Updating to Windows 10 Version 2004/Conexant Drivers

Anonymous
2020-06-12T18:05:40+00:00

So what do people with computers with Conexant drivers do? Windows Update says update drivers but there are none acceptable, it also says Microsoft is working on a fix ? So what do we do? If there are compatible drivers for devices using Conexant Audio where are they, how do we get them and install or replace them (I have tried everything to no avail). When does MS expect a fix ? Are persons with Conexant audio drivers computers at end of life ? Does anybody care ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-21T03:20:00+00:00

    Great Work kmaford. 

    Microsoft making us do all sorts of experiments.

    I think they should have adopted a similar approach themselves, but they didn't want to take the ownership.

    Anyways, I hope your reinstalled Conexant drivers on 2004 don't cause any issues.

    I have removed them on 2004 as well just to be safe, and just using the Microsoft provided generic drivers which are satisfactory for my usage.

    I will only enable Conexant drivers installation when Microsoft marks the issue solved on their tracker.

    Good luck to all of us 👍😁

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-21T00:54:08+00:00

    In my case, on a Lenovo ideaPad 310 running Windows 10 Home, audio was not working post update.  I used the .reg file found under 

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/146562-prevent-windows-update-updating-specific-device-driver.html found at the bottom of the page under "B. Disable the group policy" to disable to registry edits.  I then had to install the driver from Device Manager.  The install found the Conexant driver which appears to be working.  I suspect I will need to redo the process for the October release.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-20T23:04:51+00:00

    just a quick question, after doing all the steps so you block the download for the Conexant, etc. when you finally put 2004, then will it update that or you end up with no audio, etc? but you just "got" 2004?

    So a "solution" perhaps for those who don;t need their sound card!

    does it mean that you end up with no audio?

    You will need to reverse some of the steps so the Conexant driver reinstalls. Then audio works fine.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-20T20:01:45+00:00

    VVJ81,

    Followed your steps and those on the links you provided.  Microsoft offered the update within a day.  The install ran without issue and I am now running Windows 2004 on a Lenovo ideaPad 310 Touch-151kb on Windows 10 Home.   Post update, I disabled the driver update restriction, the Conexant driver was installed without issue - audio working with no noticeable issues.

    Thanks again,

    kmaford

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-20T12:44:26+00:00

    I didn't bother but that's because I a USB dock sound card and a blue tooth headset so the Conexant were fairly irrelevant to me.

    I would imagine if you ran the patch to put on the Micrsoft hi def drivers again after updating it would work - I haven't bothered.  (Unblock, apply from the link I used to MS drivers, then block again to stop windows update "improving" it back to conexant for you). I note some people have said they made the block more specific/precise and that others added the Conexant drivers anyway and said they were fine - but I note MS's text says bleu screens during and whilst running so that sounds risky.

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