Upgrading to Windows 11/10 from Windows 7 or Windows 8 or even upgrading to a newer version of Windows 11/10 from an older version of the same is not so simple. No matter if you are using the Windows Upgrade Assistant or the Windows ISO, the setup initially checks for all the drivers and other software utilities installed on the computer and verifies and blockages or upgrade blocks with respect to any of those drivers or any of those software utilities. One of these errors is The display is not compatible with Windows 11/10. This revolves around the compatibility of the Graphics Driver installed on the computer. Today, we will check out how to fix this conflict.
The display is not compatible with Windows 11/10
Some of the other errors that have the same workaround are as follows:
- These devices aren’t fully compatible with Windows 11/10.
- The display is not compatible with Windows 11/10. Check with the manufacturer for support.
- The display manufacturer hasn’t made your display compatible with Windows 11/10. Check with the manufacturer for support.
We will be covering the following workaround(s),
- Checking for incompatible drivers.
- Getting the latest Graphics drivers from the manufacturer’s Website.
- Installing the latest Graphics drivers in the Compatibility Mode.
1] Checking for incompatible drivers
From the WinX Menu, open Device Manager. Expand the list that says Display Adapters.
Right-click on the listing of your NVIDIA Graphics Card and select Enable. Now, right-click on it again and click on Update Driver Software…
A new window will open up. On that, click on Search automatically for updated driver software.
If Windows now detects your Graphics Card and the latest driver for it, great! Else, proceed to the next step.
Right-click on it again and click on Update Driver Software…
Then, click on Browse my computer for driver software. After that, click on Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
Finally, select a compatible driver for your computer named as NVIDIA Graphic Card and proceed further.
Let the whole process finish and then restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
This will help you update your Graphics Driver.
2] Getting the latest Graphics drivers from the manufacturer’s Website
First of all, you need to be sure of who is the maker of the GPU or Graphics Processing Unit on your computer. The manufacturer will be one of NVIDIA, AMD or Intel.
- If you have a Graphics Processing Unit made by NVIDIA, get the latest version of the driver for your computer here.
- In case your computer has a Graphics Processing Unit made by AMD, get the latest version of the driver for your computer here.
- Finally, if your computer’s Graphics Processing Unit is made by Intel, you can download the latest version of the driver here.
3] Installing the latest Graphics Driver in Compatibility Mode
If the drivers you downloaded above do not install on your computer, you need to install them using Compatibility Mode. This trick sets the operating system configuration for the particular setup as an older version of Windows.
In case, the setup is made for an older version of Windows 11/10, it is enabled to be installed on this newer version of Windows.
For this, you just need to right-click on the setup file and click on Troubleshoot compatibility. It will launch the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter.
Follow the on-screen troubleshooter and test the programs under the combinations for different compatibility modes.
After following any of these three steps individually, try upgrading to your computer and see if it works.
