The Windows 10* production driver 15.40.4.64.4256 has been posted to Intel Download Center at the following direct link to the driver:
64bit - win64_154004.2.exe - This driver is in self installing format intended for end users.
64bit - win64_154004.2.zip - This driver is in zip format intended for developers and IT professionals.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25150
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SUMMARY:
This driver includes support for the new Microsoft Windows® 10 64-bit operating system for the new 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processor and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processor with Intel® HD Graphics, 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel HD Graphics and Iris Graphics.
This document provides information about Intel’s Graphics Driver for:
- 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processor with Intel® HD Graphics 530 and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processor with Intel® Core™ HD Graphics 530
- 5th Generation Intel® Core Processors with Intel® Core™ HD Graphics 5500, 5600, 6000, Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100, Iris Pro™ Graphics 6200 and select Pentium®/ Celeron® Processors with Intel® HD Graphics
- Intel® Core™ M Processor with Intel HD® Graphics 5300
- 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 4200, 4400, 4600, 5000, Intel Iris™ Graphics 5100 and Intel Iris Pro™ Graphics 5200 and select Intel® Pentium®/Intel® Celeron® Processors with Intel HD Graphics
NEW FEATURES:
This driver includes support for the new Microsoft Windows* 10 operating system and adds new Windows* 10 features including DirectX* 12, PlayReady 3 for 1080p playback, and Miracast. In addition, this driver also adds support for DirectX* 11.3. The graphics, media, and display features supported on Windows* 8.1 for the 4th and 5th Generation Core Processors are also supported on Windows* 10. A quick reference guide is available at: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/quick-reference-guide-to-intel-processor-graphics.
CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE:
- Intel® Iris™ and HD Graphics Driver
- Intel® Display Audio Driver
- Intel® Media SDK Runtime
- Intel® OpenCL* Driver
- Intel® Graphics Control Panel
KEY ISSUES FIXED:
- Windows* 8 DirectX10 and DirectX11 games running on touch enabled systems would run with “Centered” scaling if resolution was set to less than the native panel resolution. This issue is fixed in Windows* 10.
KNOWN ISSUES:
- Grand Theft Auto V may hang on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k and Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Photoscan by Agisoft may display “Not enough memory” error message when selecting Build Texture with default setting on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processors and Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Color corruption with Xbox player may be seen when xvYCC is enabled on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processors and Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Game may exit if quality settings are set to high on Hitman Absolution on 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
- Cyberlink Power Director 13 application may crash after loading projects when Shared Virtual Memory is enabled on 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k and Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Luxmark 3.x may not run to completion
- Green line may be observed when Denoise is enabled on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k and Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Lost Planet 2 may show black background on game menu on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processors and Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processors
- Video corruption may be observed on Risen 3: Titan Lords on 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k Processors and Intel® Core™ i5-6600k Processors
SUPPORTED PRODUCTS:
SOFTWARE
This driver supports the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows* 10 64-bit
HARDWARE
All platforms with the following configurations are supported:
Intel® Graphics1 | DirectX*2 | OpenGL* | OpenCL* | Intel® Quick Sync Video | Intel® Wireless Display |
6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700k with HD Graphics 530 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-6600k with HD Graphics 530 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with HD Graphics 5500 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with HD Graphics 6000 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Iris™ Graphics 6100 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
Intel® Core™ M with Intel® HD Graphics 5300 | 12 | 4.33 | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes |
4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris™ Graphics 5100 | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes |
4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200 | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes |
Intel® Pentium® Processor 3805U | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes |
Intel® Celeron® Processor 3755U/3205U | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | Yes |
Intel® Pentium® Processor 3558U/3560M/3561Y/G3220/G3220T/G3240/G3240T/G3250/G3250T/G3258/ G3320TE/G3420/G3420T/G3430/G3440/G3440T/G3450/ G3450T/ G3460 with Intel® HD Graphics | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | No |
Intel® Pentium® Processor 3550M/3556U/ 3560Y with Intel® HD Graphics | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | No | No |
Intel® Celeron® Processor 2957U/2961Y/2970M/2981U/G1820/G1820T/G1820TE/ G1830/ G1840/G1840T/G1850 with Intel® HD Graphics | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | Yes | No |
Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000E/2002E/ 2950M/2955U/2980U with Intel® HD Graphics | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | No | No |
Note:
- 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®
- In the Intel® Iris™ and HD Graphics Control Panel (under Options > Options menu > Information Center), the ’Installed DirectX* version’ refers to the operating system’s DirectX* version. The Information Center’s ‘Supported DirectX* Version’ refers to the Intel Graphics Driver’s supported DirectX* version. The DirectX* 12 API is supported but some optional features may not be available. Applications using the DirectX* 12 API should query for feature support before using specific hardware features.
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