SONY VPCEF25FX

• The touchpad intermittently becomes unresponsive
• The option to disable the tapping feature does not function properly

• Issues Resolved:
  • The application may stop responding when inserting a DVD into the Blu-Ray Disc™optical drive after playing a BD disc
  • Resolves video distortion during movie playback
  • The application may not function properly when switching between 2D to 3D media
  • Unable to toggle between minimized and full screen 3D modes using the "CTRL E" function keys
  • Video and audio content is not synchronized when using the application to play an AVCHD™ DVD on 3D TV using 1920x1080x24Hz, 1280x720x50Hz, or 1280x720x60Hz settings
  • The playback of Blu-ray Disc media is not smooth through an HDMI® connection to the TV
  • The 3D Vision Photo Viewer application may sometimes stop responding
  • The application may become unresponsive when playing BD or AVCHD media and changing from full screen to a windowed screen by pressing the "3D" button or the "Esc" key when playing BD/AVCHD media
• Improvements:
  • Enhances the user interface
  • Improves BD-J title compatibility
  • General performance of the application
  • Enhances the PiP (Picture in Picture) feature
  • Improves compatibility with current 2D/3D movie titles

• Improves the start time for playback of BD-J discs created by Picture Motion Browser
• Adds support for viewing Side-by-Side 3D content
• Improves compatibility with Blu-ray Disc™ 3D titles

• Adds support for MVC extension file format
• Supports SbS (Side by Side) 3D content using BDXL™ media
• Improves compatibility with current 2D and 3D movie titles
• Resolves the issues of video distortion or a blank screen that may occur during playback of Blu-ray Disc™ 3D movies while in the 2D mode

• Updates BD copy protection key
• Updates compatibility for use with current commercial Blu-ray Disc™ titles

• Resolves an issue where the optical disc drive does not appear in the system after start-up
• Improves the touchpad response
• Resolves and issue where the system may hang or freeze (stop responding) during start-up
• Resolves an issue where the system may display a blank screen during start-up
• Improves CPU throttling
• Resolves an issue where the AMD Phenom II P650 mobile CPU is improperly displayed in the System menu
• Adds support for new types of VRAM memory modules

• Adds the capability to burn 3D and 60p/50p videos on Blu-ray Disc™ media without being converted
  Note: Requires the PMB Blu-ray Disc Add-on Software. If the add-on software is already installed, it is not necessary to install it again.
• Adds support for SEN (Sony Entertainment Network) ID when uploading to the Personal Space™ service
  Note: Applicable in countries where the Personal Space service is available.
  Click the appropriate link below for more information on the Personal Space service and SEN ID:
  • United States
  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (French)
  Note: On April 25, 2012, Personal Space became PlayMemories Online™. For additional details, please visit the PlayMemories Online web page. To use the PlayMemories Online service, please update your PMB (Picture Motion Browser) to PlayMemories Home Ver.1.30.
• Improves image quality of a DVD created from progressive video.
• Improves image quality for seamless disc creation from videos recorded in mixed recording modes
• Resolves an issue where previously imported images are imported again when shot using the continuous shooting function

Click here to see the complete PMB revision history

This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error that may appear in Device Manager next to "Ethernet Controller" which indicates that a driver is not installed for that device.

• The editing function stops responding when the video option is opened using Picture Motion Browser VAIO® Edition.
• A black line is displayed when video playback is stopped and restarted while using full screen mode.
• The "Gesture Operations" option is missing from the Media Gallery "Settings" menu.
• Unable to access the Facebook® online service using the Media Gallery application

This utility installs an updated version of the Media Gallery™ software to provide the following:

• The editing function stops working when the video option is selected to be opened using PMB VAIO® Edition
• A black line is displayed when the video playback stops and starts while in a full screen mode
• The "Gesture Operations" option is missing from the "Media Gallery Settings" menu
• Media Gallery is unable to access Facebook
• The application stops functioning when playback of a YouTube™ video is done using the Music function
• The application fails to initialize settings when a Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 10 installation is detected
• The application fails to upload images to Facebook

• Adds functionality to view Facebook Recommended photos on the Home screen
• Adds the automatic photo rotation orientation feature
• Improves Photo Player display speed
• Removes Twitter™ / Sina™ features
• Removes Bing™ Maps features

• VAIO Gate version 2.0.0.14050
• VAIO Gate Default version 2.0.0.04160

• Setting Utility Series 5.2.0.15250
• VAIO® Event Service 5.2.0.15020
• VAIO Control Center 4.2.0.15020
• VAIO Power Management 5.1.0.15250

• The Rescue Data utility is unable to create or burn to DVD media
• The Rescue Data tool is unable to backup files if any filename or file path exceeds 260 characters

• Adds support for Portuguese and Polish languages
• Resolves an issue where the user is unable to uninstall the Picture Motion Browser application
• Resolves an issue where the language displayed on the screen is not the same as the language of the operating system

• VAIO Creation Movie (VAIO Movie Story) may randomly stop functioning while creating movies when the computer is connected to a docking station
• Click to Disc™ projects created by Adobe Premiere® Elements 8 may not open

New Features:

• Items can now be placed into VAIO Gate using the right-click button of the mouse or touchpad
• Adds the VAIO Gate Introduction / Information screen
• Adds the Message Viewer option
• Adds configuration support for RSS feeds
• Adds new font size settings
• Adds the Tooltips feature

Resolves the following issues:

• Windows® Explorer stops responding when attempting to right-click the Recycle Bin
• A black or white screen may occur after refreshing the VAIO Gate window
• Music and picture file ratings can now be saved in Windows Explorer

Improvements:

• Overall application performance
• The item drop feature of the VAIO Gate application has been improved

• Updates the support phone number listed for Brazil within the VAIO Care software
• Improves the Self Heal functionality by allowing critical updates to be installed silently
• Improves the VAIO Care user interface
• Provides a link to the Sony® forum within the Contact Sony option
• Improves the performance of the VAIO Care application
• Resolves an issue where the VAIO Care application may stop responding after performing a Self Heal
• Fan and Blu-ray Disc™ diagnostic information is now included in the Hardware Diagnostic Tool for selected models
• The Media Gallery™ application may not launch properly after running the "System Tune-up"
• Resolves an issue where a .NET framework error message may appear while using the VAIO Care application

• Improves touch support for VAIO® computers that have touch capability
• Enables model, serial, service tag information in the VAIO Care application
• Displays the MAC address in the "VAIO Status report"
• Optical diagnostics will now only display for models that have an optical drive
• Adds a link to the VAIO Data Restore tool application
• Adds Blu-Ray Disc™ diagnostics for models that have a Blu-ray optical drive
• Adds the battery graph feature to display the quality of the battery
• Enables the Seagate® HDD diagnostics tools

• Adds setup for the Windows® Gadget Troubleshooter
• Adds setup features for the keyboard and printer
• Allows Bluetooth® service configuration
• Provides display calibrations
• Configures the Check Disk utility to run on a routine schedule
• Configures the System settings to optimize the performance of the computer
• Configures User Account settings
• Provides a means of creating a Windows Repair disc
• Deletes the temporary internet files and cookies

• Improves touch support for VAIO® computers that have touch capability
• Enables model, serial, service tag information in the VAIO Care application
• Displays the MAC address in the "VAIO Status report"
• Optical diagnostics will now only display for models that have an optical drive
• Adds a link to the VAIO Data Restore tool application
• Adds Blu-Ray Disc™ diagnostics for models that have a Blu-ray optical drive
• Adds the battery graph feature to display the quality of the battery
• Enables the Seagate® HDD diagnostics tools
• The "Pay-as-you-go connection" option is reconfigured
• Updates the Troubleshooting User Interface
• Adds the VAIO Care introduction page
• Adds the Solution Center tool to provide solutions at the point of failure

• The Stamina/Speed/Auto switch may not function properly
• The volume control may not work when using the Fn F3 or Fn F4 function keys
• The volume control may not work when using the remote control
• The "Color Mode Setting" function within the VAIO Control Center utility may not work properly when selecting a different color mode
• Using the Alt Tab or Alt F4 shortcut keys to switch or end an application may not function properly

• The VAIO Update application may become unresponsive
• The computer will no longer Logoff, Restart, or Shutdown during the installation of a patch
• The install utility menu is hidden behind the VAIO Update application
• No updates are shown when using a proxy
• Improves the performance of the VAIO Update application
• Adds Self-repair functionality
• Text within the application may appear to be cut off
• Notifies the Windows® Store App of updates in the VAIO Update application
• Improves compatibility with the operating system

• The VAIO Update application may become unresponsive
• The computer will no longer Logoff, Restart, or Shutdown during the installation of a patch
• The install utility menu is hidden behind the VAIO Update application
• No updates are shown when using a proxy
• Improves the performance of the VAIO Update application
• Adds Self-repair functionality
• Text within the application may appear to be cut off
• Notifies the Windows® Store App of updates in the VAIO Update application
• Improves compatibility with the operating system
• VAIO Update user interface may become corrupted if Windows Display size is set large.
• Installation process of VAIO Update may be interrupted by Kaspersky Internet Security software.

• The VAIO Update application may become unresponsive
• The computer system is no longer able to Logoff, Restart, or Shutdown during the installation of a patch
• The install utility menu is hidden behind the VAIO Update application
• No updates are shown when using a proxy
• Improves the performance of the VAIO Update application
• Adds the Self-repair functionality
• Text within the application may appear to be cut off
• Notifies the Windows® Store App of updates in the VAIO Update application
• Improves compatibility with the operating system
• The VAIO Update user interface may become corrupted if the Windows display size is set to large
• Installation process of VAIO Update may be interrupted by Kaspersky™ Internet Security software
• Updates the User Interface for VAIO Update
• Allows the computer to run updates when using battery power

This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error that may appear in Device Manager next to "Unknown Device" which indicates that a driver is not installed for that device.

• Resolves an issue where the VAIO Care Metro app version 1.4 cannot access the VAIO User Guide
• Updates the contact information
• Improves the VAIO Care ability to download solutions