Well, my case is very simple. I just install the newest driver from Intel.com and amd.com, and everything works. I just wish that Dell can update the Audio driver for Conexant Audio Device.
Wow, it would be great if switchable graphics no longer required a specialized Intel driver. I'd like to think Windows 10 made drivers better, but the pessimist in me has some doubts.
I've definitely been in a state where the switchable graphics option is on the desktop right-click menu and the AMD drivers appear to be working, but when I run games, the Intel drivers don't cede control to the AMD display adapter. I suppose that's a case where I have a compatible AMD driver, but not a compatible Intel driver.
The only way I know of to reliably tell if my laptop is configured correctly is to run a demanding game and see if the framerate is smooth and medium/high graphics levels. It will be extremely choppy on Intel graphics at 720p. Have you done this?
Huh, maybe things have actually gotten better. This post seems to imply that AMD and Intel's vanilla drivers both now know how to handle AMD/Intel switchable graphics for Dell (but perhaps not all vendors') laptops.
That doesn't really change my advice above for people who have broken graphics and have not been able to fix them, other than they can choose to go to amd/intel sites for drivers.
However, it means we aren't at the mercy of Dell for driver updates, which would be awesome. Also, things that are built into the intel chipset that were unusable(for me at least) due to the weird driver configuration may work now, such as WiDi. Previously Dell didn't build an Intel driver that supported WiDi, and when I tried to install a vanilla Intel driver that did, I would break switchable graphics. I'll have to give WiDi a try.
Well, I've installed the latest graphic driver directly from Intel and AMD since Win 8.1. I haven't played any games on Win 10 yet. I've been using Photoshop, Solidworks, and the switchable graphics can switch automatically. It is capable of choosing which program to run under high performance mode (AMD activated) or power saving mode in Win 10. I played Dota 2 in my pervious Win 8.1 system and everything works just fine.
Using the "Verify game cached data" option in Steam for the game found and replaced 4 bad files. After, that the game ran fine. I was too pessimistic by half about how well my laptop would work on Windows 10.
I am facing issues with AMD Radeon after upgrading to Win 10, I have same laptop as yours but I have to keep the AMD graphic disabled otherwise the PC starts giving " Thread Stuck in device driver error" and keeps on restarting until I go in safe mode and disable AMD Radeon.
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Well, my case is very simple. I just install the newest driver from Intel.com and amd.com, and everything works. I just wish that Dell can update the Audio driver for Conexant Audio Device.
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Wow, it would be great if switchable graphics no longer required a specialized Intel driver. I'd like to think Windows 10 made drivers better, but the pessimist in me has some doubts.
I've definitely been in a state where the switchable graphics option is on the desktop right-click menu and the AMD drivers appear to be working, but when I run games, the Intel drivers don't cede control to the AMD display adapter. I suppose that's a case where I have a compatible AMD driver, but not a compatible Intel driver.
The only way I know of to reliably tell if my laptop is configured correctly is to run a demanding game and see if the framerate is smooth and medium/high graphics levels. It will be extremely choppy on Intel graphics at 720p. Have you done this?
gladfelter
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September 6th, 2015 10:00
Huh, maybe things have actually gotten better. This post seems to imply that AMD and Intel's vanilla drivers both now know how to handle AMD/Intel switchable graphics for Dell (but perhaps not all vendors') laptops.
That doesn't really change my advice above for people who have broken graphics and have not been able to fix them, other than they can choose to go to amd/intel sites for drivers.
However, it means we aren't at the mercy of Dell for driver updates, which would be awesome. Also, things that are built into the intel chipset that were unusable(for me at least) due to the weird driver configuration may work now, such as WiDi. Previously Dell didn't build an Intel driver that supported WiDi, and when I tried to install a vanilla Intel driver that did, I would break switchable graphics. I'll have to give WiDi a try.
jzhangphd
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September 6th, 2015 10:00
Well, I've installed the latest graphic driver directly from Intel and AMD since Win 8.1. I haven't played any games on Win 10 yet. I've been using Photoshop, Solidworks, and the switchable graphics can switch automatically. It is capable of choosing which program to run under high performance mode (AMD activated) or power saving mode in Win 10. I played Dota 2 in my pervious Win 8.1 system and everything works just fine.
jzhangphd
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September 6th, 2015 10:00
Dell need to upgrade the Audio Driver for Win 10 for Dell 15R 7520. The AUDIODG.EXE crashes.
gladfelter
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September 6th, 2015 20:00
Update on Left 4 Dead 2:
Using the "Verify game cached data" option in Steam for the game found and replaced 4 bad files. After, that the game ran fine. I was too pessimistic by half about how well my laptop would work on Windows 10.
Dave
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Are U on W Windows 10 or 8.1?
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I am facing issues with AMD Radeon after upgrading to Win 10, I have same laptop as yours but I have to keep the AMD graphic disabled otherwise the PC starts giving " Thread Stuck in device driver error" and keeps on restarting until I go in safe mode and disable AMD Radeon.
My AMD Radeon driver version is 15.200.1045.0
And Intel Graphic version is 10.18.10.4358
Which is same as yours.