Haswell IGPs get their last driver update for Windows 7 and 8.1
All good things must come to an end. In turn, all outdated software meets its maker in the grand scheme of things. The terminus we're talking about today is the final driver release for the IGPs inside Intel's Haswell Core, Pentium, and Celeron processors running Windows 7 and 8.1. The driver series is going out on a bit of a high note with respect to HTPC scenarios, at least: "advanced users" can now use third-party tools to modify Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) and create custom display timings and modes-an ability that'll come in handy when using a television with poor EDID support as a display.
The 15.36 driver release notes also list a handful of squashed bugs, along with a few known issues that will apparently never be resolved for Windows 7 and 8.1. The unresolved problems ...