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
    2016-05-02T16:14:42+00:00

    I saw on Reddit that MS finally released the manual driver/firmware package containing the April updates.  Maybe if you manually apply them it will sort out?

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49498

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-01T23:31:52+00:00

    For some reason none of the Camera firmware drivers were updated but the others were. No new updates are appearing in Check for Updates. I have no failed driver updates either, it's as if none of them were updated. They still have the old 2015 drivers...

    Same here. I haven't checked every single version of every driver, but yeah, camera not updating. Isn't that the one causing the BSOD? Maybe MS pulled it.

    I updated earlier this week with no issues, other than not everything was updated. (at least camera, stopped checking after that.)

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-01T12:32:11+00:00

    A few days ago, I just cant install the update that on the 26/4 for the dGPU.

    The annoying part is that the fan keeps spinning when I turn on my surface book.

    The most annoying part is the screen blinks for a while. I mean the screen turns into black for 1 second.

    Another situation is that the screen turns out and you need to move the pointer to get the view. I cant stand this anymore, I probably think its the driver issue.

    The details are below:

    Some update files are missing or have problems. We’ll try to download the update again later.

    Error code: (0x80070003)

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-25T00:23:40+00:00

    For some reason none of the Camera firmware drivers were updated but the others were. No new updates are appearing in Check for Updates. I have no failed driver updates either, it's as if none of them were updated. They still have the old 2015 drivers...

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