Updating to Windows 10 Version 2004/Conexant Drivers

Having lost patience with Synaptics/Microsoft to pull their finger out, I took ideas from this thread proceeded with the following:

1. I Googled using the Hardware ID listed in Device Manager\Sound, Video and game Controllers\Conexant SmartAudioHD\Details, under Property, Hardware Ids Tab. 

Google found a driver listed under a different computer to mine - dated 07-Sep-20, Ver No': 8.65.316.70. I then searched HPs support site for that computer model, and downloaded its driver.

2. After Downloading the driver (sp109031.exe), unpacked it and searched inside file chdrt.inf (setup information file) to make sure my Connexant Hardware Id is listed. Once confirmed, I installed the driver without issues or error messages. After reboot all worked.
3. Two days later, Windows Update offered 20H2 update. I then installed it, but installation ended with a BSD. 
4. I then changed the driver to High Definition Audio Device and reran the update. This time 20H2 update ran uninterrupted and completed cleanly. After update completed I checked which driver was installed under Device Manager\Sound, Video and game Controllers, only to find driver dated 07-Sep-20, Ver No': 8.65.316.70 reinstalled.

While the logic of BSD occurrence during first installation of 20H2 alludes me, my computer has been working without issues for the past 10 days.

Hi DisplayNameWasTaken,

How about you and how thing goes in your side?

Going fine. Both Lenovo laptops (4 year old work IdeaPad and anemic 6+ year old Yoga 2) have been running fine for weeks after the upgrades.

Hi DisplayNameWasTaken,

How about you and how thing goes in your side?

Thanks for encouraging me. I am finally in 20H2 after using MS audio-drivers i.o. Conexant!

I did it after deselecting all autostarts from task-manager and after deselecting all non-MS-services from msconfig.

Thereafter I used the media creation tool for upgrade "on this PC" as upgrade was not offered even after three days on MS-drivers.

Everything worked fine.

Nevertheless I think I stay with MS-drivers until anybody can convince me of advantages from Conexant-drivers.

One more thing for anybody who's doing the same: after the upgrade, my "High definition audio device" (formerly Conexant) wasn't working until I installed the MS drivers again (it was listed under "other devices"). For that, you need to set the "DenyDeviceIDs"-value to "0". It took just a few seconds to install MS-drivers (same method as described some pages before), then I reset the value to "1" to prevent the system from installing Conexant drivers. No restart required.

Tom380,

I should have mentioned that I was able to manually update specifically to the latest 2H20 update, not just the 2004 update from May using the Microsoft direct link if you want to give that a go. And since you blocked the Conexant driver and are running the Microsoft HD Audio Driver I see no reason why it shouldn't work for you. It may be possible that you may not be "automatically offered" the 2H20 update not knowing the exact dynamics how MS targets a given system for updating. Point is I didn't want to wait and I had no problem  manually doing the update.