Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM
Known Affected Versions:
10.2.4, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1
Fixed In:
11.5.0, 11.4.1 HF2, 11.4.0 HF4, 11.3.0 HF9, 11.2.1 HF10, 10.2.4 HF8
Opened: Sep 18, 2013 Severity: 2-Critical Related Article:
K17294
Windows 8.1 changed format of hardware IDs strings it exposed a bug in VPN driver installer: Driver installer does not properly remove VPN driver from Windows 8.1. Subsequent driver re-installation may case Windows crash [windows core dump].
May cause windows 8.1 crash
F5 VPN driver installed (uninstalled) on Windows 8.1.
This issue has no workaround at this time.
Resolved issue where Windows 8.1 SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty function returned hardware IDs with spaces replaced with underscores, to allow VPN driver to be uninstalled. This addresses issues with the VPN driver update.