

However, I hesitate to apply it without an expert approval. Therefore, the workaround looks like the only chance. My laptop repeatedly shows recommendation from Lenovo to update Intel Management Engine Firmware – 10 and always fails because “The FW Update Utility couldn’t identify the system’s SKU”. Unfortunately, Lenovo did not weigh in on whether this workaround might cause any issues. Note: This application is supported on Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10. View a list of driver & software exclusions.

Many other participants successfully applied this method. However, another participant, worried whether this method was safe for the further updates. Intel Driver & Support Assistant (Intel DSA) The Intel Driver & Support Assistant keeps your system up-to-date by providing tailored support and hassle-free updates for most of your Intel hardware.

One of participants, in the post of, 7:50 AM proposed a workaround: running MEUpdate.cmd with PowerShell as admin. There is a discussion of this problem at Lenovo forum This ensures you’ll be updating your hardware when you’re ready for the new drivers.I have tried to get help from without any success. But if you build your own computer, or replace or upgrade hardware, sometimes automatic drive updates can muck up your system. Such as an NVIDIA graphics card, for example.įor the most part, automatic driver updates work pretty well, especially on Microsoft’s own Surface devices.

Typically you can do that by checking the device’s website or use the update utility that comes with your hardware device. Whether you’re running Windows 10 Home or Pro, after making the changes, you’ll still get regular security and feature updates, but driver updates for hardware will be excluded. Of course, now you’ll need to make sure to keep your device drivers updated manually. Name the new key WindowsUpdate and give create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value of ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate and give it a value of 1 and click OK. Right-click the Windows key and select New > Key. Run the Thunderbolt Firmware update utility from Windows. When the File Download window is displayed, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. This update includes microcode updates from Intel for the following CPUs: Product name (CPU) Public name. Thunderbolt Firmware Update Executable for Windows Note: Install the Thunderbolt controller driver from before installing this update. When Registry Editor opens, head to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Intel recently announced that it has completed its validations and started to release microcode for recent CPU platforms related to Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 Branch Target Injection). To launch the Registry editor, hit the Windows key and type: regedit and hit Enter or click OK. Before making any tweaks in the Registry, make sure to create a Restore Point or do a full system backup first. Note: Making changes in the Registry isn’t for the faint of heart.
