Windows 10: Windows 10 update and or Intel drivers updates ruined sleep on my system.

About a month ago, I updated Windows 10, and used the Intel Driver & Support Assistant to update my OS and the drivers on my laptop. I put my laptop into sleep mode, but when I attempted to wake it the indicator light was orange*, and an active black screen showed. I was forced to force-shut-down my system in order to get my system running again. I attempted to mess with power-settings according to other sleep/hibernate problems, and it got to the point where even turning on my laptop from shut-down would evoke the same frozen symptoms (fans wouldn't turn on, indicator light orange*).


I switched to Ubuntu, then chose to come back to Windows 10 for easy-gaming, and I thought the sleep problem would go away with a fresh Windows 10 install (well yeah, but updating the system ruined it again). Sleep mode worked fine when I had Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed.


As soon as I updated my Intel drivers (3 were needed, Bluetooth, graphics, and another that I don't remember), the sleep issue resurfaced. I am now forced to keep my system either on, with no sleep-mode timers or use of sleep-mode, or turned off.


Below is system information.


Does anyone have any advice? Microsoft's "Get Help" wants me to use a paid service to address this issue.


*Indicator light: steady blue (on & charged), orange (unplugged/charging), blinking blue (sleep).


OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.18362 Build 18362
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
System Model GE72 6QD
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU Default string
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. E1795IMS.106, 09/04/2015
SMBIOS Version 3.0
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Product MS-1795
BaseBoard Version REV:0.A
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.18362.356"
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 6.89 GB
Total Virtual Memory 18.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 8.29 GB
Page File Space 2.88 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off

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Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172985

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016

 

Advice For People wishing to update to Windows 10 Redstone

Yep. Tried to update my Realtek sound driver to the lastest version. After that I can't even use the Realtek sound control panel any more. It is now blocked. Seems M$ is determined to force users to swallow their automated driver update system.












f*u*c*k this. One step forward two steps backward.

 

Intel Readies P55 Chipset B3 Stepping Update

Intel's is readying a hardware update for its P55 Express chipset, currently the only core-logic for the company's brand new socket LGA-1156 processor platform. The new B3 stepping of the P55 PCH will bring with it a little more than new MM number and S-spec numbers. A list of changes is as follows:

• New MM number and S-spec numbers for the converted products;
• Firmware and minor BIOS updates are required with the conversion;
• Processor MRC/microcode update required to enable future processors;
• Recommended storage driver upgrade from Intel MSM 8.9 to Intel RST 9.5.

Although it is listed that the MRC update enables 'future processors', Intel, in a statement issued to X-bit labs assured that the current B2 stepping of the chipset (found on current socket LGA-1156 motherboards) does not leave out support for any of Intel's new LGA-1156 processors that are slated for release in the very near future. The dual-core "Clarkale" 32 nm processor will be supported by both B2 and B3 steppings of the chipset.

P55 B3 stepping is pin-identical to P55 B2, and hence motherboard vendors will not have to come up with new designs. Sampling of the new stepping began as early as on October 02, 2009, and it is scheduled for shipment to manufacturers by the 7th of December, 2009. P55 is the performance core-logic for the LGA-1156 platform. It supports Core i5 and Core i7 "Lynnfield" processors with discrete graphics.

Source: X-bit labs