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Intel® Graphics Control Panel Does Not Start After Installing it From the Microsoft Store

Content Type: Troubleshooting   |   Article ID: 000088083   |   Last Reviewed: 12/09/2022

Environment

Operating System

Windows® 10 family
Intel Graphics Control Panel 5th Generation Intel® Core Processors and older

Description

After downloading the Intel® Graphics Control Panel from the Microsoft Store and launching it from the Start menu, the application does not open and no error messages appears.

Resolution

For 6th Generation Intel® Core Processors and newer: The Intel® Graphics Control Panel has been discontinued from the Microsoft and has been replaced with the Intel® Graphics Command Center. See How to Install the Intel® Graphics Command Center for installation instructions. If you don't know the generation of your processor, see How to Find the Generation of Intel® Core™ Processors.

 

For 5th Generation Intel® Core Processors and older: The Intel Graphics Control Panel is automatically installed with the legacy graphics drivers for these platforms. Do not install the Intel Graphics Control Panel from the Microsoft Store when using these drivers. Installing the Intel Graphics Control Panel while using these drivers will result in two instances of the Intel Graphics Control Panel and will cause this issue. To resolve this issue, see below.

  1. Open Apps and Features.
    • Press on the Windows key Windows key on your keyboard and type Apps and Features.
  2. Scroll down and locate and uninstall the Intel® Graphics Control Panel and Intel® Graphics Driver.

    Apps and features

  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Open the Device Manager
    • Press on the Windows key Windows key on your keyboard and type Device Manager.
  5. Click Display Adapters.
  6. Right-click the Intel® Graphics Device and click Update Driver.
    Update Driver
  7. Click Search automatically for updated driver software.

    Search automatically for updated driver software

  8. Windows Update will automatically search for, download, and install the latest graphics driver validated for your computer.

Related Products

This article applies to 32 products.

Discontinued Products

Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller Graphics Drivers for Intel® Q43 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® G35 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® G45 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82865G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82946GZ Graphics Controller Graphics Drivers for Intel® G31 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82Q965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Graphics Drivers for Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 600 (Intel® GMA 600) Graphics Drivers for Intel® Q33 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82G965 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82915G/82910GL Express Chipset Family Graphics Drivers for Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82Q963 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82945G Express Chipset Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (Intel® GMA 3150) Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82810 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Graphics Drivers for Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family Graphics Drivers for Intel® G41 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82830M Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Graphics Drivers for Intel® B43 Express Chipset Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500 (Intel® GMA 500) Graphics Drivers for Intel® G43 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® G33 Express Chipset Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller Family Graphics Drivers for Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller Graphics Drivers for Intel® Q45 Express Chipset