Intel driver control panel missing option to disable "display power saving technology"

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Intel driver control panel missing option to disable "display power saving technology"

I own mac mini and when I'm using windows x64 8.1 through bootcamp, I experience a brightness flickering when switching between dark and bright windows. I initially thought that it was due to some weird bug, but after searching for an entire day, I believe the culprit is actually a deemed "feature" of the intel hd 4000 graphics driver called "display power saving technology". I've downloaded the latest drivers (version 15.33.35.64.4176) from intel website on this page: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24826/Intel-HD-Graphics-Driver-for-Win dows-7-8-8-1-64-bit, but my intel control panel does not display the option to turn on/off "display power saving technology", only to tune it to maximize battery life, balance or maximum performance. I've posted this question on intel forums (https://communities.intel.com/thread/63210), but they recommended me to use the apple support channel.

Is there a way to disable this option on a mac mini? It's very annoying as it messes the colors from the windows and I'm feeling frustrated by this.

My mac os has all latest updates installed. I'm running yosemite.

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Mac mini, Windows 8, x64

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 11:16 AM

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Loner T

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Apr 11, 2015 5:23 PM in response to pagina8

What year is your Mac Mini? Installing generic Intel drivers can cause worse problems. Does this happen with the Apple-provided BC drivers?

You can find the original Apple BC drivers from System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support.

Did you have these problems when the original BC drivers were installed? Automatic Windows update can replace drivers, which can also cause issues.

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Apr 14, 2015 10:16 AM in response to Loner T

Just tried out reverting to the original bootcamp drivers and the issue still happens 😟

I own a late 2012 mac mini.

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Loner T

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Apr 14, 2015 10:22 AM in response to pagina8

What is the version number of the current drivers?

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pagina8 Author

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Apr 14, 2015 11:31 AM in response to Loner T

Graphics driver 10.18.10.3345

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Loner T

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Apr 14, 2015 2:16 PM in response to pagina8

I will check what I have on my Mini 2012 when I have access to it. Is your Mini a server model?

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Loner T

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Apr 15, 2015 6:36 AM in response to pagina8

Do you have the ability to test with a different monitor? What brand/model of monitor (display) do you have?

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pagina8 Author

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Apr 15, 2015 7:56 PM in response to Loner T

I only have one hdmi monitor, which is an lg 23ea53. I don't believe this is an issue with the monitor though, because if I switch to the windows generic video driver instead of the intel supplied one, the brightness issue disappears.

I've also noticed another issue that might be related to this, but I couldn't test it properly. Opening web pages with certain flash content freezes my mac. Video content I believe. But that's not really important for me at the moment, only the brightness flickering.

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May 24, 2015 12:47 PM in response to pagina8

MacMini with bootcamp. I'm in a similar situation for weeks. The automatic screen dimming makes me very frustrated. It spent me hours to nail down the issue on Intel Display Driver eventually.

No “Automatic Display Brightness” option under the “Power” tab for me either.

The issue only involve when I using a complete black background. The overall illumination is low. Intel dims the screen automatically. When I open a new window, the screen turns bright again.

My work around on the issue is using a “grey” background instead of pure black at this moment…

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