[Elecraft] K3S USB Drivers

[Ian White]

The functions that are lost can vary, depending on the Win10 subtype and the installed software.

With my system - Win10 pro 32-bit, two K3s with KIO3B USB cards, and VSPE port forwarding - all of the rig control functions worked as before but the two soundcard interfaces did not. Win10 reported both interfaces running OK with the latest driver already in place, and offered no option to roll back to the previous driver.

The next step would normally be to uninstall the sound interface, and then restart and allow Windows to search for and install the latest drivers; but this only installed the same driver as before.

My interim solution has been to roll back the entire Windows update, so everything now works as it did two days ago. 

For the future, I have set the update options for all so-called "feature updates"  to the more restrictive "Semi-Annual Channel" option (meaning, don't update until the update is claimed to be ready for widespread deployment in organizations) and with a further delay period of 180 days. 

However, the so-called "quality updates" that include new security features remain at their default setting of 0 days (meaning, "install immediately"). 

All of these options are accessible through Settings - Update & Security - Windows Update. For rollback of an existing update, choose Update History - Uninstall Updates. For future updates, choose Advanced Options.

None of this has involved the radio gear; it has been purely a Windows10 issue.

73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-----Original Message-----
>From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rich
>Sent: 30 May 2018 05:16
>To: Elecraft
>Subject: [Elecraft] K3S USB Drivers
>
>I have been seeing this discussion about downloading the Elecraft USB
>drivers and so on.   The latest Win10 update deleted my K3s
>USB/Soundcard setup also.   However I only needed to plug the USB
>back
>into the K3s and all is good.  I did need to rename the K3s in Win Sound
>(so I know which codec is for the K3s)  I have never used the Elecraft
>drivers and everything works just fine.
>
>Am I missing something?
>
>Rich
>
>K3RWN
>
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