Return to the Device Manager, then choose System Devices, then right-click on Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller. Finally, hit the Uninstall button and wait for the task to be completed.

Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) driver is causing compatibility issues with Windows 11 PCs leading to BSODs, says Microsoft. As the name suggests, the technology helps in audio processing.

"The affected driver will be named Intel Smart Sound Technology (Intel SST) Audio Controller under System Devices in Device Manager and have the file name IntcAudioBus.sys and a file version of 10 ...

"Earlier this week, Intel unintentionally released version 9.21.00.3755 of the Intel Smart Sound Technology (ISST) Driver through Windows Update, and inadvertently offered it to a range of devices ...

Devices running Windows 10 version 1803 or 1809 that have lost sound have an updated Intel Smart Sound Technology driver to blame, Microsoft said in a community post last week. According to Microsoft, ...

This issue is resolved by updating the Intel® Smart Sound Technology drivers to a version 10.30.00.5714 and later or 10.29.00.5714 and later," Microsoft added.

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.

Intel went through about 100 revisions just to get the technology working properly, said Hans Moritz, vice president of Intel's New Devices Group and the company's general manager of industrial ...

In brief: If you've been getting a blue screen of death on Windows 11 and you have Intel Smart Sound Technology installed, you might want to check its driver version. Microsoft flagged the issue ...