How to Uninstall your Intel® Graphics Drivers from Devices Manager
Before uninstalling your driver, review the reasons for uninstalling below.
Reasons for uninstalling a driver
- A technical support representative prompts you as part of troubleshooting an issue.
- Your last driver installation didn't complete successfully, or ran into errors.
- A previous driver had better functionality for your specific needs.
| Note | The Intel® Display Audio driver is packaged with the Intel® Graphics driver. If needed, they have to be uninstalled separately. |
Uninstalling a Device Driver via the Device Manager Method
For a quick review of the steps outlined in the video, read the points below.
- Disconnect from the internet to ensure Windows will not automatically update the driver*.
- Open the Device Manager using the steps provided for your operating system.
- Windows 7*: Click Start; at the run prompt, type: devmgmt.msc
- Windows 8.1*, Windows® 10, and Windows 11*: Press the Windows and X keys together, and select Device Manager.
- Expand the category needed (Display Adapters or Sound, video, and game controllers).
- Find and right-click the device you want to uninstall
- Select Uninstall Device.
- In the dialog check the box Delete the driver software for this device.
- After the uninstall process finishes, restart the computer.
- If the driver does not fully uninstall, repeat steps 2 through 4.
For more information about Graphics Driver Installation, please visit our Driver Installation Hub Article.
| Note | If you don't have an Intel audio driver, contact your computer manufacturer for more information on how to uninstall the audio driver for your system. |