How to Fix “This Computer Does Not Meet the Minimum Requirements for Installing the Software”

The following is an error that can happen sometimes when you try installing an Intel chipset/display driver on your device. It could also appear due to missing hardware or hardware incompatibility. On a software level, the issue could be because of a version mismatch, or a corrupt driver file.

To fix this, you can update the chipset drivers through Windows update or Intel’s driver support page. For hardware issues, adding, removing or upgrading the components may solve the problem.

Fix: This Computer Does Not Meet the Minimum Requirements for Installing the Software

Check Drivers

First, we’ll need to know if the drivers installed in the system are correct or not. To check for the installed drivers, you can use three methods.

From System Information

Press the Windows key + R to open Run
Type msinfo32 in the dialogue box to open the System information
Now, click on Components and select Display from the list
From the left, check whether the driver information matches with that of the installed hardware in your system

From DirectX Diagnostics

Open Run and type dxdiag on the dialogue box
Click on the Display tab and compare the information with that of the installed Intel GPU hardware

From Windows Device Manager

Open Run again and type devmgmt.msc
Expand the Display adapters label
From the list, double-click on the driver to open it
Click on the Driver tab and then click on Details

Note down any driver information that may be needed later such as the device information, driver version etc.

Uninstall Drivers

To fix this, firstly check if you have installed the correct drivers or not from system information. If the installed drivers are incorrect or if they do not match with that of described specifications, you will need to uninstall the drivers

Note: We strongly recommend users to backup their drivers.

To uninstall the drivers from the device manager,

Open Run and type devmgmt.msc to open the device manager
Here, click on the Display adapter label
From the list, select the Intel display drivers and open it
Click on the Driver tab and then select Uninstall driver
Alternatively, you can right-click on the Intel driver and then select Uninstall device
A confirmation will appear. Click on the check box and then select Uninstall
Restart your device to complete the process

If the driver is a device default driver, it will be uninstalled to its native version. i.e. the earliest version that is still supported by the hardware and the operating system.

Reinstall the Drivers

The error could appear due to corrupt or incompatible Intel chipset drivers. To fix this, you will need to first uninstall them from your device. After uninstalling, re-download the appropriate drivers and install them on your system.

First, navigate to Intel’s driver download site and then click on Graphics
From the list, select the drivers that are associated with the Intel graphics installed on your device and click on Download
Again on the next page, select Download to start the process
Make sure that the driver is compatible with the OS and the hardware in your device

Alternatively, you can also download and run the Intel Driver & Support Assistant tool to automatically search and download the appropriate drivers on your device.

If your drivers are unavailable from the list, you will need to look for it in Intel’s Legacy Drivers page and download from there.

After the download completes,

Navigate to the appropriate directory and unzip/extract the file
Now, launch Device manager and then click on Display Adapters
After selecting, on the Device manager toolbar, click on Action
From the drop down menu, select Add legacy hardware
In the hardware wizard, click Next
Select Install the hardware manually (Advanced) and click on Next
Click on Have disk and click on Browse
Navigate to the directory where you have extracted the drivers and inside the folder, select Graphics
Double click on the setup file to open it and then click on Next
Let the installation complete and then click on Finish to close the Wizard
Restart your device to complete the driver installation process

Windows Update

By updating Windows, your device could potentially receive an Intel driver update that can help solve the issue.

Open Settings by pressing the Windows key + I
Here, click on Windows update and from the left, click on the Check for updates button
If an update is available, click on Download & install
Wait for the process to complete

You can additionally check the Optional updates section to check for additional updates that are not bundled with the Windows feature update package

In the Windows update tab, scroll down and click on Advanced options
Scroll down and click on Optional updates
If updates are available, you can follow the on-screen prompts to update them

Update the BIOS

A BIOS update can provide compatibility and support for the installed Intel hardware on your device which can, in turn, resolve the error. To check if a BIOS update is necessary/available, you can

Firstly open System Information and check the BIOS version installed in the device
Note down the necessary information such as the BIOS version/date, and the BIOS architecture
After noting down, visit the manufacturer’s support page and compare the latest available BIOS with that installed on your device
Download the latest BIOS version compatible with your device
To install the update, perform the steps as explained or recommended by the manufacturer.

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Upgrade Components

If the error happens due to other old or incompatible devices, or insufficient graphics processor, upgrade the components as necessary and see if that solves the error from appearing.