mercredi 12 août 2015

Windows 8/8.1/10 doesn't work with Switchable Graphics. Sign the petition!



Since Windows 8, First generation Intel users were unable to update our graphics drivers because they lead to bootloops, BSODs, screen/brightness glitches etc. Almost every 2010-2012+ Hewlett Packard user (and some MSi, Vaio and Toshiba Sattelites) is having this issue. Now that Windows 10 is released the situation still remains the same.
The problems:
  • BSOD while installing the drivers provided in Windows Update. When the OS installs the new driver, the screen starts flickering and then shows a Blue Screen of Death. After that, the PC never boots again (see below). Since W10 these updates are forced to auto-install everytime, so it's almost imposible to stop the laptop to get into that state.

  • Bootloop - Blackscreen after Windows bootlogo. After the BSOD, the laptop restarts itself after 5 seconds, and it never boots again. In some cases it leads to a blackscreen and then bang! BSOD again. In others, it just stays in a blackscreen with sound and the ability to control brightness and core functions like Wi-Fi network and Sound. In other words, the laptop works, but the screen doesn't.

  • After another "update" the laptop boots in Intel Mode only. Seems like the "workaround" for the problem by AMD/Microsoft was to disable AMD cards and force the device to run in Power Saving mode (Intel Card). If you force an app or game to run in AMD mode, it will lead to a blackscreen with sound and the only way to revert that is by rebooting the laptop.

  • Some apps still use Intel Graphics, even if they were forced to run ATI ones. This can be checked with DXDiag.exe, which displays Intel info in Video Graphics, even if the program was forced to use ATI. TL: DR: Apps don't recognize the ATI card.

  • HDMI Output doesn't work. Since ATI cards doesn't work, so does the HDMI output. There's no audio/vido in the external multimedia device.

Here's a link for the problem and all those affected users in Microsoft Community. A Microsoft Representative answered the first two pages, then dissapeared. Right now there're almost 40 pages about people claiming at least one response or a guarantee to get this fixed. This is not Windows XP, we still have more than 10 years of support.

I can't work because Microsoft and AMD don't support me, they don't support a one-year-old technology. I'm a Video Designer/Editor, I can't work with a power saving GPU. I (we) didn't bought a 0 laptop for a performance of a 0 one.

Thanks for your time reading this, feel free to sign the petition or report this thread as spam. Remember that you only need to do a few clics to sign it and no account it's required. Again, thanks for helping us.

Link to change.org petition:*https://www.change.org/p/microsoft-a...-intel-laptops



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