Microsoft has lastly lifted a compatibility maintain blocking Home windows 10 customers from updating to Home windows 11 on techniques with Intel Sensible Sound Know-how (SST) audio drivers and Intel eleventh Gen Core processors.
The corporate first acknowledged in November 2021 that some Intel audio drivers (variations 10.29.0.5152 or 10.30.0.5152) had been triggering blue screens again on Home windows 11 21H2 gadgets when it additionally added safeguard holds blocking Home windows 11 upgrades from being supplied to clients on affected techniques.
“Intel and Microsoft have found incompatibility issues with certain versions of drivers for Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) on Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Windows 11,” the corporate mentioned on the time.
“Windows 11 devices with the affected Intel SST driver might receive an error with a blue screen.”
One other replace block was added in September 2022 to forestall gadgets utilizing the incompatible Intel SST drivers from upgrading to Home windows 11 22H2.
Replace blocks lifted two years later
Whereas Intel developed and launched SST driver variations 10.30.00.5714 or 10.29.00.5714, which resolved the problem months after Microsoft utilized the safeguard holds, Redmond has solely lifted them over the weekend after including the fastened audio drivers to Home windows Replace.
“The issue is resolved by updating the Intel® Smart Sound Technology drivers to version 10.30.00.5714 and later, or 10.29.00.5714 and later,” Microsoft mentioned.
“For most users, updated drivers can be installed via Windows update by checking for Windows updates on your device. This is the preferred method of installing these and other drivers.”
IT admins can use Home windows Replace for Enterprise, Intune, or Autopatch to deploy the brand new Intel SST audio drivers and take away the replace blocks on affected endpoints.
After updating to a driver model suitable with Home windows 11, you must have the ability to improve to the brand new working system. Nevertheless, it is necessary to notice that it could take as much as 48 hours earlier than the improve is obtainable, even when no different safeguards are impacting your machine.
“We recommend that you do not attempt to manually upgrade using the ‘Update now’ button or the Media Creation Tool until you have performed the necessary driver updates,” the corporate warned.
Microsoft started force-installing Home windows 11 23H2 in February on eligible gadgets which have both reached or are very near their end-of-service date.
This compelled rollout comes after Home windows 11 21H2 techniques working a number of editions of Home windows had been additionally robotically up to date to Home windows 11 22H2 earlier than reaching finish of assist in October 2023.
