Update of multimedia class device drivers fails after you upgrade Windows

Applies To
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1

This article describes an issue that occurs after you upgrade your computer from Windows 8, Windows RT, or Windows Server 2012 to Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. The hotfix has a prerequisite.

Cause

This issue occurs because the multimedia class driver registry keys are overwritten with the stale values from the previous operating system during the upgrade of the operating system.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http:⁠//support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have update 2919355 installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and notes

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.3.960 0.17 xxx Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM GDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Audiodg.exe 6.3.9600.17415 213,336 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audioendpointbuilder.dll 6.3.9600.17630 193,536 10-Jan-2015 06:25 x86
Audioeng.dll 6.3.9600.17415 424,544 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audiokse.dll 6.3.9600.17415 344,536 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audioses.dll 6.3.9600.17415 370,424 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audiosrv.dll 6.3.9600.17415 694,272 29-Oct-2014 00:49 x86
Encdump.dll 5.0.1.1 108,944 10-Jan-2015 08:27 x86
Prod_audio-audiocore.ptxml Not applicable 667 21-Aug-2013 23:39 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 66,560 10-Jan-2015 07:10 x86
Gm.dls Not applicable 3,440,660 18-Jun-2013 12:17 Not applicable
Midimap.dll 6.3.9600.17415 18,944 29-Oct-2014 01:58 x86
Mmci.dll 6.3.9600.17630 66,048 10-Jan-2015 07:22 x86
Mmcico.dll 6.3.9600.17415 11,264 29-Oct-2014 01:57 x86
Msacm32.drv 6.3.9600.17415 23,040 29-Oct-2014 01:54 Not applicable
Audiommecore-other-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,133 18-Jun-2013 12:21 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 68,608 10-Jan-2015 07:09 x86
Mfmpeg2srcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,030 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Mfsrcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,164 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Sounds-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 2,423 18-Jun-2013 12:21 Not applicable
Winmde-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,016 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Audiodg.exe 6.3.9600.17415 272,248 29-Oct-2014 03:52 x64
Audioendpointbuilder.dll 6.3.9600.17630 230,400 10-Jan-2015 06:38 x64
Audioeng.dll 6.3.9600.17415 482,872 29-Oct-2014 03:52 x64
Audiokse.dll 6.3.9600.17415 394,120 29-Oct-2014 03:52 x64
Audioses.dll 6.3.9600.17415 500,016 29-Oct-2014 03:52 x64
Audiosrv.dll 6.3.9600.17415 911,360 29-Oct-2014 01:02 x64
Encdump.dll 5.0.1.1 108,944 10-Jan-2015 09:09 x64
Prod_audio-audiocore.ptxml Not applicable 667 22-Aug-2013 06:45 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 81,408 10-Jan-2015 07:46 x64
Gm.dls Not applicable 3,440,660 18-Jun-2013 14:41 Not applicable
Midimap.dll 6.3.9600.17415 23,552 29-Oct-2014 02:42 x64
Mmci.dll 6.3.9600.17630 73,728 10-Jan-2015 08:02 x64
Mmcico.dll 6.3.9600.17415 14,336 29-Oct-2014 02:41 x64
Msacm32.drv 6.3.9600.17415 26,624 29-Oct-2014 02:37 Not applicable
Audiommecore-other-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,133 18-Jun-2013 14:45 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 81,408 10-Jan-2015 07:46 x64
Mfmpeg2srcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,030 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Mfsrcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,164 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Sounds-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 2,423 18-Jun-2013 14:45 Not applicable
Winmde-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,016 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Audioeng.dll 6.3.9600.17415 424,544 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audiokse.dll 6.3.9600.17415 344,536 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Audioses.dll 6.3.9600.17415 370,424 29-Oct-2014 03:07 x86
Prod_wow64_audio-audiocore.ptxml Not applicable 667 21-Aug-2013 23:39 Not applicable
Audiommecore-other-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,133 18-Jun-2013 12:21 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 68,608 10-Jan-2015 07:09 x86
Mfmpeg2srcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,030 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Mfsrcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,164 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Sounds-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 2,423 18-Jun-2013 12:21 Not applicable
Winmde-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,016 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 66,560 10-Jan-2015 07:10 x86
Gm.dls Not applicable 3,440,660 18-Jun-2013 12:17 Not applicable
Midimap.dll 6.3.9600.17415 18,944 29-Oct-2014 01:58 x86
Mmci.dll 6.3.9600.17630 66,048 10-Jan-2015 07:22 x86
Mmcico.dll 6.3.9600.17415 11,264 29-Oct-2014 01:57 x86
Msacm32.drv 6.3.9600.17415 23,040 29-Oct-2014 01:54 Not applicable

For all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Audiodg.exe 6.3.9600.17393 186,528 07-Oct-2014 02:50 Not applicable
Audioendpointbuilder.dll 6.3.9600.17630 167,936 10-Jan-2015 06:12 Not applicable
Audioeng.dll 6.3.9600.17393 389,504 07-Oct-2014 02:50 Not applicable
Audiokse.dll 6.3.9600.17393 245,912 07-Oct-2014 02:50 Not applicable
Audioses.dll 6.3.9600.17393 334,800 07-Oct-2014 02:50 Not applicable
Audiosrv.dll 6.3.9600.17393 598,016 07-Oct-2014 01:15 Not applicable
Encdump.dll 5.0.1.1 92,448 10-Jan-2015 07:37 Not applicable
Prod_audio-audiocore.ptxml Not applicable 667 21-Aug-2013 23:33 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 63,488 10-Jan-2015 06:46 Not applicable
Gm.dls Not applicable 3,440,660 18-Jun-2013 14:43 Not applicable
Midimap.dll 6.3.9600.17630 17,920 10-Jan-2015 07:03 Not applicable
Mmci.dll 6.3.9600.17630 65,536 10-Jan-2015 06:54 Not applicable
Mmcico.dll 6.3.9600.16384 11,776 22-Aug-2013 03:08 Not applicable
Msacm32.drv 6.3.9600.16384 22,016 22-Aug-2013 03:06 Not applicable
Audiommecore-other-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,133 18-Jun-2013 14:47 Not applicable
Audmigplugin.dll 6.3.9600.17630 63,488 10-Jan-2015 06:46 Not applicable
Mfmpeg2srcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,030 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Mfsrcsnk-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,164 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable
Sounds-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 2,423 18-Jun-2013 14:48 Not applicable
Winmde-migration-replacement.man Not applicable 1,016 15-Jul-2013 16:54 Not applicable

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property Value
File name X86_507aa4df3f09f61ab67e7cd62417afbc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_c32de03c2dbb7774.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 707
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_8b2d73028e1cd227420021d55bc7796d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_bf20f8641c8e173d.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 725
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_cdad81ce0cfaafe0dcc79a958b8f36c6_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_f5e1792db349ce26.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 703
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-audio-audiocore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_0b71860c0014751d.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 128,905
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:24
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-audio-mmecore-other_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_21cf89e92c0496e9.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 8,422
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:24
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-m..entmanifests-avcore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_831c1c0a7ccb106f.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 7,135
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 08:34
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File property Value
File name Amd64_1d41be603e84f264c40bf99220fbd03b_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_c9b166e6f57cbcaf.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 729
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_5ac3f26cd3c260881c6b8453b6bd48bc_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_0bbc70713cc0e7d0.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,062
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_8c3428300691702701a9fa68a249434c_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_bdf4ba03fb4bf6c7.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 729
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_a939ea36ba4c692a59f4b73d5e8e3bd1_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_8fa9365877eac71c.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,056
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-audio-audiocore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_6790218fb871e653.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 128,909
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:27
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-audio-mmecore-other_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_7dee256ce462081f.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 8,426
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:27
Platform Not applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-m..entmanifests-avcore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_df3ab78e352881a5.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 7,137
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 09:16
Platform Not applicable
File name Wow64_microsoft-windows-audio-audiocore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_71e4cbe1ecd2a84e.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 120,044
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:27
Platform Not applicable
File name Wow64_microsoft-windows-m..entmanifests-avcore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_e98f61e0698943a0.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 7,137
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 08:34
Platform Not applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-audio-mmecore-other_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_21cf89e92c0496e9.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 8,422
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:27
Platform Not applicable

Additional files for all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property Value
File name Arm_278718e43a0d292fac82f56e7fc9c62f_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_7aaa4dab9013a4fb.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 725
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_5c1e65a9023bff67b1d87cbae60b7281_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_714fea870c234daa.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 707
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_6834d40660b59d3b0cad3f85f1fb4146_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_289fcfd3215cd87e.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 703
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-audio-audiocore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_0b73f864001193e3.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 128,905
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-audio-mmecore-other_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_21d1fc412c01b5af.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 8,422
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 19:20
Platform Not applicable
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-m..entmanifests-avcore_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17630_none_831e8e627cc82f35.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 7,135
Date (UTC) 10-Jan-2015
Time (UTC) 07:43
Platform Not applicable

Status

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

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.