Updating to Windows 10 Version 2004/Conexant Drivers

Hi

Rezaul_K,

I wen't with MS high def driver and blocked with group policy editor 3 days ago. The block message on windows update page has been removed but I have not got a notification for the 2004 update yet. How long did it take for you to receive an update notice from windows?

Thanks in advance

Hi, 

Bigestnumpty

As you no longer see the Windows 10 Update Block Message, means you are on the right track. It took me about 3-4 days before I got the update offered. You might have to wait a bit longer, there's not really any time frame here. 

I would say for you to be Patient. You have waited this long, a few more days won't do any harm. unless you are experiencing any audio issues due to the Microsoft basic drivers. 

Just wait and manually check for updates by going to the Windows Update section. Most probably you will get the 20H2 update, not the 2004 one as 20H2 is the latest one.

Let us know when you do get the update offered. 

Cheers and Best of luck. 👍

I have the driver version 9.0.278.120 as I just updated today. I am not sure whether I should force update Windows 2H20 Update or not. I cannot find this version mentioned in the issue but despite this update, I haven't got the option to update windows version. Still reads we are preparing for your system blah blah. 

And my driver is also on Microsoft Catalog update which I don't really know means anything or not. 

Would appreciate help.

I have the driver version 9.0.278.120 as I just updated today. I am not sure whether I should force update Windows 2H20 Update or not. I cannot find this version mentioned in the issue but despite this update, I haven't got the option to update windows version. Still reads we are preparing for your system blah blah. 

And my driver is also on Microsoft Catalog update which I don't really know means anything or not. 

Would appreciate help. 

Microsoft explicitly listed the Conexant drivers that are incompatible with the 2004/20H2 version:

"Synaptics and Microsoft have found incompatibility issues with certain versions of drivers for Conexant or Synaptics audio devices and Windows 10, version 2004 (the Windows 10 May 2020 Update). Windows 10 devices with affected Conexant or Synaptics audio drivers might receive a stop error with a blue screen during or after updating to Windows 10, version 2004. The affected driver will be named Conexant HDAudio Driver under Sound, video and game controllers in Device Manager and haveversions 8.65.47.53, 8.65.56.51, or 8.66.0.0 through 8.66.89.00 for chdrt64.sys or chdrt32.sys."

Simply, if your Conexant driver version is Older (read Lower) than 8.66.89.00, then your's is not compatible. 

Your driver version seems newer than what they have listed as incompatible, yet you have got the same old "Update Blocked" message. 

What is your laptop manufacturer? HP? 

If so you can take a look at this HP forum post: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Cannot-update-to-windows-10-feature-update-2004/td-p/7839414

I have an HP Envy Desktop (new October 2018).

The Conexant driver main number is 8.65.282.54, and this is also the version of chdrt64.sys. 8.65.282.54 is NOT one of the 8.65 affected versions, NOR is it in the 8.66.0.0 to 8.66.89.0 affected range.

In other words, it is apparently OK.

HOWEVER, the ISST Audio Driver file is uci64a189.dll i.e. in the AFFECTED range uci64a96 to uci64a232. Furthermore, the .dll file version is 7.189.0.0, which is  a lower version than 7.231.3.0, and thus also NO GOOD.

It seems therefore that BOTH these have to be OK, for the update to be offered.

Another mess, coming on top of last summer's KMODE BSOD lockouts.

As usual, there is no evidence that HP have taken this seriously and tried to do anything about it, in the same way as KMODE.

I successfully updated it yesterday after first updating the driver. The condition wasn't removed from windows update and I didn't want to wait for two days to get the update. I haven't had any problems. The driver was from HP and my laptop is HP 450 G5.