Actually, it is not really necessary to have a new graphics driver version updated or installed if users don’t have enough experience of a graphics-related problem with your computer. However, if you face one of these problems, it is the time you need to update your graphics driver:
• You are advised by your computer manufacturer or an Intel Customer Support agent to update your graphics driver.
• You’ve got some graphics-related problems such as visual corruption when playing a new game, an error reported by Windows OS to be related to the graphics driver, etc.
Before you get the update of graphics driver, it is certain that you should know whether a new graphics driver is available or not.
• You can subscribe to Intel® Technical Notifications
• Other method is to use the Intel® Driver Update Utility which detects your computer’s graphics controller product, identifies the current installed driver version, and advises if a newer driver is available for download.
Users are recommended to use the Intel® Driver Update Utility to get the latest graphics driver. This online utility detects your computer’s graphics controller product, identifies the current installed driver version, and advises if a newer driver is available for download.
Follow these steps to install the graphics driver:
• Download the EXE version of the Intel graphics driver
• Double-click on the EXE file to start the driver installation
• Extract the ZIP file and then double-click the SETUP.EXE file to start the driver installation if you downloaded the ZIP version
• Follow the instructions in the driver’s Read Me text file to perform a manual “Have-Disk” installation
