Intel HD Graphics Driver 15.26.5.2656 for Windows 7

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Following are the list of games that have been released recently and have been known to work well with 2nd Generation Intel Core processors with Intel HD Graphics 3000/2000:

- Batman: Arkham City
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Dungeon Defenders
- FIFA Manager 12
- Jurassic Park: The Game
- Legends of Atlantis: Exodus
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
- The Sims 2: Pets
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II - Retribution

New Features:

- This driver adds support for real-time encode of video in H.264 format and developers can access this capability via Intel Media SDK 2012

Fixed Issues:

- Fixed game corruption issue in Worms Ultimate Mayhem. Game now correctly plays under all configurations.
- Added ability to change display configuration when connected via Intel Wireless Display.
- Eliminated minor rendering issues in the introduction scene of in Medal of Honor (2010 version).
- Fixed game corruption issue in Far Cry 2 when 8x MSAA is enabled.
- Eliminated small white dots that were appearing in some objects in the Fallout - New Vegas game with MSAA 4x enabled.
- Blank screen that appeared after uninstalling graphics driver is now fixed.
- When an external DisplayPort monitor is connected in clone mode.

Known Issues - Video Playback:

- Short period of corruption seen when playing a 3D movie via ArcSoft player when attempting to go to Main Menu of the movie
- Display may blank under certain circumstances if the a VGA monitor is connected/disconnected when a Blu-ray disc is played

Known Issues - Games:

- Flickering may be experienced in some scenes of Duke Nukem.
- Flickering may be experienced in certain configurations of Call of Duty-- Black Ops and lead to a system hang.
- Darkness II shows outlines in the Mansion scene in campaign mode on walls and floor. Battlefield 3 may occasionally crash in 32-bit Windows 7. No crashes observed on 64-bit Windows 7.
- Rage exhibits corrupted textures in certain scenes and fails to load Wasteland scene with Texture Detail set turned on.
- Marvel Super Squad Online shows visible artifacts in "beautiful" setting if the pre-allocated memory is not set to 512MB in the System BIOS Setup Menu.

Known Issues - Other:

- Text corruption seen Microsoft Internet Explorer in 32-bit Windows 7 when Windows Aero is turned on.

This zip archive contains the files needed for installing the Intel HD Graphics driver. If it has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix problems, add new functions, or expand existing ones. Even though other OSes might be compatible as well, we do not recommend applying this release on platforms other than the ones specified.

Versions:

- Graphics Driver: 8.15.10.2656
- Display Audio Driver: 6.14.00.3090

Supports Intel Iris graphics, Intel Iris Pro graphics and Intel HD graphics on:

- 2nd generation Intel Core i3 processor
- 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processor
- 2nd generation Intel Core i5 vPro processor
- 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processor
- 2nd generation Intel Core i7 vPro processor

Microsoft Windows "Setup.exe" Installation:

- Save and unzip the downloadable archive.
- Locate the hard drive directory where the driver files are stored using the browser or the Explore feature of Windows.
- From this directory, double-click the "Setup.exe" file.
- The first dialog of the installation user interface will appear. By default, a checkbox is selected to automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme (if supported). Deselect the checkbox if this support should be turned off.
- Click "Next" to continue.
- Read the License Agreement and, if you agree with the terms, click "Yes" to proceed.
- Review the Readme File information and click "Next" to proceed.
- When the "Setup Progress" is complete, click "Next" to proceed.
- When the "Setup is Complete" screen appears, click "Finish" to complete the installation.

Microsoft Windows "Have Disk" Installation

- Click "Start", right-click "Computer", and click "Properties".
- Click "Device Manager" on the left.
- In the "User Account Control" window, click "Yes".
- Double-click "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)" if present under "Other Devices". (Go to step 6).
- Expand "Display adapters" and double-click the graphics controller.
- In the "Driver" tab, click "Update Driver".
- Click "Browse my computer for driver software".
- Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".
- Click "Have Disk..." and click "Browse".
- Browse to the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded, click the "Graphics" folder, and select the "igdlh.INF" file. Click "Open".
- Click "OK" and click "Next". The operating system will install the driver.
- Click "Close" and click "Yes" to reboot. The driver should now be loaded.

Microsoft Windows Manual Installation - HD Graphics

- Click "Start", right-click "Computer", and click "Properties".
- Click "Device Manager" on the left.
- In the "User Account Control" window, click "Yes".
- Double-click "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)" if present under "Other Devices". (Go to step 6)
- Expand "Display adapters" and double-click the graphics controller.
- In the "Driver" tab, click "Update Driver".
- Click "Browse my computer for driver software".
- Click directly "Browse".
- Browse to the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded and click the "Graphics" folder.
- Click "OK" and click "Next". The operating system will install the driver if it considers this an upgrade.
- Click "Close" and click "Yes" to reboot. The driver should now be loaded.

Microsoft Windows Manual Installation - Display Audio

- Click "Start", right-click "Computer", and click "Properties".
- Click "Device Manager" on the left.
- In the "User Account Control" window, click "Yes".
- Double-click "Sound, video and game controllers".
- If installing from scratch, right-click the "High Definition Audio" controller. If updating the driver, right-click the "Intel Display Audio" controller. Click "Update Driver Software...".
- Click "Browse my computer for driver software".
- Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".
- Click "Have Disk..." and click "Browse".
- Browse to the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded, click the "DisplayAudio" folder, and select the "IntcDAud.inf" file. Click "Open" and click "OK".
- Select "Intel Display Audio" and click "Next".
- The operating system will install the driver. Click "Finish" to complete the installation.
- Click "Yes" to reboot. The driver should now be loaded.
- To determine if the driver has been loaded correctly, refer to the Verifying Installation of the Software section below.

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.

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  CATEGORY:
Graphics Board
  COMPATIBLE WITH:
Windows 7
  file size:
76 MB
  filename:
Win7_15265.zip
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