Every newly-made laptop owner (and any computer in principle) must somehow install a driver for his video adapter, without which it simply will not work. In today's article, we will look at one small problem that occurs when installing a driver for integrated graphics processors from Intel, i.e. Intel HD Graphics.

During the installation of a set of drivers downloaded from the Intel official website, the error "The driver being installed is not valid for this computer" may appear. Of course, after this message appears, the installation of the required driver is interrupted, which, in fact, is indicated in the window with an error. A completely logical question arises: why isn't the driver suitable for the integrated video card installed?

If you are faced with such a problem, then be aware that the manufacturer of your laptop simply did not approve the driver you are installing. You will only be able to install the driver that the manufacturer insists on, which, frankly, is ridiculous, given the open access to the drivers on the Intel website. Fortunately, the error "The driver being installed is not valid for this computer" can be easily bypassed, after which it will not bother you anymore. Let's see how to do this.

The driver being installed is not valid for this computer: how to fix

So, you can get around this error using manual installation the driver you need. Many users simply do not use this method, as there are rarely any reasons for this. The error "The driver being installed is not valid for this computer" is one such reason. Well, having stumbled upon this error, you can already assume that you downloaded a pack of drivers to your computer. However, I would like to point out that in order to manually install the driver for Intel HD Graphics, you need to download the ZIP version of the package. So if you downloaded the EXE version earlier, go back to the site and download it again, but only the archived version.

Now unzip the driver package wherever it is convenient for you, for example, on the Desktop (not the point). Next, you need to open such an element of the system as "Device Manager". On Windows 10, this can be done as follows: click right click mouse on Start and select "Device Manager". If you have an operating room Windows system 7, then you need to do the following: press the Windows + R combination, enter the devmgmt.msc command in an empty line and press Enter.

Having opened the Device Manager in front of you, you need to do the following:

1. find the section "Video adapters" in it and expand it;
2. find the Intel HD Graphics you need in the list of available video cards and double-click on it to go to the device properties;
3. then go to the "Driver" tab;
4. click on the "Update driver ..." button;
5. click on the button "Search for drivers on this computer";

So, next you need to specify in an empty line the directory where you placed the downloaded drivers. However, you need to specify the path inside a folder called "Graphics". You should exit something like the following.

Drivers for Intel components are sometimes very difficult to find. However, you can make this process easier for yourself and automatically identify Intel components - download drivers and install them on your computer. Check out our instructions.

Often many users have problems when operating system cannot recognize this or that device. When you enter the device manager, it turns out that one or more "unknown devices" indicated by exclamation mark in a yellow triangle.
In some situations, errors appear during installation software Nvidia graphics cards when the installer displays a message that the Nvidia installation cannot proceed, the Intel drivers need to be installed first. What can be done to solve this problem?

But now, if the computer is installed motherboard Intel or other components of this brand are used, you can easily solve this problem by using special program Intel.

The Intel Driver Update Utility will first scan your computer, detect components from this company, and automatically download and install any missing or outdated drivers. Not only does it provide quick access to latest versions Intel drivers, it is in many cases able to recognize components marked as "Unknown Device".

How to recognize components via Intel Driver Update Utility

Intel Driver Update Utility simplifies the entire process of recognition, installation and update. It is able to recognize the drivers of the following Intel components:

• Graphics cards (for example, Intel i5 and i7 integrated graphics processors);
• Sound cards (integrated on motherboards);
• Wi-Fi network cards;
• Ethernet network cards;
• Chipsets;
• Intel motherboards;
• Intel NUC (Intel mini computers);
• Intel Compute Stick (microcomputer flash drive).

If any component from the above list is installed on the PC, Intel Driver Update Utility will recognize it automatically. In addition, if you are using an Intel NUC or Intel Compute Stick, the program will download all required drivers for correct work systems.

The utility is quite simple to use. After its launch, a window will appear through which you can search for missing or new driver versions. First, click on the Start scan button and wait until they are displayed in the "Available drivers for your product" section.

Before downloading, you can create a separate folder to store them. First click on the icon in the Download Directory field and specify the folder where you will download the files. To download, click on Download.

Once downloaded, you can install them directly from the Intel Driver Update Utility or do it manually by running each installer from the specified folder.

The application allows not only to automatically recognize devices. It can be used to download any other drivers for Intel devices. To do this, first use the “Search manually” option to locate the appropriate driver and select the appropriate option. Thanks to it, it becomes possible to download drivers from another computer.

Alternative installation method

The first thing to do after reinstalling the system is to install all the drivers for the computer to work properly. This process is quite lengthy and laborious, but it can be accelerated, and for this, first create a backup copy of the current drivers before reinstalling the system. Then, without much hassle, you can put them on a "clean" system.

To create a copy, use Free app Driver Backup, which allows you to quickly execute backup selected (or all) drivers.

Creating a backup via Free Driver Backup

The application will automatically scan your computer for all drivers and display them in a simple list. In front of each, its name will be highlighted, as well as the recommended action on the Action tab. By default, only Recommended are displayed. To display everything, you need to go to the Scan Driver menu and select the Scan all drivers item.

To start copying, first select those items in the list that you want to save, or all (Select all), and then click on the Backup button. Unfortunately, the application does not offer to select a folder to save, so after creating it you can find it in the directory with the program.

The tool also allows you to make other data archives - browser history, separate pages from Internet Explorera, and also - very importantly - system registry... All of these options can be found in the Plugins tab.

After reinstalling or "clean" installation of the system, drivers can be restored using Device Manager. First, right-click on Start and select Device Manager.

The manager window displays a list of all components of the PC. If, for example, you need to recognize network card(it can be found by name in the section Network adapters), right-click on it and select "Update Driver".

Then select in the window that opens "Search and install drivers manually", then specify the path to the folder in which backup copy(by default, the BackUp folder in the directory Free programs Driver Backup).

Conclusion

Making a backup is a very convenient solution and will save you a lot of time searching. If you are installing a new driver and want to protect yourself from problems by returning to previous version then make a backup first. It is also very useful option when old components are installed on the PC, for which drivers cannot be found on the official sites.

Due to the fact that the backup copy is saved in the directory with the program, we recommend Free installation Driver Backup is not carried out in the system partition. Thus, you will save it from accidental formatting when reinstalling the system. Better yet, copy it to another local disk or to a USB flash drive.

How to fix the error that appears during the installation of drivers on intel hd graphics - "This system does not satisfy minimum requirements"?

Installing intel hd graphics driver - "This system does not meet the minimum requirements"

An error message with the text "This system does not meet the minimum requirements of Intel HD Graphics" appears when a user tries to install drivers on his integrated Intel processor video card. The problem is usually well-defined, and in order to solve it, it is worth identifying the specific cause.

Why the error appears: the most common causes

Most often, the system "swears" in such cases:

1. Corrupted driver installation file.
2. The user is trying to put a "curve" unlicensed software.
3. When downloading a file with drivers (even from the official site), the wrong system bit depth was selected.

If one of these cases accurately describes the situation, the solution to the problem can be found below.

Pirate software

If the drivers were downloaded from a third-party resource, then the risk of an error is really great: the fact is that such products are usually affixed digital signature, which is monitored for compliance. Therefore, the system does not allow such software to pass through. Treatment - remove third party program and download required files... Typically, such data is stored for many years from the date of the card's release.

Bit depth

This option usually arises for two reasons - ignorance or inattention. For the first, briefly: Windows can be x64 and x32 (can be designated as x86).

Finding out the parameter is simple:

• Right-click on the shortcut "My (this) computer" and select properties;
• In the system data, there is also a column about the bit depth:

Determine which Windows is installed 32 or 64 bits

Once you are, go to and download the driver for your operating system.

Downloading the intel hd graphics driver from the official website indicating the processor model and operating system version

Installing Intel HD Graphics Driver from DriverPack Solution

DriverPack Solution is an online selection of verified drivers from official sites. All you have to do is download the working file from and run it. Then it will detect your devices and select the necessary drivers for them.

Download DriverPack Solution

To install only the Intel HD Graphics driver, in the DriverPack Solution window at the bottom, click "Expert Mode" and check the box only for the Intel HD Graphics driver.

Switching to expert mode

Check the intel hd graphics driver and install it

Other options

If everything described above did not help, perhaps:

• There was an attempt to manually overclock the processor. All parameters will have to be returned to their original values;
• The user did not download the driver - Windows itself tried to update, there was a failure. You need to try to download and install the software yourself according to the instructions above;
• The computer is infected with viruses -.

These tips will help most users. If unsuccessful, you can contact Intel technical support.