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This Windows update just showed up today. No idea what it is for or whether safe to install. Any help?
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This Windows update just showed up today. No idea what it is for or whether safe to install. Any help?
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DELL-Chris M
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July 23rd, 2022 06:00
The update in question is part of the motherboard Intel chipset (an extension for the Intel Management Engine) for the hardware in your computer. Notice the XPS 8940 drivers page mentions 7 chipset drivers. 5 are for Intel. Do you have to install it, no. Especially if the XPS 8940 is currently running well.
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July 24th, 2022 09:00
Thanks, Chris. Would be interested in knowing if anyone else with an XPS 8940 has installed this update.
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July 25th, 2022 12:00
Same Intel Corporation - SoftwareComponent - 3.1122.329.2 got installed on my XPS 8930 (Win 10) back in June.
I also couldn't find out anything about what it does/updates/fixes...
No obvious problems, and no errors reported in Windows Event Viewer...
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July 28th, 2022 04:00
Thanks, Ron. I went ahead and installed the update with no obvious adverse affects.
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July 28th, 2022 12:00
Thanks for the update. Glad it's working ok for you too...
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July 28th, 2022 22:00
This also updated on my XPS8930 in June. First the extension, then the software component a week or 2 later. Both had same numbers just one said extension and one said software component. In device manager under software component, it is for the driver for the Killer Networking Software.