

The Information Center's 'Supported DirectX Version' refers to the Intel Graphics Driver's supported DirectX version. In the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel (under Options > Options menu > Information Center), the 'Installed DirectX version' refers to the operating system's DirectX version.If you are uncertain which Intel Processor is in your computer, Intel recommends using the Intel Processor Identification Utility or Intel Driver Update Utility to identify your Intel Processor.Intel and the computer original equipment manufacturer (OEM) may not provide technical support for some or all issues that could arise from the usage of this generic version of software drivers. To avoid any potential installation incompatibilities on your OEM system, Intel recommends that you check with your OEM and use the software provided by your system manufacturer. However, computer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the software or software packaging they provide. These software drivers are generic versions and can be used for general purposes. 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel HD Graphics 4000/2500.Haswell and Broadwell users must use newest drivers since they are WDDM 2.x, Ivy Bridge users are out of luck if they are stuck with IGP or Switchable graphics laptops.This software driver package will install the Intel HD Graphics driver for: Since Microsoft anounced Windows 11 and stated an WDDM 2.0 cappable GPU is requeried, it pretty much leaves many old GPUs out of support.Ĭurrently Intel Generation 7.5 (Haswell) and newer GPUs are supported, anything earlier is left out of support.
