: Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Battlefield V. : Minor graphic anomalies may be seen in Chief Architect Premier (DX12). : Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Call of the Duty: Vanguard (DX12), Code Vein(DX11), Escape from Tarkov (DX11), GRID 2019 (DX12), Microsoft Flight Simulator(DX11), Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan), Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Vulkan). : Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Battlefield 2042 (DX12), Conan Exiles (Low End Laptop Mode” in game settings), Forza Horizon 4 (DX12), Forza Motorsport 6 (DX12), Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan) (MSAA enabled), Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (DX11). : Black screen and TDR seen after launching and during gameplay in Gears 5 (DX12).
: Minor graphic anomalies may be seen in Deus Ex Mankind Divided (DX11), Elden Ring (DX12), Elex (DX11), Euro Truck Simulator (OpenGL) (in main menu on changing graphic preset), Garry’s Mod (DX9), Gears 5 (DX12), God of War (DX11), MechWarrior 5 (DX12), Microsoft Flight Simulator (DX11) (during installation), New World (DX12) (while changing quality preset), Rage 2 (Vulkan), The Ascent (DX11).
: Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in ANVIL (DX12), Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (DX12), NBA 2K21 (DX12) (when switching resolution from 1920 x 1080 to 1600 x 9 x 720), The Ascent (DX11). Error may be seen when launching Call of Duty Vanguard (DX12).
“Update driver” pop-up error may be seen while launching Battlefield 1 after upgrading from 30.0.100.9955 or older drivers due to the driver version roll-over. Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Baldur’s Gate 3 (Vulkan), Dark Souls 3 (DX11), Diablo II: Resurrected (DX12), Far Cry 6 (DX12), Farming Simulator 22 (DX12), Forza Horizon 4 (DX12), Halo Infinite (DX12), Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (DX11), No Man’s Sky (Vulkan), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint (DX11). Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (DX12), Deathloop (DX12), Far Cry 6 (DX12), New World (DX12) (when launching), Blank screen observed on 8k TV Monitor after setting to clone mode with 4k display on 12th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel UHD graphics. Benchmark ignores resolution settings in Fullscreen mode in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Vulkan) on Intel Iris Xe Discrete graphics. Intermittent crash or hang seen in Resident Evil 4 on 11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics. Minor graphic anomalies seen in Far Cry New Dawn (DX11), Atlas (DX11) on 11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics. Once testing is complete Intel advises reinstalling the OEM driver until they validate it and release their own version.- Support enabled for Cross-Adapter resource Scan-Out (CASO) to optimize processing, bandwidth, and latency for hybrid graphics Windows 11 systems on 11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics "The generic driver's intention is to temporarily test new features, game enhancements, or check if an issue is resolved. OEM drivers are handpicked, customized, and validated to resolve platform-specific issues, enable features and enhancements, and improve system stability. "Installing this Intel generic graphics driver will overwrite your computer manufacturer (OEM) customized driver.
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End users will continue to be referred to OEM websites," Intel notes. The installer will continue to restrict OEM non-DCH to Intel generic non-DCH upgrades as well as OEM non-DCH to Intel generic DCH driver upgrades.
"OEM customizations are preserved during this upgrade process, in accordance with Microsoft DCH driver design principles (refer to Microsoft documentation, 'Extension INF Publishing Whitepaper' to learn more). Intel also notes this will overwrite a computer manufacturer's customized driver and warns that corporate customers should always stick with OEM drivers. The exe is called 'Graphics Driver Smart Installer Enhancement', which allows users to upgrade from OEM DCH drivers to its "newer" generic DCH drivers. Intel drivers and the Support Assistant will also be unlocked starting April 28, 2020."
"Simply use the exe and enjoy the update on your 6th Generation Intel Processor platform or higher, and don't worry about your OEM customizations, they remain intact with each upgrade and the OEMs can maintain customizations separately via Microsoft Windows Update. "Well, as of this release, Intel graphics DCH drivers are now unlocked to upgrade freely between computer manufacturer (OEM) drivers and the Intel generic graphics drivers on Download Center. "We heard how much our users want the freedom to upgrade their systems to our regularly released generic graphics drivers and enable our latest game optimizations, feature updates and fixes," Intel said.