GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:

- Fix for crash in Battlefield 2042 on 11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics.

KEY ISSUES FIXED:

- Minor graphic anomalies seen in Shadow of the Tomb Raider (DX11).
- Error message seen when running Rise of the Tomb Raider (DX12) on Intel Iris Xe Discrete graphics.

CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE:

- Intel Graphics Driver
- Intel Display Audio Driver 10.26.0.11 (6th Gen and related Pentium Silver and Celeron processors)
- Intel Display Audio Driver 10.27.0.11 (7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Gen Intel Core processors)
- Intel Display Audio Driver 11.1.0.19 (10th Gen Intel Core processors with Iris Plus Graphics)
- Intel Display Audio Driver 11.2.0.9 (Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology)
- Intel Media SDK Runtime (21.0.1.35)
- Intel oneVPL6 GPU Runtime (21.0.2.5)
- Intel Graphics Compute Runtime for OpenCL Driver
- Intel Graphics Command Center (installed via Microsoft Store)
- Vulkan Runtime Installer
- Intel Graphics Driver Installer (1.0.542)
- OneAPI Level Zero Loader and Validation Layer
- Intel Graphics Compute Runtime for OneAPI Level Zero specification

KNOWN ISSUES:

- Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (DX12), Far Cry 6 (DX12), The Sims 4 (hot plug or unplug of external display).
- Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Dark Souls 3, Far Cry 6 (DX12), Metro Exodus (DX12), Microsoft Flight Simulator (during installation), Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Red Dead Redemption 2 (DX12), The Surge 2 (Vulkan), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
- “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.
- [11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics]: Crash or hang may be seen in Breathedge, Detroit: Become Human (Vulkan), FIFA 21, NBA 2K21 (DX12) (when switching resolution from 1920 x 1080 to 1600 x 900 and 1280 x 720), The Ascent.
- [11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics]: Black screen may be seen in Arma 3 (when changing display mode to windowed or full screen).
- [11th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics]: Minor graphic anomalies may be seen in Adobe Premiere Pro 2020 during video playback, Baldur’s Gate 3 (Vulkan), Call of the Duty: Vanguard (DX12), Call of the Sea, Crysis Remastered, Elex, Just Cause 4 , Red Dead Redemption (Vulkan), The Ascent.
- [Intel Iris Xe Discrete graphics]: Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Conan Exiles (Low End Laptop Mode” in game settings), Forza Horizon 4 (DX12), Forza Motorsport 6 (DX12), Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.
- [Intel Iris Xe Discrete graphics]: Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (DX12), Code Vein, Death Stranding (DX12), Microsoft Flight Simulator, GRID 2019 (DX12).
- [11th and 12thGeneration Intel Core Processors]: Display is getting blanked out with 4K@60hz resolution connected via dock.
- [12th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel UHD graphics]: Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Netflix after quickly unplugging and re-plugging external displays during video playback.
- [12th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel UHD graphics]: Intermittent crash or hang may be seen in Marvel’s Avengers (DX12), Metro Exodus (DX12) (after changing quality), Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Dx12), The Sims 4 (when loading save file).
- [12th Generation Intel Core Processors with Intel UHD graphics]: Minor graphic anomalies may be observed in Gears 5, Genshin Impact, Ring of Elysium (DX12), Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Vulkan)

OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT:

- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2018 Update (1809) 
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2019 Update (1903)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - November 2019 Update (1909)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2020 Update (20H1)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2021 Update (21H1)
- Microsoft Windows 11

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.