Want to try installing Intel's beta drivers for their HD graphics? As it turns out, on the Microsoft Surface (and Surface Book) you cannot just run the installer. Here is how to manually install.
This driver is identical to the 195.62 WHQL drivers except for the following:
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Products Supported:
GeForce 200 series:
GTS 240, 210, G210, GT 220, GT 230, 205, GTX 285, GTX 280, GT 240, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTX 275, GTX 295
GeForce 100 series:
GT 130, G 100, GT 120, GT 140
GeForce 9 series:
9500 GS, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9500 GT, 9300 GE, 9300, 9800 GX2, 9400, 9800 GT, 9300 GS, 9400 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9200, 9600 GT
GeForce 8 series:
8400 SE, 8100 / nForce 720a, 8300 GS, 8500 GT, 8600 GT, 8300, 8800 GTS, 8400 GS, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GS, 8600 GS, 8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8200, 8400, 8600 GTS, 8800 GT
GeForce 7 series:
7600 GT, 7800 SLI, 7600 LE, 7650 GS, 7600 GS, 7300 SE / 7200 GS, 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7950 GT, 7300 LE, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7800 GTX, 7350 LE, 7950 GX2, 7500 LE, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7900 GT/GTO, 7900 GS, 7300 GS, 7550 LE, 7800 GS, 7900 GTX, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7100 GS, 7300 GT, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 6 series:
6610 XL, 6200 A-LE, 6800 XE, 6100 nForce 405, 6800 Ultra, 6600 LE, 6100, 6200 LE, 6200SE TurboCache, 6600 VE, 6200 TurboCache, 6600 GT, 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, 6800 LE, 6700 XL, 6800, 6500, 6100 nForce 400, 6600, 6150, 6100 nForce 420, 6800 GS/XT, 6150 LE, 6250, 6800 GT, 6800 GS, 6800 XT, 6200, 6150SE nForce 430
ION series:
ION LE, ION
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If you like living on the edge, you can be a Windows Insider to get early builds of Windows 10. If you want to push it even further, you can install beta (or non-Microsoft approved) drivers from Intel for their graphics chipset.
Although installing beta drivers is not recommended for non-power users, the new 6th-generation Intel Skylake processors are still quite buggy. If your new computer's giving you fits that updates to Windows 10 haven't fixed, you might want to consider installing the beta drivers to nix any severe bugs like screen flickering or Blue Screen of Deaths (BSODs).
For those running a Microsoft Surface, however, there is a caveat: you cannot just execute the installer and update your drivers. Microsoft signs off on their display drivers so that only approved ones get pushed to users. (Other manufacturers may do the same).
You can still install the drivers, but there you have to do it manually. Here is how to do just that.
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Download Intel beta drivers in ZIP format not EXE
You can find the latest direct from Intel at Download.intel.com.
For most users, including those on Surface you want the 64-bit drivers e.g. win64_1540144352.zip.
Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a new folder. You can delete this folder later. Usually, your Desktop is a good place for extraction.
Right-click on the Start menu and choose Device Manager
Navigate to Display Adapters and double-click to reveal nested options.
If you are using a Surface Book with discrete graphics you will see Nvidia in addition to Intel(R) HD Graphics 5xx.
Double-click the Intel(R) HD Graphics 5xx area to open up the tabs.
Choose the Driver tab and select Update Driver…
Select Browse my computer for driver software
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Select Have Disk... button in lower right-hand area
Navigate to folder where you extracted the Intel beta drivers.
You must go into the Graphics folder and choose the igdlh64 file.
On the Install From Disk window choose OK
Select Next
The Update Driver Software window should now appear showing installation progress. Your display may flicker as the old driver is removed and the new driver added. This is normal.Once completed you can verify the driver's new date and version number under the Driver tab.
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After the installation, you do not need to restart the computer. However, you may still want to. If you had set a custom text display size, it might have been reset to the default.
If you wish to undo the driver installation at any time, just retrace the above steps but instead of Update Driver… choose Roll Back Driver or Uninstall in the worst case.
That's it! Remember, companies like Microsoft eventually do approve of these Intel drivers after weeks of testing. They will eventually roll out their own approved and signed versions through Windows Update proper. What is outlined here is just a way to get an early look at what is likely coming, but there could be other unintended consequences so as always heed caution.
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If you want to see more how-to for Windows 10, make sure you check the following resources: