Microsoft announced that he had Fixed a long-standing bug that prevented some computers from upgrading to Windows 11the latest version of the popular operating system.
The problem, known for over two years, affected systems equipped with the audio driver Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST). The computers involved use 11th generation Intel processors, and use drivers 10.29.0.5152 or 10.30.0.5152. Microsoft had provided a simple method to get around the problem: it was enough to update the driver to a more recent version (10.30.00.5714 or 10.29.00.5714 and later), after manually downloading it from the manufacturer’s website.
Microsoft removes Windows 11 installation block related to Intel SST drivers
The block related to the Intel SST audio drivers was defined as an “external block”, i.e. a situation in which Microsoft did not intend to intervene directly but preferred to wait for third-party companies to resolve incompatibilities in their software and drivers. And so it was, as Intel released updated drivers and users were able to resolve the issue by installing them on their systems.
Now, however, Microsoft has marked the crash issue as “Resolved”, compared to “Mitigated” previously in the documentation. As? In the note Microsoft explains that the new compatible drivers they are now distributed via automatic updates via Windows Update. Users interested in updating to Windows 11 therefore do not have to do anything except wait for the system to detect the presence of the correct drivers and authorize the update.
The company warns that they may be necessary up to 48 hours before the blockage is finally removed, even after installing updated drivers. But we are certain that the vast majority of users had already solved the problem previously, simply by manually updating the drivers of their systems.
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