Is there no information for install driver only?

Anybody knows what "autologger" is?

See comparison of 15.2 abd 15.9 iaAHCIC.inf. 15.9 has some "autologger" entry - is it some driver-level spying telemetry?

UPD: Looks like autologger itself is early boot logging subsystem:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...ologger-session
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums...ogger?forum=wdk
Also used by telemetry services like DiagTrack.

This is weird..I have been using Intel RST 17.2.0.1009 since they came out and today I downloaded the 64bit Intel RST AHCI & RAID drivers v17.2.6.1027 WHQL ..They installed fine on my Asus Z270 Apex and later when I rebooted the PC to windows she froze/locked up after 5 min on the desktop..I shutdown the PC and restarted and windows froze at the spinning circle logo.I tried it again and same thing froze at the spinning windows circle logo..Went into Safe Mode after that ok and rolled back to RST 17.2.0.1009 rebooted to the desktop with no problems..I wonder why the latest v17.2.6.1027 WHQL caused the boot lockup/freeze,and v17.2.0.1009 works fine.I will re-download the 1027 driver and try again to see if it was a corrupted download..

Must of been a corrupted download.I re-downloaded and installed the 17.2.6.1027 rebooted many times and all is fine..

5.5.0.1369

Sorry, I didn't notice the newer installer (5.5.0.2012). My bad. :(
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Hi all.
I hope I'll not be flogging a dead horse, but I can use some advice and this really looks like the right place to.
I have a legacy system, still running Windows 7 (amd64), with an Asus H87-Plus motherboard and and Intel 8 Series/C220 SATA AHCI controller. Up until a few weeks ago, or even months, I was running the Intel RST driver + software suite version 14.8.0.1042 and everything was fine: my system worked very well and booted so fast that the Windows 7 splash boot logo did not have time to form in the middle of the screen before the logon screen appeared. Then, for no valid reason other than "because it's there", I noticed that there was a version 14.8.16.1063 and I upgraded to it (drivers and companion software).
The system still runs well, but the new drivers/software (either or both) have instantly caused a +10 seconds delay to my boot sequence (this means that the Windows 7 splash logo has all the time to form in the middle of the screen and glow for 10 seconds before the logon screen appears) and during this delay I can see the optical drive being polled (the led flashes and the heads/rotor move briefly). Admittedly, this is not a major problem but I'd like to restore my system performance as it was before.
What is the correct and most "clean" procedure to completely replace version 14.8.16.1063 with 14.8.0.1042?
And while we are there: I have found here a version 14.8.18.1066 that can't be found on Intel's web site. Are you aware of any reason why they pulled it?
Thanks in advance, cheers

Thanks. So how do I go about uninstalling and reinstalling now?
I have an "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" entry in my Control Panel/Programs and Features; if I uninstall that and reboot, I understand it will uninstall the companion software but not the driver. Am I correct?
If, after removing the companion software, the boot delay is still there, I will have to install the older driver; in this case do I just open device manager, select the storage device, click "have disk" and point it to the directory where I've extracted the older driver, and it will replace the newer one? Or do I have to first manually remove the newer driver/replace it with the Microsoft stock SATA AHCI driver, reboot, and *then* install the Intel older driver?