Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.

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Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


There is no KB number ???

Paul

Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/09 wrote:

Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.

You sure this is a Microsoft notification for a Windows update and
perhaps not instead some other update checker's notification, like for
the mobo driver chipset?

I've seen plenty of pre-builts and even users install a software package
for the mobo chipset that includes a resident chipset update checker.
When I got my current home PC as a salvaged unit from a friend (who
didn't want to repair the hardware), it came with an OEM copy of both
Windows 7 and Office so I got a boost in the software right away. I
fixed or replaced the hardware that was already bad or went bad soon
after, and started with a fresh install. Acer's factory-time image
including their Live Updater program. No thanks. One, I'll do the
checking for firmware updates but only if I feel there is problems or
deficiencies in the current firmware and, two, the lastest is not always
the greatest so I need to research if a new firmware update is what I
really want or even need. On some Dells (pre-builts obviously) they
dump a ton of their maintenance software of which one is to check for
mobo updates. Doing surgery on the mobo is not something that should be
taken lightly but many users would see there was a newer version of the
chipset package and install it - and then have problems which might not
manifest themself for months so the users don't associate the problems
with the chipset driver update.

On 12/9/2016 9:14 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


I NEVER accept Microsoft updates for non-Microsoft products.

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David E. Ross

The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland.
The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia.
See http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html.

On 10/12/2016 3:42 PM, Paul wrote:
Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light
on what it may be.


There is no KB number ???

Paul
That is what worries me -- see screen capture

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG

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On 10/12/2016 5:48 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/09 wrote:

Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.

You sure this is a Microsoft notification for a Windows update and
perhaps not instead some other update checker's notification, like for
the mobo driver chipset?

I've seen plenty of pre-builts and even users install a software package
for the mobo chipset that includes a resident chipset update checker.
When I got my current home PC as a salvaged unit from a friend (who
didn't want to repair the hardware), it came with an OEM copy of both
Windows 7 and Office so I got a boost in the software right away. I
fixed or replaced the hardware that was already bad or went bad soon
after, and started with a fresh install. Acer's factory-time image
including their Live Updater program. No thanks. One, I'll do the
checking for firmware updates but only if I feel there is problems or
deficiencies in the current firmware and, two, the lastest is not always
the greatest so I need to research if a new firmware update is what I
really want or even need. On some Dells (pre-builts obviously) they
dump a ton of their maintenance software of which one is to check for
mobo updates. Doing surgery on the mobo is not something that should be
taken lightly but many users would see there was a newer version of the
chipset package and install it - and then have problems which might not
manifest themself for months so the users don't associate the problems
with the chipset driver update.

It appeare to come from MS via their update system which I have set to
"notify me"
Here is a screen capture of it in MS optional updates.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG

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Maurice Helwig
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Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 10/12/2016 3:42 PM, Paul wrote:
Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light
on what it may be.


There is no KB number ???

Paul
That is what worries me -- see screen capture

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG


I'm trying to reproduce this, but (of course)
Windows Update just sits there with the moving
green line. And won't list anything.

I might have to wait 24 hours before it
shows up. And that update might not even
be applicable to mine.

Paul

Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/10 wrote:

On 10/12/2016 5:48 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/09 wrote:

Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.

You sure this is a Microsoft notification for a Windows update and
perhaps not instead some other update checker's notification, like for
the mobo driver chipset?

I've seen plenty of pre-builts and even users install a software package
for the mobo chipset that includes a resident chipset update checker.
When I got my current home PC as a salvaged unit from a friend (who
didn't want to repair the hardware), it came with an OEM copy of both
Windows 7 and Office so I got a boost in the software right away. I
fixed or replaced the hardware that was already bad or went bad soon
after, and started with a fresh install. Acer's factory-time image
including their Live Updater program. No thanks. One, I'll do the
checking for firmware updates but only if I feel there is problems or
deficiencies in the current firmware and, two, the lastest is not always
the greatest so I need to research if a new firmware update is what I
really want or even need. On some Dells (pre-builts obviously) they
dump a ton of their maintenance software of which one is to check for
mobo updates. Doing surgery on the mobo is not something that should be
taken lightly but many users would see there was a newer version of the
chipset package and install it - and then have problems which might not
manifest themself for months so the users don't associate the problems
with the chipset driver update.

It appeare to come from MS via their update system which I have set to
"notify me"
Here is a screen capture of it in MS optional updates.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG

I would hide that update until you know what it is. If a computer is
already working, a new driver might make it not working.

I take it that when you highlight that entry and click on More Info that
what it you get Microsoft's stupid generic page rather than one that
actually describes what the driver is (file name) and what it is for.

On 11/12/2016 9:17 AM, Paul wrote:
Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 10/12/2016 3:42 PM, Paul wrote:
Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify
me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light
on what it may be.


There is no KB number ???

Paul
That is what worries me -- see screen capture

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG


I'm trying to reproduce this, but (of course)
Windows Update just sits there with the moving
green line. And won't list anything.

I might have to wait 24 hours before it
shows up. And that update might not even
be applicable to mine.

Paul

Yes, It does not show up on my wife's Dell Laptop.

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Maurice Helwig
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On 11/12/2016 10:12 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/10 wrote:

On 10/12/2016 5:48 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Maurice Helwig on 2016/12/09 wrote:

Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.

You sure this is a Microsoft notification for a Windows update and
perhaps not instead some other update checker's notification, like for
the mobo driver chipset?

I've seen plenty of pre-builts and even users install a software package
for the mobo chipset that includes a resident chipset update checker.
When I got my current home PC as a salvaged unit from a friend (who
didn't want to repair the hardware), it came with an OEM copy of both
Windows 7 and Office so I got a boost in the software right away. I
fixed or replaced the hardware that was already bad or went bad soon
after, and started with a fresh install. Acer's factory-time image
including their Live Updater program. No thanks. One, I'll do the
checking for firmware updates but only if I feel there is problems or
deficiencies in the current firmware and, two, the lastest is not always
the greatest so I need to research if a new firmware update is what I
really want or even need. On some Dells (pre-builts obviously) they
dump a ton of their maintenance software of which one is to check for
mobo updates. Doing surgery on the mobo is not something that should be
taken lightly but many users would see there was a newer version of the
chipset package and install it - and then have problems which might not
manifest themself for months so the users don't associate the problems
with the chipset driver update.

It appeare to come from MS via their update system which I have set to
"notify me"
Here is a screen capture of it in MS optional updates.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s%20Update.JPG

I would hide that update until you know what it is. If a computer is
already working, a new driver might make it not working.

I take it that when you highlight that entry and click on More Info that
what it you get Microsoft's stupid generic page rather than one that
actually describes what the driver is (file name) and what it is for.


Yes, No description is available so I am treating it as iffy until I can
find out more about it. The last 18 months of MS carrying on has made me
very cautious. Will hide it for now.
A google search did not help either.



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On 10/12/2016 3:14 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


A few others on the Win 7 forums have received this update as well.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-u...ge-update.html

No answers there either !!!

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Maurice Helwig
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Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---
Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69
Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on what it may be.

My two Lenovo laptops are Intel Inside.
They get Intel updates all the time. Half the time the updates don't say what they
are. I always hide them regardless. The hardware is functioning correctly.
No need to make it not function via an unneeded update.

On 10/12/2016 3:14 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


I went to this Intel website --

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/...rt/detect.html

and downloaded, Installed, and did a scan for updates with their "Intel
Driver Update Utility"
All my Intel drivers were up to date.??????????????
What is MS up to.........

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Maurice Helwig
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Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 10/12/2016 3:14 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


A few others on the Win 7 forums have received this update as well.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-u...ge-update.html


No answers there either !!!


Note: You did not copy the ".1." part of the number correctly.
This cost a lot of time! It throws off searches. I get nothing
when this happens.

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.1.69

Here's a hit. Someone did the legwork. Auf Deutsch.

http://borncity.com/win/2016/12/06/w...ystem-6282016/

This is the entry on the Catalog Server.
I tried the Catalog Server but got nothing in
my previous searches. Here it is, for dissection
(download, take CAB apart with 7ZIP, open INF in Notepad
and so on).

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....06%2F28%2F2016

ACPI\INT3394 --- ACPI object identifier, Intel branded

XtuAcpiDriver.sys

Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility Device Service

The borncity poster reports:

"Inspecting the .cab file, I found an ACPI driver
and a PCI driver. The strings located within the
INF driver installer files are.

SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE= 0x00000002
ManufacturerName="Intel" ; TODO: add ManufacturerName
DiskName = "ACPI and BIOS Control"
XtuAcpiDriver.DeviceDesc = "Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility Device Driver"

The Intel-Extreme-Tuning-Utility tool may be found here.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/de/...ity-Intel-XTU-

So that would be a driver to make a Tuning Utility of
some sort work. ACPI drivers are used to "punch through"
the Ring 3 / Ring 0 security wall. (You cannot talk to
hardware directly from Ring 3.) The BIOS developer
knows there is hardware the OS/apps need to reach,
an ACPI object is defined, then when the OS calls
in, there is a way for the two parts to communicate.
It's considered a better scheme than "giveio.sys"
used by third-party developers in similar situations.

Example text:

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility XTU 6.2.0.19

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is a simple
Windows-based performance tuning software for novice
and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor,
and stress a system.

Here's a kid playing with his XTU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOwslwebC0

What I notice in the screen, is a relationship [branding]
to Microstar International (MSI). Whether this package
is created by MSI and distributed by Intel, or vice
versa, I don't know. MSI has distributed a utility for
video cards in the past (Afterburner?) for a similar
purpose. All this link shows, is the kinda stuff
MSI likes to distribute/give away. I've seen to
references to MSI so far, but I don't know if
only MSI branded products will be affected or
receive the driver update or not.

(Stuff MSI likes to make...)
https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Paul

Paul on 2016/12/11 wrote:

Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 10/12/2016 3:14 PM, Maurice Helwig wrote:
Optional update arrived this morning via MS update (Set to notify me)---

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.69

Information is unhelpful to say the least. Can anyone shed some light on
what it may be.


A few others on the Win 7 forums have received this update as well.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-u...ge-update.html

No answers there either !!!


Note: You did not copy the ".1." part of the number correctly.
This cost a lot of time! It throws off searches. I get nothing
when this happens.

Intel - System - 6/26/2016 12.00.00 AM - 14.35.1.69

Here's a hit. Someone did the legwork. Auf Deutsch.

http://borncity.com/win/2016/12/06/w...ystem-6282016/

This is the entry on the Catalog Server.
I tried the Catalog Server but got nothing in
my previous searches. Here it is, for dissection
(download, take CAB apart with 7ZIP, open INF in Notepad
and so on).

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....06%2F28%2F2016

ACPI\INT3394 --- ACPI object identifier, Intel branded

XtuAcpiDriver.sys

Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility Device Service

The borncity poster reports:

"Inspecting the .cab file, I found an ACPI driver
and a PCI driver. The strings located within the
INF driver installer files are.

SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE= 0x00000002
ManufacturerName="Intel" ; TODO: add ManufacturerName
DiskName = "ACPI and BIOS Control"
XtuAcpiDriver.DeviceDesc = "Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility Device Driver"

The Intel-Extreme-Tuning-Utility tool may be found here.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/de/...ity-Intel-XTU-

So that would be a driver to make a Tuning Utility of
some sort work. ACPI drivers are used to "punch through"
the Ring 3 / Ring 0 security wall. (You cannot talk to
hardware directly from Ring 3.) The BIOS developer
knows there is hardware the OS/apps need to reach,
an ACPI object is defined, then when the OS calls
in, there is a way for the two parts to communicate.
It's considered a better scheme than "giveio.sys"
used by third-party developers in similar situations.

Example text:

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility XTU 6.2.0.19

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is a simple
Windows-based performance tuning software for novice
and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor,
and stress a system.

Here's a kid playing with his XTU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOwslwebC0

What I notice in the screen, is a relationship [branding]
to Microstar International (MSI). Whether this package
is created by MSI and distributed by Intel, or vice
versa, I don't know. MSI has distributed a utility for
video cards in the past (Afterburner?) for a similar
purpose. All this link shows, is the kinda stuff
MSI likes to distribute/give away. I've seen to
references to MSI so far, but I don't know if
only MSI branded products will be affected or
receive the driver update or not.

(Stuff MSI likes to make...)
https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner

Paul

So someone getting this proposed update from Microsoft is likely due to
them installing the bundleware (or the OEM using an image to prep
multiple hosts) that comes with the mobo. My guess is this update is
for pre-builts that came with all the bundleware whether the user wants
the extras or not which also means the tools are put in the hands of
noobs that could easily destroy their hardware with overclocking, wrong
voltages, or incorrect fan speed. A loaded gun in every box of Cherios.