Release Notes

May 17, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the May 15, 2023 Release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-05-17 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-05-17.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 38Gb in size (38.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

May 23, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the March 27, 2023 Release.

Includes DB-23-04-12, DB-23-04-15, DB-23-04-26, DB-23-05-06, & DB-23-05-11 releases.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-05-15 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-05-15.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 38Gb in size (38.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

March 27, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the March 12, 2023 Release.

Includes DB-23-03-15, and DB-23-03-26 releases.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-03-27 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-03-27.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 36Gb in size (36.5 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

March 12, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the February 19, 2023 Release.

Includes DB-23-03-09 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-03-12 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-03-12.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 35Gb in size (35.8 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

February 19, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the February 8, 2023 Release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-02-19 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-02-19.pdf

Camera Driver Refresh

Details:
Review and refresh camera device drivers for various Microsoft Surface models.

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 35Gb in size (35.1 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

February 8, 2023

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the December 28, 2022 Release.

Includes DB-22-12-30, DB-23-01-17, & DB-23-02-01 releases.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-23-02-08 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-23-02-08.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 35Gb in size (34.4 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

December 28, 2022

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the December 5, 2022 Release.

Includes DB-22-12-08, DB-22-12-09, DB-22-12-13. & DB-22-12-28 releases.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-22-12-28 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-22-12-28.pdf

Camera Driver Refresh

Details:
Review and refresh camera device drivers for various models.

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 34Gb in size (34.0 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

December 5, 2022

Driver DB Amendments:

Device driver additions and modifications since the October 5, 2022 Release.

Includes DB-22-10-13, DB-22-10-24, DB-22-11-04, & DB-22-11-16 releases.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-22-12-05 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-22-12-05.pdf

REMINDER:

The full driver database exceeds 32Gb in size (32.7 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a UIU Support representative with questions or concerns.

October 18, 2022 - RELEASE

Includes UIUPrep version 5.12.1.0

This is an update of the UIUPREP application ONLY. Changes in this version of the UIUPREP application do not affect the UIU Classic Mode product.

Reminder: NEW FEATURE: Enhanced UIU Logging

Details:
UIUPrep now logs to \ProgramData\UIU\UIU.cmtl.log in addition to the standard UIUPrep log file, in Configuration Manager Trace Log (CMTL) format.This log is a duplication of the standard UIU log while migration to CMTL format is in progress.

Reminder: NEW FEATURE: Classic Mode Command Line Interface (CLI) Auto Import

Details:
Added a "-cmautoimportrepository" switch for UIU Classic Mode: This switch enables Classic Mode CLI to automatically discover a UIU Repository Import (IMP) file in the same directory as the Classic Mode executable. In the event that multiple IMP files exist, the first (alphanumerical) entry is selected, based on file name. This switch is overridden by the -cmrepositoryimportpath switch, so if a user provides both, the value provided by -cmrepositoryimportpath is selected. If the -cmautorepositoryimport switch is provided and Classic Mode is unable to locate any IMP files, Classic Mode writes an error dialogue ("Classic Mode does not continue automatically if the -cmautorepositoryimport switch is provided and cannot locate a UIU Repository Import (IMP) file.") and exits.

For more information, please review the UIU Classic Mode User Guide

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What is the UIU Classic Mode?

The original UIU 4.x — known in recent years as the UIU Classic — accommodated all OS deployment solutions, including those that do not utilize Microsoft's Windows PE, by storing the entire UIU Driver Database within the OS image. The UIU Classic Mode is an updated version of that methodology for those users that do not use a WinPE-based deployment solution.

How is it different from the UIU 4.x "Classic" product?

The UIU Classic method has been integrated into a optimized modern GUI, (though the basic process was preserved as much as possible for ease of adoption).

How is it different from the UIU 5?

• The entire UIU Driver Database is stored in the UIU-prepared image as opposed to network-based delivery of target machine specific drivers only.


• The Master Image must be manipulated by the UIU Classic Mode process. The UIU 5 does not require any preparation within the image itself.


• Using the UIU Classic Mode, if unsigned drivers are opted-in, the Administrator will be prompted for each one during execution. The UIU 5, wherein its method includes staging the appropriate drivers from WinPE, allows the Windows operating system to address unsigned drivers without interaction.

Who should use the UIU Classic Mode?

Users employing OS deployment solutions that are not based on Windows PE (e.g. Linux-based solutions like CloneZilla and FOG)

Who should NOT use the UIU Classic Mode?

• It is highly recommended that users employing OS deployment solutions that utilize Windows PE use the UIU 5


• UIU customers that are utilizing the Microsoft's SCCM solution should use the UIU Plug-ins 2.0 - SCCM


• UIU customers that are utilizing the Microsoft's MDT solution should use the UIU Plug-ins 2.0 - MDT

Please refer to the UIU Classic Mode - User Guide for detailed implementation and usage instructions.

For assistance or questions, please contact us:

UIU Support

October 18, 2022 - RELEASE

Includes UIUPrep version 5.12.1.0

This is an update of the UIUPREP application ONLY. Changes in this version of the UIUPREP application do not affect the UIU 5 product.

Reminder: NEW FEATURE: Enhanced UIU Logging

Details:
UIUPrep now logs to \ProgramData\UIU\UIU.cmtl.log in addition to the standard UIUPrep log file, in Configuration Manager Trace Log (CMTL) format.This log is a duplication of the standard UIU log while migration to CMTL format is in progress.