USB SD card reader loses capability to detect media change in 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 resume the computer from sleep mode in 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.

Symptoms

When this issue occurs, the Secure Digital (SD) card insertion is not detected by universal serial bus (USB) SD card reader.

Note This issue can occur, but it is not limited to, if the computer has the USB selective suspend feature disabled. For more information about this feature, see About the USB selective suspend feature.

Cause

This issue occurs because the disk driver does not issue a test unit to the card reader controller after the system is resumed from sleeping states. Therefore, the system cannot detect the media change status.

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 update, 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
  • 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
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.17547 291,648 03-Dec-2014 17:01 x86

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
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.17544 337,728 03-Dec-2014 16:57 x64

For all supported ARM-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Classpnp.sys 6.3.9600.17544 262,992 03-Dec-2014 17:06 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_8253613bb6a1f9f64ac36d44c9dddb93_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_348e3cc95bfbc2cd.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 703
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:19
File name X86_microsoft-windows-classpnp-minwin_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_a37fa8b008bd94d1.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,770
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:22

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

File property Value
File name Amd64_13d954d935ae89f314dbfb3787cdea46_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_d8de87cf65fa3a01.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 707
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:19
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-classpnp-minwin_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_ff9e4433c11b0607.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,772
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:25

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

File property Value
File name Arm_1daf2fdf28eb19f49401963f1519f6e1_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_04264d988d2bfe34.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 703
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:19
File name Arm_microsoft-windows-classpnp-minwin_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17547_none_a3821b0808bab397.manifest
File version Not applicable
File size 1,770
Date (UTC) 03-Dec-2014
Time (UTC) 17:19

Status

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

More Information

About the USB selective suspend featureBy default, this feature is disabled by desktop computers for USB mass storage.

You can check the status of USB selective suspend setting in the USB settings entry. The entry is under the Advanced settings tab in the Power Options dialog box.

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.