How to Open the Intel® Graphics Command Center in Windows* 10/11

You can open the Intel® Graphics Command Center using the three different methods below.
 

Method 1: Windows Start Menu

1. From the Windows Start Menu, type Intel Graphics. This should be enough to find Intel® Graphics Command Center.
2. Click the Intel® Graphics Command Center icon to open the app.

   If the application is not shown, try the following:

   1. From the Windows Start Menu, search for "Add and remove programs" and click on it.
   2. In the app list search box, type Graphics.

      Note	Typing the word intel won't work because of the copyright character included in the name.

   If it is installed, it should display Intel® Graphics Command Center among the options. Then try Step 1 again. If it fails, reinstall the application.

   If it is not installed on your system, refer to these installation instructions.

   After opening the app using Method 1, you can enable additional options to open it.

Method 2: Hotkey (disabled by default)
You can open the Intel® Graphics Command Center with a hotkey combination. To enable this open the app using Method 1 and then:

1. Go to System and turn on the Enable System Hotkey option.

   

2. Follow the instructions shown to turn on the Windows* setting "Restart Apps (Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in)"

   After enabling this option, you can open the app by pressing on your keyboard, simultaneously, CTRL+ALT+F1.

   If you modify/have modified the default hotkey combination in the Intel® Graphics Command Center, use that keyboard combination instead.
    

Method 3: System Tray Icon (disabled by default)

You can open the Intel® Graphics Command Center via system tray. To enable this, open the app using Method 1 and then:

1. Go to Preferences and turn on the System Tray option.

   

2. Restart your system.
3. After enabling this option, in desktop mode, open the system tray.
4. Right click the Intel® Graphics Command Center icon and select Open App.

   

   Note	Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can disable certain hotkey functions.