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A driver is software written for a specific operating system (OS). The OS uses the driver to communicate with a specific hardware device. Intel develops graphics drivers so that Windows* operating systems can communicate with specific Intel® graphics devices.
Intel has generic versions of the Intel® Graphics Drivers available but recommends using drivers from your computer manufacturer. The computer manufacturer can offer customized versions of the Intel Graphics Drivers for your particular computer model.
Intel Graphics Drivers support specific Intel® Processor graphics or integrated graphics. To check whether your computer is using Intel graphics, use the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant.
See Understanding the Intel Graphics Driver version numbering.
Graphics Profiles are configuration settings the user can make for Display Profiles and Video Profiles. See How To Use Intel Graphics Profiles.
In older versions of the Intel Graphics Drivers, there's a more primitive function to manipulate display settings known as Graphics Schemes.
Note | Some Display Profile or Graphic Scheme features might not be available. The system manufacturer can disable features, or the user might have limited rights to the system. |
To see if your computer is using the latest driver, use the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. This utility detects the graphics product, identifies the current installed driver version, and advises if a newer driver is available for download.
Note | If this utility detects a customized computer manufacturer driver, see solutions and workarounds. |
You don't need to update your graphics driver if you're not experiencing a graphics-related problem with your computer.
Reasons for updating your graphics driver:
Use one of the following methods:
Note | If this utility detects a customized computer manufacturer driver, see solutions and workarounds. |
To get the latest graphics driver, use the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant. This online utility detects the graphics product of your computer, identifies the current installed driver version, and advises if a newer driver is available for download. If this utility detects a customized computer manufacturer graphics driver, check for more customized computer information.
Note | If you're using a Linux* operating system, see availability of Intel® Graphics Drivers for Linux* OS. |
If you downloaded the .exe version of the Intel Graphics Driver, double-click the .exe file to start the driver installation.
If you downloaded the .zip version, extract the .zip file and then double-click the SETUP.EXE file to start the driver installation. An alternate method is to follow the instructions in the readme text file of the driver for a manual Have-Disk installation.
Note | See the error solution document if you receive this error message, or similar message: The driver being installed isn't validated for this computer. |
If the driver you installed doesn't work properly, or you simply want to go back to a previous driver, perform the following steps:
Your driver is now restored to the version it was previously using.
Note | If the option to roll back driver is grayed-out, one of the following applies:
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See the Intel Graphics support site or use the search feature on the Intel website.
The next step in finding a solution or workaround for your question or issue is to use the Search box located on the Intel website.
Note | Interactive support by Intel technical support agents is only available for the latest generations of graphics products. Agent support isn't available for some older graphics products. |