Device driver additions and modifications since the August 31, 2022 Release.
Details: Review and refresh drivers for Intel Wi-Fi & Bluetooth devices.
Details: UIU Support has recently witnessed several situations wherein updating of firmware addresses specific driver issues. See Release Notes from June 16, 2020 for two examples. UIU Support strongly recommends that, if customers are experiencing issues, the firmware (BIOS/UEFI) be updated immediately. If the target machine continues exhibiting issues, please contact UIU support for additional troubleshooting.
The full driver database exceeds 31Gb in size (31.7 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.
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.
Device driver additions and modifications since the June 24, 2022 Release.
Details: Review and refresh drivers for Microsoft Surface models.
Details: Review and refresh drivers for Intel Smart Sound Technology.
Details: Review and refresh drivers for various Camera Device Drivers.
The full driver database exceeds 31Gb in size (31.2 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
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.
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
Symptoms: Servicing older Windows PE media (3.x & 4.x) requires 32-bit specific binaries (DISM) which do not load under a 64-bit process, resulting in error conditions. Big Bang recommends that Windows PE version 10 be employed. Contact UIU Support for additional information.
Details: The UIUPrep application now supports leveraging 1E's Tachyon platform to locate UIU repository cache location(s) that are distributed to a Nomad, Single-Site Download peer-to-peer environment. Please contact UIU Support about implementation of this new feature.
Symptoms: When using the CLI feature of the UIUPM application to perform updates against a repository, the updates may not complete fully. Resolution: Development to alleviate this issue is ongoing. Contact UIU Support for more information about work-arounds.
Device driver additions and modifications since the May 17, 2022 Release.
Symptoms: Previous Versions of Intel Wireless Adapters were known to drop access points. Resolution: Refreshed Intel Wireless Adapter drivers to latest versions.
The full driver database exceeds 28Gb in size (28.1 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the March 9, 2022 Release.
Details: Intel Chipset Refresh to current versions for Gen 11 (Tiger Lake).
Details: Added Support for Intel Chipset Gen 12 (Alder Lake).
Symptoms: Nvidia software security update – ALL GPU product lines Nvidia reported a security issue with their entire catalog of graphics drivers in mid-December 2020, citing, “NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA® GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, data tampering, or information disclosure.” (Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - January 2021) Resolution: As a consequence, and in an effort to not include drivers known to contain security flaws within the UIU Driver Database, UIU Support has undertaken the extensive effort to not only remove reportedly affected drivers but also to include the new, secured drivers as offered by Nvidia as of January 2021. The UIU Driver Database (release DB-21-01-26) contains only the newly-released drivers from Nvidia and, despite our best efforts, may result in a gap in coverage for select associated hardware IDs. As it is not feasible for Big Bang’s lab to host every conceivable Nvidia product, we’ve attempted to provide coverage for all modern Nvidia product hardware IDs. If it is determined that we’re missing coverage, and Nvidia has provided a secured, newly-released driver, UIU Support will consider it their highest priority to include that driver in the next release of the UIU Driver Database. Your continued patience is appreciated. Furthermore, UIU Support is committed to regularly revisiting Nvidia’s Security Bulletin in an attempt to discover any newly-released drivers post DB-21-01-26 release. NOTE: Compromised Nvidia drivers will continue to exist in established UIU Repositories until UDBs prior to and including DB-21-01-26 are removed and updates are performed with the "cleanup" feature. Please contact UIU Support with questions or concerns. NOTE: Customers may notice a reduction in the size of the UIU Repository depending on configuration and this is expected. Please contact UIU Support with questions or concerns.
The full driver database exceeds 27Gb in size (27.5 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
March 9, 2022
Device driver additions and modifications since the February 14, 2022 Release.
Includes DB-22-02-28 & DB-22-03-09 releases.
See Attached: UIU DB-22-03-09 Drivers.pdf
See Attached: Make-Model DB-22-03-09.pdf
The full driver database exceeds 26Gb in size (26.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).
Device driver additions and modifications since the December 28, 2021 Release.
The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (64-bit only).