Gma 945 Driver Windows 8
Intel Graphics Drivers, which support WDDM 1.3, support the following new Windows 8.1 operating system (OS) features: Miracast. support; Hybrid Graphics support; These features are not supported with WDDM 1.2, 1.1, or 1.0 drivers. Windows AERO. doesn't work on Windows 8. and Windows 8.1. Intel 945 Chipset Display Driver 8. For Windows 8 x86. 54,726 downloads Added on: Mar 16th, 2012 Manufacturer: INTEL. This driver was provided by Intel Corporation for support of Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family (WDDM 1.0). In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps).
Intel display drivers for older chipsets does not support the Windows 8 operating system. This guide is only for older intel chipset or onboard graphics as for them, display drivers are unavailable for Windows 8. With this, you will be able to install drivers with a small trick. Usually prebuilt Windows 8 drivers are not so good so it's best to simply install the latest one.
In this tutorial we just have to install the Windows 7 driver on Windows 8.
This applies to:
Intel Gma x4500,x3100,3500,3000 or g41,g33/31 and older 965/945/845 chipsets and also intel Gma mobile(laptop) chipsets
Firstly download your display drivers only from Intel site. Double check which version of Windows 8 you are using, either 32 bit, or 64 bit, and then download the appropriate driver designed for Windows 7.
How to Install Drivers:
1)Log on to Windows 8 computer with the account that has the elevated privileges.
2)Click Desktop tile from the Start screen to go to the desktop window.
3)Usually Windows 8 refuses to install drivers,so for this we have to enable test mode in Windows 8 with the help of CMD(command prompt)
4) Once on the Desktop screen, move mouse to the bottom left corner of the window,right click the mouse, click on Command prompt(admin)
like this:
5)On the displayed User Account Control box, click Yes to provide the administrator approval to open the command prompt with the elevated privileges.
6)Now type the following commands and press enter one by one:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
7)Now close the Cmd and Restart the Windows
8)Now click on setup of driver which you already downloaded.now it will show you a message like below ,just click on yes
9)Now follow the instructions on screen,installation will start,then a warning message will propmt,just click on install this software anyway.
10)Now wait till installation completes,after it will ask for restart so click - yes i want to restart this computer now - Finish
11)Then after log In into windows,again open the cmd to disable the test mode.type the follwing commands and press enter one by one:
bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF
12)Now close the Cmd and Restart the windows
13)That's it you are done,you have successfully installed intel display drivers.
Right click on desktop - graphics properties and here you go
Remember This doesnot work with Windows 8.1
Early adopters of Windows 8 will find the new operating system to be like Windows 7, but optimized and faster. In theory, any hardware device that worked on Windows 7, and even Windows Vista, should continue to work on Windows 8.
For any hardware device that does not properly install on Windows 8, conventional geek wisdom dictates to attempt running the installer with the Compatibility Mode tab set to 'Windows 7.' Unfortunately, not all drivers will install this way. Example: Intel's drivers for integrated HD Graphics.
Users of computers with second- and third-generation Core processors are, for now, the only users Intel are supporting with an actively developed driver for Windows 8. Those users can find beta drivers here.
Unfortunately that essentially excludes any user who purchased a computer (most likely a laptop) prior to 2011. In particular, the users of first-gen Core CPUs (graphics codenamed 'Arrandale' and 'Clarkdale') such as yours truly. Intel has made available drivers for users of computers with the first-gen HD Graphics and the GMA 4500 via Windows Update, but let's face it: graphics drivers supplied via Windows Update aren't the best. You'd definitely want to get an updated set straight from the manufacturer.
Will Intel provide drivers on their site for these 'legacy' (ugh) folks after Windows 8 hits retail shelves? According to posts repeated by Intel representatives, nope:
Drivers for legacy platforms including first generation Intel Core processors (formerly codenamed Arrandale and Clarkdale) with Intel HD Graphics and the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 Series (formerly codenamed Cantiga/Eaglelake) will support legacy Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.1 and will be included with future versions of Windows 8 Consumer Preview OS (In-box drivers) and available on Microsoft’s Windows Update. Drivers for these platforms will not be available on intel.com Australian legal practice management software.
It's understandable given the hardware involved that they will not support WDDM 1.2. That's fine. What isn't fine is relegating these chips to legacy status after just 2.5 years - much shorter than AMD or Nvidia. Case in point: Nvidia is now moving the Geforce 6-series to legacy support after an impressive 9 years of support.
But fortunately, there is a solution! Intel is updating drivers for Arrandale/Clarkdale users on Windows Vista and 7, and so with some manipulation users can get those to install on Windows 8. Here's how.
PLEASE NOTE: Do these steps at your own risk. In the event Intel does release non-legacy drivers in the future, please disregard this guide and download those drivers instead.
Step 1: Obtain the drivers in a ZIP archive. Example link is here.
Step 2: Extract the drivers to a folder and open up its contents. Navigate to the Graphics folder and open the .inf file located here. For 64-bit platforms the file is called igdlh64.inf.
Step 3: Search for the culprit in the .inf file. It should look like this:
Copy everything under [IntelGfx.NTamd64.6.0] (or equivalent for 32-bit) and paste it under [IntelGfx.NTamd64.6.2]. Let's make the 'no install on Win8' text a lie. Save the file.
Step 4: Even after doing so, the drivers will not install. In a change from Windows 7, Windows 8 will by default refuse to install unsigned drivers, or drivers whose .inf files were modified. Getting the drivers to install will require enabling Test Mode. To do so, open an elevated Command Prompt and run the following commands to disable Test Mode (tip from here):
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
Step 5: Reboot and install the drivers. When you're done, disable Test Mode by executing the following commands:
bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF
Intel Gma 945 Windows 8 Driver
Step 6: Run a Windows Experience Index test and see the difference! Compare the score difference between the in-box Intel drivers, and those copied from Windows 7. In addition, you're able to access the Intel graphics control panel, in case you need to adjust colour/brightness settings. More importantly, you may run OpenGL applications, which the in-box Intel drivers do not support (thanks to the comments below for pointing this out).