您的 Windows 10 PC 是否将Microsoft Basic Display Adapter 显示(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)为显卡驱动程序(graphics card driver)?在某些情况下,这意味着您会在计算机屏幕上体验到降级的视觉质量。这包括不太流畅的动画和其他滞后问题。
幸运的是,在大多数 PC 上,您只需单击几下即可将此Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)更改为英特尔高清显卡(Intel HD Graphics)或您的 PC 使用的任何其他显卡。
为什么 Windows 10 显示 Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Why Windows 10 Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)
Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)是 Windows 10 在您的显卡没有制造商驱动器的情况下使用的驱动程序。当您的系统发现没有为您的特定图形卡安装驱动程序时,它会使用默认的Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)驱动程序。
用户在升级计算机上的操作系统(upgrade the operating system on their computer)时通常会遇到此错误。
Windows 使用此基本适配器驱动程序在屏幕上生成图形,直到安装了实际的图形卡驱动程序。
如果您的 PC 显示 Microsoft Basic 显示适配器,您应该担心吗?(Should You Be Worried if Your PC Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter?)
不,如果您的 PC 显示Microsoft Basic Display Adapter(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)作为显卡驱动程序,您不必担心。这不是错误,这些驱动程序与任何其他显卡驱动程序一样好。
但是,由于您的显卡制造商比其他任何人都更了解您的显卡,因此您的制造商可以为您提供更好的驱动程序,从而在您的屏幕上产生更高质量的视觉效果。
这意味着您应该尽快从显卡制造商那里获得实际的驱动程序。
Windows 10 显示 Microsoft 基本显示适配器的位置(Where Windows 10 Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)
您的 PC 在计算机上的多个位置显示Microsoft Basic Display Adapter条目。这包括设备管理器(Device Manager)和DirectX诊断工具。
您将在设备管理器(Device Manager)中找到此条目,如下所示:
- 打开开始(Start)菜单,搜索设备管理器(Device Manager),然后在搜索结果中选择设备管理器。(Device Manager)
- 在设备管理器(Device Manager)窗口中,选择显示适配器(Display adapters)选项。
- 在展开的显示适配器(Display adapters)菜单中,您应该找到Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)条目。下面的屏幕截图没有显示该条目,因为我们的 PC 使用英特尔的UHD图形驱动程序。
在DirectX 诊断工具(DirectX Diagnostic Tool)中,您会找到如下条目:
- 同时按Windows + R键打开运行(Run)框。
- 在“运行”(Run)框中键入以下内容,然后按Enter:dxdiag
- 在打开的DirectX 诊断工具(DirectX Diagnostic Tool)窗口中,选择顶部的显示选项卡。(Display)
- 在“显示”(Display)选项卡的“设备(Device)”部分下,查看“名称(Name)”字段的值。它应该说Microsoft Basic Display Adapter。在下面的屏幕截图中,并没有这样说,因为我们的 PC 使用英特尔的UHD图形驱动程序。
当 Windows 10 显示 Microsoft 基本显示适配器时如何修复它(How to Fix It When Windows 10 Displays Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)
您现在知道Windows 10在何处以及为何将(Windows 10)Microsoft Basic Display Adapter 显示(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)为显卡驱动程序。
让我们看看一些解决方案,将Microsoft Basic Display Adapter替换为您的显卡的实际驱动程序。
使用 Windows 10 更新安装显卡驱动程序(Install Graphics Card Drivers With Windows 10 Updates)
在 Windows 10 中,更新 PC 时会自动安装各种硬件驱动程序。(drivers are automatically installed)这些 Windows 10 更新为您的计算机带来了所需的驱动程序,使各种设备更容易与您的 PC 配合使用。
只要您的显卡来自在Windows更新中包含其驱动程序的制造商,您就可以使用此方法。支持大多数知名显卡制造商,如Intel、Nvidia和AMD。
要使用Windows(Windows)更新安装显卡驱动程序:
- 同时按Windows + I键打开设置(Settings)。
- 选择设置(Settings)窗口底部的更新和安全。(Update & Security)
- 从左侧边栏中选择Windows 更新。(Windows Update)
- 在右侧窗格中,选择检查更新(Check for updates)。
- 如果有任何更新可用,请安装它们。
- 重新启动您的电脑。
要确认您的显卡驱动程序已更换,请使用上述设备管理器(Device Manager)或DirectX 诊断工具(DirectX Diagnostic Tool)程序。
手动安装显卡驱动(Manually Install the Graphics Card Drivers)
如果Windows 更新没有安装(Windows update didn’t install)所需的驱动程序,您应该从显卡制造商网站下载原始驱动程序并手动安装驱动程序。
下载驱动程序的站点取决于您拥有的显卡。在这里,我们将向您展示如何下载适用于Intel(Intel)、Nvidia和AMD的显卡驱动程序。
下载英特尔显卡驱动程序:(Download Intel Graphics Card Drivers:)
- 在您的网络浏览器中打开英特尔图形下载站点。(Intel Downloads for Graphics)
- 如果您知道要下载哪些驱动程序,请在列表中选择这些驱动程序并将它们下载到您的计算机上。
- 如果您不确定要获得哪些驱动程序,请选择顶部的开始。(Get started)然后,安装Intel实用程序,它会自动在您的计算机上查找Intel产品并为您安装它们的驱动程序。
下载 Nvidia 显卡驱动程序:(Download Nvidia Graphics Card Drivers:)
- 在浏览器中打开一个新选项卡并访问Nvidia 的下载(Nvidia’s downloads)页面。
- 在下载页面上,使用下拉菜单选择您的特定显卡型号。然后,选择菜单底部的搜索。(Search)
- Nvidia显示可用的驱动程序。选择下载(Download)按钮将特定驱动程序下载到您的计算机。
- (Double-click)通过选择“下一步”(Next)按钮双击下载的文件以完成驱动程序安装过程。
下载 AMD 显卡驱动程序:(Download AMD Graphics Card Drivers:)
- 在浏览器中启动AMD 驱动程序和支持站点。(AMD Driver and Support)
- 如果您不知道您的显卡型号,请从顶部的自动检测和安装更新部分选择(Auto-Detect and Install Updates)立即下载。(Download Now)这将下载一个实用程序,该实用程序将自动找到您的显卡并为其安装驱动程序。
- 如果您知道您的特定显卡型号,请使用页面底部的菜单选择您的显卡,然后选择提交(Submit)。
- 您现在可以下载所选显卡型号的驱动程序。
- 运行下载的文件以在您的 PC 上安装驱动程序。
更换显卡(Replace the Graphics Card)
在Windows(Windows)更新或显卡制造商的网站上找不到显卡驱动程序的情况很少见。但是,如果你是这种情况,你有两个选择。
第一个选项是继续使用Microsoft 基本显示适配器(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)驱动程序。至少,这将使您的显示器保持运行。
第二种选择是用不同的显卡替换您的显卡。这意味着从知名制造商处获得兼容的显卡(getting a compatible graphics card),以确保您获得显卡的驱动程序。
你(Were)能用你的显卡的实际驱动程序替换Microsoft 基本显示适配器吗?(Microsoft Basic Display Adapter)如果是这样,请在下面的评论中告诉我们哪种方法对您有效。
Graphics Driver Showing Microsoft Basic Display Adapter? How to Fix It
Does your Windоws 10 PC show Microsoft Basic Display Adapter as the graphics card driver? In some cases, this means you’ll experience a downgraded visual quality on your computer screen. This includes not-so-fluid animations and other lag issues.
Luckily, on most PCs, you can change this Microsoft Basic Display Adapter to Intel HD Graphics or any other graphics card that your PC uses in a few easy clicks.
Why Windows 10 Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
Microsoft Basic Display Adapter is the driver Windows 10 uses in the absence of the manufacturer’s drives for your graphics card. When your system finds no drivers installed for your particular graphics card, it uses the default Microsoft Basic Display Adapter driver.
Users usually experience this error when they upgrade the operating system on their computer.
Windows uses this basic adapter driver to produce graphics on screen until the actual graphics card driver is installed.
Should You Be Worried if Your PC Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter?
No, you shouldn’t be worried if your PC shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter as the graphics card driver. It’s not an error, and these drivers are just as good as any other graphics card drivers.
However, since your graphics card manufacturer knows your card better than anyone else, your manufacturer can provide you with better drivers that produce higher-quality visuals on your screen.
That means you should get the actual drivers from your graphics card manufacturer as soon as you can.
Where Windows 10 Shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
Your PC displays the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter entry in multiple locations on your computer. This includes the Device Manager and the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
You’ll find this entry in the Device Manager as follows:
- Open the Start menu, search for Device Manager, and select Device Manager in the search results.
- On the Device Manager window, select the Display adapters option.
- In the expanded Display adapters menu, you should find the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter entry. The screenshot below doesn’t show the entry as our PC uses Intel’s UHD graphics drivers.
In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, you’ll find the entry as follows:
- Press Windows + R keys at the same time to open the Run box.
- Type the following in the Run box and press Enter: dxdiag
- In the open DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, select the Display tab at the top.
- In the Display tab, under the Device section, look at the value of the Name field. It should say Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. In the screenshot below, it doesn’t say so because our PC uses Intel’s UHD graphics drivers.
How to Fix It When Windows 10 Displays Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
You now know where and why Windows 10 shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter as the graphics card driver.
Let’s take a look at some solutions to replace Microsoft Basic Display Adapter with the actual driver of your graphics card.
Install Graphics Card Drivers With Windows 10 Updates
In Windows 10, various hardware drivers are automatically installed when you update your PC. These Windows 10 updates bring with them the required drivers for your computer, making it easier for various devices to work with your PC.
As long as your graphics card comes from a manufacturer that includes their drivers in Windows updates, you can use this method. Most reputable graphics card manufacturers like Intel, Nvidia, and AMD are supported.
To install graphics card drivers with Windows updates:
- Press Windows + I keys at the same time to open Settings.
- Select Update & Security at the bottom of the Settings window.
- Select Windows Update from the sidebar on the left.
- In the pane on the right, select Check for updates.
- If any updates are available, install them.
- Restart your PC.
To confirm your graphics card driver is replaced, use either the Device Manager or the DirectX Diagnostic Tool procedure outlined above.
Manually Install the Graphics Card Drivers
If the Windows update didn’t install the required driver, you should download the original driver from your graphics card’s manufacturer site and install the drivers manually.
The site to download the driver depends on what graphics card you have. Here, we’ll show you how to download graphics card drivers for Intel, Nvidia, and AMD.
Download Intel Graphics Card Drivers:
- Open the Intel Downloads for Graphics site in your web browser.
- If you know what drivers to download, select those drivers in the list and download them to your computer.
- If you aren’t sure what drivers to get, select Get started at the top. Then, install the Intel utility that automatically finds the Intel products on your computer and installs their drivers for you.
Download Nvidia Graphics Card Drivers:
- Open a new tab in your browser and access Nvidia’s downloads page.
- On the download page, use the dropdown menus to select your specific graphics card model. Then, select Search at the bottom of the menus.
- Nvidia shows the available drivers. Select the Download button to download the specific driver to your computer.
- Double-click the downloaded file to go through the driver installation process by selecting the Next button.
Download AMD Graphics Card Drivers:
- Launch the AMD Driver and Support site in your browser.
- If you don’t know your graphics card model, select Download Now from the Auto-Detect and Install Updates section at the top. This downloads a utility that will automatically find your graphics card and install the driver for it.
- If you know your specific graphics card model, use the menus at the bottom of the page to select your card, and then select Submit.
- You can now download the driver for your selected graphics card model.
- Run the downloaded file to install the drivers on your PC.
Replace the Graphics Card
It’s rare not to find your graphics card drivers in Windows updates or your card manufacturer’s site. But, if this is the case with you, you have two options.
The first option is to continue using the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter driver. This will keep your display running, at the very least.
The second option is to replace your graphics card with a different one. This means getting a compatible graphics card from a reputed manufacturer to ensure you get the driver for your card.
Were you able to replace Microsoft Basic Display Adapter with the actual driver for your graphics card? If so, please let us know what method worked for you in the comments below.