No Intel HD Graphics 620 Driver for Windows 8.1?

[idata]

I recently bought a laptop with the new Kaby Lake processor (i7-7500U) and after a brief looking into Intel's website I found out that there is no graphics driver for Intel HD Graphics 620 for Windows 8.1, only for Windows 10. Are we going to see any drivers in the future (7500U has just been released so no drivers for its graphic unit is acceptable) or Intel is not going to release for Windows 8.1?

[AlHill]

Upgrading to W10 allows you to join the present and avoid the problem altogether.

Doc

[n_scott_pearson]

Which hasn't been validated by Intel and isn't supported by Intel. The DCH drivers certainly aren't going to work there, so you are going to be limited to old versions of the driver - and which won't see any fixes moving forward.

...S

[AlejoDuran]

Buen día, yo tengo un problema parecido con Intel UHD graficos 600, no encuentro el controlador para Windows 8.1, ya que tengo un procesador de 8ª generación y no quiero seguir trabajando más en Windows 10, si alguien me puede ayudar, gracias.

[AlHill]

There is no driver for anything less than windows 10.  On 7th gen an later processors, ONLY windows 10 is supported and has drivers. This has been the case for the past four years.

And, you really want to stay on Windows 8.1?

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)

[AlejoDuran]

Si quiero porque tengo una VPN que trabaja mejor con Windows 8.1 que con Windows 10.

[AlHill]

Then, you should not have purchased a system with a 7th gen or later processor.   This is Microsoft's rule, not Intel's.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)

[AlejoDuran]

No sabía hasta que lo probé.

[GabrielSfecles]

Download driver from here https://disk.yandex.ru/d/g8cuxwqY3BPhmq and you need to restart computer from Pc Settings -> Update And recovery ->advanced mode -> restart now and disable driver signature enforcement ! When you're asked for confirmation to install an unsigned driver select yes and voila !

[AlHill]

Please do yourself a favor and NOT use 3rd party driver tools like driver easy. You never know what information from your machine they are uploading (and to what country it is going), and you never know what payload is in the packages they are downloading.

With Windows Update providing driver updates, and IDSA providing updates, that is all you need.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)

[XtR_22]

Update on a tested Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370, with modified Win8.1 x64 Intel GPU drivers.

Found drivers on a forum that manipulated the Intel graphics drivers to successfully (temporarily) work on 7th-gen Intel graphics for Win8.1 x64 laptop(s).

Got it working after a few tries of trial and error, and the touchscreen worked. 

Brightness levels could be adjusted properly.

Continued work around was, had to disable Win8.1 driver signature protection feature (restart required) to fully enable the OS to allow the modified Intel GPU driver to be utilized. 

Originally the computer was fine without the modified Intel GPU drivers, just couldn't adjust screen brightness, as it was at MAX brightness, not an issue for totally lit environments, but terrible for low lit environments where one's eyes needed to be protected from too bright of a screen. 

Computer ran fine for a few months, it was a temporary, work-around fix on a salvaged Yoga 370, one of the nicer ThinkPad Yoga's that could take 32gb of RAM (Single DDR4, 32gb stick, 1x1 slot)

Potential security vulnerabilities - Win8.1 OS would be practically open to any-driver exploitation from drive-by software installers or modifiers, etc., especially  if you're just installing 'anything' and just remaining connected to the Internet. 

Long term issue after a few months, the hardware failed eventually (permanent damage to hardware mobo or screen itself, irreversible without full replacement of mobo/screen). Screen physically shut off (while the computer remained on), but the touchscreen was still responsive with the motherboard launching the OS. HDMI-connected monitor revealed that the computer was okay except for the monitor itself. 
Also note, the Win8.1 x64 OS was slowly falling apart, and chronic issues arose, such as random errors and issues when least expected, to say the least. 
Running software code that is not fully tested and programmed for your hardware may result in similar hardware failure and other OS malfunctions. 

Was it worth it? Yes. 

Would I try this again? No. 

Ad-infested Win10 x64 can still mostly be stripped down, ...just Win8.1 x64 is far less ad-infested and has far less shell restrictions than compared to Win10.

Win 8.1 x64 once modified was the hallmark to Win7 and Win10's software flaws, in specific angle of mature-release update stability and software maintenance.

...RIP in 2023 to our beloved Win 8.1 OS.

[nmetrock]

Laptop: HP 15-ay192nr

driver package: win64_154516.4627

additional software: wufuc_v1.0.1.201-a52637d4

First I used wufuc to bypass the absolutely arbitrary cutoff point on windows update.

Then I followed Imp's instructions to modify the inf file, like another user mentioned the exact spot to copy paste was slightly different, but very very easy to figure out. There are similar lines in those spots, just put the one's he posted with them.

Everything is working great. Perfect. Wonderful.

A couple things,

@XtR_22 It doesn't sound like the driver hack led to your hardware failure. Not only does this not really make sense in the first place, but you also said you were working with a salvaged device. Additionally, the driver signature protection is disabled only temporarily, you are not sitting exposed to "any old driver attack".

@AlHill I find your attitude across these threads extremely condescending and rude. There are a plethora of reasons one would not want to upgrade to the absolute spyware trash that microsoft has become. I personally miss A LOT of the AMAZING IMPROVEMENTS of windows 10 and 11. it's a GD tragedy that they are putting arbitrary garden walls up, to force end users to upgrade. And it's presented in a deceitful way. We can't put old versions of windows on new hardware because that would bypass all the hardware based spyware and telemetry they want to subject us to. It's not a just "security problem" as they would have you believe, it's also a "zero trust megacorp problem".

Long Live Windows 8.1

[AlHill]

@nmetrock You can live in the past all you want.   And, like the old saying goes, everybody has an opinion.  I find it interesting that you joined a year-old-thread just to spew your opinion.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]

[titet11]

hello, does anyone have a method to install hd620 on a tenth generation computer?
I have a hp 240 g7

[AlHill]

@titet11 This thread is 18 months old.   Start a new thread, provide complete information, and explain your problem.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]

[n_scott_pearson]

There is no support for Windows 8.1 of earlier on any 7th gen or later processor-based system. There are hacks that supposedly make it possible to run older versions of Windows, but they are not tracked here and they are certainly not supported by Intel.

If you are running Windows 10 or later, then drivers are available from your laptop vendor.

...S

[XtR_22]

Just to clarify for those not having read the previous comments - 

Intel gen-7 CPU graphics drivers are not officially supported on Win8.1, that is final say from Intel and Microsoft. 

Work around's will be different for each user's specific computer make and model; we cannot assume a justification based one individual perspective of their own hardware and software combined equipment. 

The Win8.1 driver signature being disabled does permanently expose the end user to major vulnerabilities.
Typically to my understanding, you'll be on basic drivers with driver enforcement enabled by default. 

Anyone testing it and disabling driver enforcement, the policy is applied globally to the entire host operating system, even if UAC permits the temporary drive pass-through the OS is still vulnerable to collateral from the existing non-authentic driver in junction with the rest of the other drivers interacting with the un-authenticated driver. Once the computer is restarted as default mode, the authentic driver enforcement kicks back in and will disable the proxy driver. 

Yes, this can eventually break hardware short or long term, or accelerate breaking hardware, or render some components of your hardware on a fast paced time ticker that can cause damage, that may generally not be resolved without entire replacement of a motherboard of display panel. 

Windows 10 can still be customized to similar likes of Win8.1, so please go that route if you would like to use the devices fully capable software features. 

Win8.1 will still likely work, just with a bit of lag or lack of full graphics driver display if one is not using the proxy drivers. And the proxy drivers is NOT a recommendation or long-term solution for Win8.1 legacy users. 

Before the EOL of Win8.1 or to best use it in its legacy mode, one can move down a chipset to Intel CPU gen-6 to better take advantage of the support graphics without the need of the proxy or work-around's listed in this forum.