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Reference the information that is provided in this article for guidance on installing display drivers in Windows 10.
Display Drivers in Windows 10
In previous versions of Windows, select Dell displays had a specific driver for the display in addition to the graphics adapter [Video Card] driver.
These drivers enabled expanded capabilities and calibration of the display.
With Windows 7 and Windows 8, when you right-click the desktop and select screen resolution, you would see the dialogue box below which highlights the monitor model names. With Windows 10, when you right-click the desktop you no longer can access this like you could on Windows 7 and Windows 8. [See Figure 1.]
Figure 1 - Display Properties
Follow the new steps below to access the Display Properties page.
- Click or Tap the Start button, then Click or Tap Control Panel
- Click or Tap Adjust Screen Resolution under Appearance and Personalization.
- The monitor model name is listed under "Display"
In Windows 7, 8, and 10 you will only see reference to "Generic PnP Monitor" under monitor tab and under device manager unless you load the display or monitor drivers.
Display Driver not required in Windows 10
Unlike the graphics card driver, which requires a specific driver for full functionality, usually a dedicated Display Driver is not required.
For Dell plug and play monitors, a dedicated Windows 10 driver for the display that is connected to the system is not needed. The Windows 10 operating system will automatically read the monitor Extended display identification data [EDID]. If your monitor calibration software or other software needs a specific monitor INF file, you may install the monitor Windows 8/8.1 driver into Windows 10.
Does the Windows 10 Device Manager show that the monitor is connected by displaying it as, "Generic PNP
Monitor"? [Yes/No]
Do the computer and monitor allow the monitors native/prime resolution? [Yes/No]
If using a touch monitor, does touch function? [Yes/No]
If yes to the above, then the computer has correctly read the monitor EDID and a dedicated Windows 10 driver in not required for normal operation.
The following displays do have WHQL certified display drivers for Windows 10 available on the Dell Support/Drivers and Downloads In the Browse for a product box, click View Products, Select Monitors and Projectors, then Select Monitors, then select your display model. Any drivers for your display will be in the Drivers and downloads section:
- U2414H
- U2415
- U2515H
- U2715H
- U3415W
- UZ2315H
- UP2715K
- P2314T [Touchscreen]
- P2415Q
- P2715Q
- P2416D
- S2240T [Touchscreen]
- S2415H
- S2715H
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