in the Device Manager program under Sound, video, and game controllers. The driver versions 10.29.0.5152 and 10.30.0.5152 were flagged with the error.
To fix this blue screen bug, Microsoft pushed Intel to release fixed versions of the drivers: any Intel SST driver version named 10.30.00.5714 or 10.29.00.5714 and later. Pay attention to the last four digits: 10.30.x drivers are not necessarily newer than 10.29.x drivers. These fixed drivers have been available for around two years, and users affected have been directed to the Intel website to find the corrected drivers from the manufacturer source by Microsoft since then.
Read HERE
In tthe latest bug fixes for the current Windows 11 update, Microsoft marked as "Resolved" a severe bug preventing PCs with specific Intel 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors from successfully running Windows 11.
While a fix for affected PCs already on Windows 11 was issued within weeks of the bug being discovered in 2021, only this Friday were affected PCs finally allowed to upgrade to the new OS from Windows 10.
The issue stemmed from drivers for Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) on some Intel Rocket Lake processors, causing blue screen crashes on Windows 11. The driver in question, the "Intel Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller" (this name may be slightly different on some computers), resides in the Device Manager program under Sound, video, and game controllers. The driver versions 10.29.0.5152 and 10.30.0.5152 were flagged with the error.
To fix this blue screen bug, Microsoft pushed Intel to release fixed versions of the drivers: any Intel SST driver version named 10.30.00.5714 or 10.29.00.5714 and later. Pay attention to the last four digits: 10.30.x drivers are not necessarily newer than 10.29.x drivers. These fixed drivers have been available for around two years, and users affected have been directed to the Intel website to find the corrected drivers from the manufacturer source by Microsoft since then.
Read HERE
