Windows 10: Intel HD Graphics Driver disappears when installing nVidia card

Recently I was trying to troubleshoot a program for streaming & recording, it said there was an option to choose between my nVidia card for high quality or onboard Intel HD Graphics for more free memory available. I found however I could not, my system only shows my nVidia driver not the Intel HD Grpahics. If I remove the nVidia card the Intel drivers show and work but the minute the card is reinstalled the Intel drivers just disappear.

If I try to install the drivers either from my computer manufacturer or Intel, I get an error,
The Computer Does Not Meet the Minimum Requirements for Installing the Software.

I found a video showing how to reinstall the Intel driver in case of this error but while the driver shows it also shows a problem saying
This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. Code 31
Object Name not found.

How do I get my system to recognize and use the Intel driver and onboard graphics so I can manually choose them when needed?

:)

 

Intel HD Graphics Driver

If your Intel Graphics card is one of the following :

Intel HD Graphics 4200, 4400, 4600 cards (4th Generation)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 cards (4th Generation)

Intel HD Graphics 5300 cards (Intel Core M Processors)

Intel Iris Graphics 6100 (5th Generation)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (5th Generation)

Intel HD Graphics 5500, 6000 (5th Generation)

Intel HD Graphics 515, 520, 530 (6th Generation)

Intel Iris Graphics 540, 550 (6th Generation)

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (6th Generation)

try this, it works for many people:


1.- Download from this site the beta zip file (win64_154012.zip), and not the exe file:

Download Beta Intel® Graphics Driver for Windows® 10 and Windows 7*/8.1* [15.40]

(for 32-bit download win32_154012.zip).

2.- Unzip the driver to C:\Windows\Temp folder.

3.- Right click on Start and choose Device Manager, Display adapters,
Intel(R) HD Graphics Family.

4.- Double click to open it (or right click and choose Properties).

5.- Click on the Driver tab and then on Update Driver.

6.- On the new tab click on Browse my computer for driver software.

7.- On the new tab click on Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.

8.- On the new tab click on Have Disk.

9.- Click on Browse and then choose Windows\Temp\win64_154012\Graphics\igdlh64.inf
(igdlh32.inf for 32-bit) and click on Open and then
OK.

10..- On the new tab where Intel (R) HD Graphics Family is showing click on
Next and let the driver to install.

11.- The new Driver Version is 20.19.15.4326 and is digitally signed.

Be aware to follow step by step all the procedure and do not try to use the wizard to update the driver directly, in many cases it won’t work.

 

Surface book nvidia video card vs intel hd graphics

Have a similar problem, Surface book won't use the Nvidia card. If I uninstall the intel hd driver and then reinstall the Nvidia card driver, it will work with the Nvidia until the unit is rebooted. After rebooting it reinstalls the intel drivers and
goes back to it. If I want to use the Nvidia card, the only to get it to work is to reinstall the drivers for it. After every reboot it defaults to the intel hd and will NOT used Nvidia card unless I reinstall the drivers for it.

 

dual graphics card intel hd 4000 and nvidia gtx 660m

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience caused. I will be glad to assist you with this.

Thank you for mentioning the steps you have tried to fix the issue.

In order to identify if the issue is graphics card compatibility related, I would suggest you to install the Intel hd 4000 in compatibility mod by following the steps below and check if it helps:

1. Right-click on the setup file of the driver and select "Properties".

2. Select "Compatibility" Tab.

3. Place a check mark next to "Run this program in Compatibility mode" and select Windows 8 from the drop down list.

4. Let the driver install and then check the functionality

Do get back to us with the result. We will be glad to help if you need further assistance.