New Windows Inbox INF detection prevents accidental downgrades
Enhanced user guidance when Windows Update provides newer drivers
Summary:
v2026.02.0008 enhances Windows Inbox INF detection to prevent accidental downgrades when Windows Update provides newer driver versions than Intel packages.
The update improves version comparison logic, adds clearer status messages, and maintains all hardware-accurate platform detection features from previous releases.
Technical Deep Dive: Installation Order Fix
Problem: When Intel removes specific HWIDs from newer installer packages, but your hardware still needs those drivers:
Example: Package v1.0 has HWID1, HWID2, HWID3
Package v1.1 only has HWID2, HWID3 (Intel deprecated HWID1)
Installing v1.1 first, then v1.0 would downgrade HWID2 and HWID3
Solution: Sort packages by version (oldest → newest) before installation:
v1.0 installs first → HWID1, HWID2, HWID3 all installed
v1.1 installs second → HWID2 and HWID3 upgraded, HWID1 unchanged
Result: All drivers at their maximum available version, no downgrades
Code Change (line ~1714 in PowerShell script):
Code:
# Sort packages by version (oldest first) to prevent downgrade when installing missing HWIDs
$sortedPackages = $uniquePackages.GetEnumerator() | Sort-Object {
$versionString = $_.Key -replace '-.*$', ''
try { [version]$versionString } catch { $versionString }
}
foreach ($entry in $sortedPackages) {
# Installation logic...
}
This ensures legacy platforms receive optimal driver coverage without sacrificing newer updates for actively supported HWIDs.
So, I tested your Universal Intel Chipset Drivers Updater v2026.02.0008 and I have so many questions:
1. Where is the" universal-intel-chipset-updater.ps1" and "universal-intel-chipset-updater.bat". Your download shows only the "ChipsetUpdater-2026.02.0008-Win10-Win11.exe"
2. While your Chipset Driver Updater detects correctly the platform (in my case "sunrisepoint-lp:) but there are other devices missing which are are also distributed with the chipset drivers. Recognized:
Mobile 7th/8th Generation Intel(R) Processor Family I/O LPC Controller (U with iHDCP2.2 Premium) - 9D4E
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PCI Express Root Port #1 - 9D10
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PCI Express Root Port #3 - 9D12
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PCI Express Root Port #5 - 9D14
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PCI Express Root Port #9 - 9D18 Not recognized:
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O PMC - 9D21 (found also in SunrisePoint-LPSystem.inf, but ignored)
Mobile Intel(R) Processor Family I/O Thermal subsystem - 9D31 (found in SunrisePoint-LPSystemThermal.inf)
Intel(R) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers - 5914 (found in KabylakeSystem.inf)
Why these other devices are not scanned for matching Device-IDs?
It looks like that your tool tries to scan the platform and when it finds an corresponding filename, it ignores other system-IDs or inf-files.
These devices are all listed System Devices of the Device Manager.
