April 19 Surface Book Update failure - Error 0x800f0203

Anonymous
2016-04-19T23:52:11+00:00

While applying today's updates, I received a Blue screen. After it restarted, it applied updates before continuing into Windows startup.

Went into Windows Update and clicked on Install for the remaining ones that were yet to be applied. Then I get this error:

* Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) Control Logic - Error - 0x800f0203

I clicked Retry, it says no updates available.

Click check for updates and again:

* Intel Corporation driver update for Intel(R) Control Logic - Error - 0x800f0203

Rebooted, still offering this driver and failing with same error.

Surface | Surface Book | Install and update

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Anonymous
2016-04-20T11:48:55+00:00

this workaround was posted on reddit (and fixed the issue for me!):

  • Open the setupapi.dev.log log file from c:\windows\inf.
  • Find the error "Failed to install device instance".
  • Above this error it will say which inf file caused the issue. In my case oem90.inf
  • Run "pnputil -d oem90.inf" from an elevated command prompt
  • Re-run windows update and install

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/4fkd0p/a\_botaload\_of\_new\_drivers\_incoming/d2a4ja1 and http://www.blackforce.co.uk/2016/04/20/surface-book-update-failed-intel-control-logic-0x800f0203

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T12:27:10+00:00

    Ok, bit of an update.  When this Surface was provisioned I used the Surface Platform Installer.  Just for the **** of it I've just uninstalled this and that seems to have kicked it into life.  Firmware updated properly and device drivers are all happy again.  Maybe coincidence but in this case it resolved the issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T12:18:59+00:00

    My experience this morning on my Surface Pro 4 i7 matches Don's exactly as well.  I keep getting the same error message.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T12:15:15+00:00

    Thank you. This fixed my issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T12:11:21+00:00

    This removed the error in Windows Update but after restart Windows Update is reporting no available updates.  The three devices in the screen shot above are still reporting not being able to start so the issue isn't fixed....just masked.

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