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Symptoms

Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework (DPTF) drivers cause an operating system upgrade to roll back to the system version from which you started the upgrade on a Windows 8.1-based or Windows 8-based computer. This problem occurs on computers that have the Intel Atom CPU Z3 processor installed.

Cause

This problem occurs because of a bug in the Intel DPTF driver that blocks the upgrade.

How to obtain this update

This update is automatically applied when you upgrade the operating system to the latest Windows version. No user interaction is required to apply this update.

Update detail information

Prerequisites

To apply this update, make sure that the computers have Intel DPTF drivers installed.

Note You must have an Internet connection when you upgrade the system.

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

The computer restart is handled by the upgrade process.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Be aware that dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time bias. The dates and times may also change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For the Intel Atom CPU Z3 processor in all supported 32-bit versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.0

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

DptfDevAmbient.sys

07.1.0.175

50,104

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevDisplay.sys

07.1.0.175

32,184

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevGen.sys

07.1.0.175

44,984

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevPower.sys

07.1.0.175

29,624

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevProc.sys

07.1.0.175

97,720

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfManager.sys

07.1.0.175

237,496

17-Sept-2014

12:29

For the Intel Atom CPU Z3 processor in all supported 64-bit versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.0

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

DptfDevAmbient.sys

07.1.0.175

44,472

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevDisplay.sys

07.1.0.175

28,088

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevGen.sys

07.1.0.175

36,280

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevPower.sys

07.1.0.175

25,528

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfDevProc.sys

07.1.0.175

80,824

17-Sept-2014

12:29

DptfManager.sys

07.1.0.175

181,688

17-Sept-2014

12:29

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

This problem also occurs in computers that have the Intel Core or Intel Celeron J1 processor installed. For more information about the updates that are available for those processor models, go to the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

3002388 You cannot upgrade to the latest Windows version on a computer that uses the Intel Core processor

3003478 You cannot upgrade to the latest Windows version on a computer that uses the Intel Celeron J1 processor
Third-party information disclaimer

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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