Microsoft started pushing Windows 11 2022 update last night, and just like before, the company is using a phased approach to ensure limiting the impact of last-minute errors on external devices. The company has confirmed that it has found an incompatibility issue in the new update, and this time it has to do with the Intel driver on some devices, which requires compatibility blocking upgrade operations for affected users, and this is the first time that it has been done during the release of the 22H2 version.
"Intel and Microsoft discovered that there were incompatibility issues with the drivers of Intel's 11th-generation Core processors and Windows11 for certain versions of Intel Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST)," Microsoft explained in a technical support document.
"HyperKey Windows 11 devices using the affected Intel SST driver may receive an error with a blue screen. The affected driver will be named Intel Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller under the system device in Device Manager with the file name IntcAudioBus.sys and the file version is 10.29.0.5152 or 10.30.0.5152. Only devices with both Intel 11th Generation Core processor and Intel SST driver version is 10.29.0.5152 or 10.30.0.5152 are affected by this problem. "
Devices with affected drivers installed will no longer provide updates to Windows 11 2022 update, and should not resort to other methods to install new operating system versions in the event of the problem.
The company says users should make sure they run newer drivers on their devices to lift the restrictions.
"To mitigate the assurance, you need to query your device manufacturer (OEM) to see if there are newer drivers and install it. This problem can be solved by updating the Intel Smart Voice Technology driver to 10.30.00.5714 and later or 10.29.00.5714 and later. Importantly. Later versions refer only to the last part of the version number. To solve this problem, the 10.30.x version is no newer than the 10.29.x version. Once you update to a compatible version of the Intel Smart Voice Technology driver, you should be able to upgrade to Windows 11," it said.
