
## ReleaseVersion: [32.0.100.3104_all] - 2024-10-31
## BaselineVersion: [32.0.100.3053] - 2024-09-26




# Revision History
| Revision Number | Description | Revision Date |
|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
|1.0| Release Notes for NPU4 Beta Release 31.0.100.2077|15 February 2024|
|1.1| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.101.2188 | 5 March 2024 |
|1.2| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.101.2233 | 19 March 2024 |
|1.3| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.101.2262 | 22 March 2024 |
|1.4| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.101.2382 | 16 April 2024 |
|1.5| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.101.2440 | 30 April 2024 |
|1.6| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2487 | 15 May 2024 |
|1.7| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2511 | 27 May 2024 |
|1.8| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2538 | 7 June 2024 |
|1.9| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2565 | 17 June 2024 |
|1.10| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2625 | 9 July 2024 |
|1.11| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2653 | 15 July 2024 |
|1.12| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2681 | 25 July 2024 |
|1.13| Release Notes for NPU4 Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2696 | 31 July 2024 |
|1.14| Release Notes for NPU Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2714 | 07 August 2024 |
|1.15| Release Notes for NPU Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.2820 | 27 August 2024 |
|1.16| Release Notes for NPU Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.3053 | 26 September 2024 |
|1.17| Release Notes for NPU Engineering Release Candidate 32.0.100.3104 | 31 October 2024 |




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# 1 Release Kit Summary
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## 1.1 Release Kit Details
| Kit Release     | *Product Name and Version*          |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
| Target Platform | Lunar Lake, Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake|
| Contents        | NPU Device Driver  |
| File Name       | npudriver-32.0.100.3104-Release.zip      |

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# 2 General Information
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## 2.1 Important Notes
- Driver required to enable AI acceleration using NPU device.
- Extension.inf is not installed automatically, need to install the driver using extension inf. This impacts the steps to install Microsoft Effects Package. 
- Pre-compiled blobs not supported on LNL - MX NPU drivers. Supports only Mapped Inference (ELF) Format
- This version of NPU driver is validated with OpenVino master branch (which will be released in future 2024.4)
- DirectML using "GenericML" device. Requires DirectML libraries from Microsoft (v1.15)


## 2.2 Intended Audience
- Early access customer requiring NPU functionality.

## 2.3 Supported OS
| OS Version      | OS POR Platforms |
|-----------------|------------------|
|Windows 10 	  |Lunar lake, Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake	|
|Windows 11 24H2  |Lunar Lake, Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake	|
|Windows 11 23H2  |Lunar lake, Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake	|


