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Intel publishes its first Modern Windows Driver for PCs, and there’s no going back

Intel has published its first Modern Windows Driver for several of its modern integrated GPUs, representing a new way for graphics drivers to be pushed to your PC—and something to keep an eye on until the new driver infrastructure settles in.

Modern Windows Drivers, also known as Universal Windows Drivers, are a new feature of, a Modern Windows Driver is a “single driver package that runs across multiple different device types, from embedded systems to tablets and desktop PCs.” The to take advantage of this is labeled UWD 25.20.100.6444.

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