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How to Completely Remove Intel Graphics Driver and Related Services?
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My recent new build used the CPU's internal Intel GPU for setup but I'm now using my NVidia RTX 2060 Super GPU. The Intel GPU is now disabled in the BIOS. I uninstalled the Intel GPU driver in Device Manager (shown as a hidden device) but residual Intel services remain and one cplspcon (Intel Content Protection HDCP Service) is causing errors in Event Viewer. I've disabled that in Autoruns, Is there a method or utility to completely remove all traces of the Intel GPU driver and all associated services?
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Windows 11 Pro
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Self build
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Core i7-13700K
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Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
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64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
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Realtek S1200A
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Viewsonic VP2770 & Dell (secondary)
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2560 x 1440
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Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
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EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
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Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
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Microsoft Digital Media Pro
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Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D Rev. 1.0
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128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
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Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
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none (USB to speakers), Realtek
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Innocn 32" OLED
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3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
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Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
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BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
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SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
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Logitech M500s (wired)
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xFinity gateway
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windows 11 26200.8116
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PC/Desktop
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homebuilt
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Intel I9-13900K
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Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
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64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
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Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
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built in Realtek
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Philips 27E1N8900 27" OLED
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3840 X 2160 @60Hz
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WDC SN850 1TB
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eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
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Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
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Cherry Streaming (wired)
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Logitech M500s (wired)
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ASUS Vivobook
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AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
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M1605YA
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24GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
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512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
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Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
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1920 X 1200
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953GB Western Digital WD
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45 Watts
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Lenovo Bluetooth.
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500 Mbps
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Edge
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Defender
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Windows 11
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Laptop
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ACER NITRO
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
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CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
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32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
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Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
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Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
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Maybe this tool:
Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 18.0.6.4
I've used it, but only for nVidia drivers, so far.
That worked quite well removing all traces of the Intel driver and related services no longer needed. Marking solved. Wouldn't it be good if Intel did a better job engineering their software rather than relying on a third party utility?
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Self build
CPU
Core i7-13700K
Motherboard
Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
Memory
64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
Sound Card
Realtek S1200A
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic VP2770 & Dell (secondary)
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440
Hard Drives
Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
PSU
EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
Case
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Microsoft Digital Media Pro
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Logitech Wireless
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80 Mb / s
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Chrome
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Defender, Malwarebytes Free & AdwCleaner
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It depends upon how you went about trying to remove the Intel software to begin with.
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Windows 11 23H2 Current build
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PC/Desktop
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HomeBrew
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
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4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
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EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
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Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
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2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
Screen Resolution
3x 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
PSU
PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
Case
Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
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Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
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SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
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Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
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AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
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Defender + MB 5 Beta
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ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
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Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Latitude E5470
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
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Dell
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16 GB
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Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
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Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
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Dell laptop display 15"
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1920 * 1080
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Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
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Dell
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Dell
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Dell
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Dell
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Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
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AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
