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H55 Series Intel HD Graphics Driver 15.17.1.2086: What Changed For You, Good Or Bad??

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Accepted solution by Selin Torres — hmmm driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, so i wouldnt stay on a very old version forever... but waiting a week or two…
  1. Xavi
    @xpark

    help!! im on a driver from last year and everything works for competitive gaming. now EVGA has H55 Series Intel HD Graphics Driver 15.17.1.2086 out and the app keeps nagging me, part of me wants teh fixes, part of me remembers the last time an update gave me black screens for a week... has anyone been running it for a while?? any issues worth knowing before i click install?? i would love a short, honest answer from people who have actually used it for a few weeks.

    facepalm

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  2. Wes Castillo
    @daemon_pusher330

    are there any specific features or games in the release notes you actually need? ?

    thinking

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  4. Gabe Arslan
    @gabe_subnet

    so annoyed rn spent 20 minutes on series and im still not done im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  5. Tomas Petrov
    @tpetrov_40

    spent 20 minutes on graphics and im still not done, any update on this?

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  7. Arjun Halvorsen
    @polarotter-3mp
    in reply to @gabe_subnet

    oof my approach: make a restore point, download teh previous driver package sooo its ready, then try the new one, if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one... that makes updating a low-risk experiment.

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  8. Gabe Arslan
    @gabe_subnet
    in reply to @polarotter-3mp

    lol same thing happened to me read teh release notes on the EVGA support page before anything else... they list fixed issues and known issues. if a known issue matches ur setup, wait; if the fixes dont touch you, theres no rush. lmk how it goes

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  9. Wes Castillo
    @daemon_pusher330

    my old thinkpad is officially haunted what am i doing wrong??

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  10. Vik U.
    @vik.ueda

    hmmm following, having the same problem worked for me anyway 🤷

    thinking

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  11. Ava Varga
    @uplink_warden

    oof for music production, stability matters more than teh newest game optimizations. if theres a separate stable/studio/recommended branch, thats usually teh better fit. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  12. Gabe Arslan
    @gabe_subnet

    keep a short log of what driver ure on and when you changed it (pnputil /enum-drivers shows installed packages and dates). when smth breaks later, youll know if teh timing matches. hope that helps :)

    lol

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  17. Selin Torres
    @selin.torres
    Accepted solution

    hmmm driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, so i wouldnt stay on a very old version forever... but waiting a week or two after release to see if a hotfix appears is perfectly reasonable. lmk how it goes

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  18. Xavi
    @xpark
    in reply to @selin.torres

    @selin.torres holy cow updated with a restore point and teh old installer ready. No issues at all for competitive gaming. Good to have a plan instead of fear. cant believe it was that simple lol

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