Getting error 0x800F0244 during Windows Update when it wants to update my Intel HD Graphics Driver on my computer which runs an NVidia driver for my discreet GTX 750 card. I have updated the driver from a driver found on the Intel website, here However, WU still wants to install this driver after checking for updates. Error 0x800F0244 is listed on Microsoft Website as - SPAPI_E_SIGNATURE_OSATTRIBUTE_MISMATCH <br>- 0x800F0244 The software was tested for compliance with Windows Logo requirements on a different version of Windows, and may not be compatible with this version. I have already cleared the SoftwareDistribution folder at least twice, the update will not go away. I have since hidden it. BTW, I have a 3rd generation (Ivy Bridge) i5-3570K processor on this machine. I have 2 other machines with Intel processors (a Sandy Bridge Celeron with no discreet graphics, and a Haswell Refresh Pentium G3258 with a Radeon HD 7750 discreet card) all running Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit, and I haven't seen this update yet for those. Edit: same update appeared for my Celeron machine as well. I hid that too.

My device is Lenovo G50 with Intel 3000 When I went to the support page. The last driver they issued for this model was back in 2012 http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g570-notebook Still trying to install it via Windows update and getting the F0244 error every time .. I

I tried hiding the update and installing it manually from the Intel site, couldn't find a driver for Windows 8.1 64 bit that matches my device .. Back to square one I guess ..

Mine is March 2014, so I am not pushing it, I have HIDDEN it. Did you read this in my Post above? "Description Windows could not copy all of the files needed to install this device driver software. This sometimes happens when the driver software was not designed for this version of Windows." Can I ask you a question? Why are you so adamant about installing this driver? I believe WU is screwing up for some of us??? Crysta

See if you can use this to track down any missing driver? How To Find Unknown Device Drivers By Their Vendor & Device ID http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-unknown-device-drivers-by-their-vendor-device-id/

Hi Linney I have tried multiple times after disabling driver signature verification but it just ends up with the same error.

Intel HD Graphics Driver via Windows Update

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Getting error 0x800F0244 during Windows Update when it wants to update my Intel HD Graphics Driver on my computer which runs an NVidia driver for my discreet GTX 750 card.

I have updated the driver from a driver found on the Intel website, here

However, WU still wants to install this driver after checking for updates.

Error 0x800F0244 is listed on Microsoft Website as

- SPAPI_E_SIGNATURE_OSATTRIBUTE_MISMATCH<br>- 0x800F0244	The software was tested for compliance with Windows Logo requirements on a different version of Windows, and may not be compatible with this version.

I have already cleared the SoftwareDistribution folder at least twice, the update will not go away. I have since hidden it.

BTW, I have a 3rd generation (Ivy Bridge) i5-3570K processor on this machine. I have 2 other machines with Intel processors (a Sandy Bridge Celeron with no discreet graphics, and a Haswell Refresh Pentium G3258 with a Radeon HD 7750 discreet card) all running Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit, and I haven't seen this update yet for those.

Edit: same update appeared for my Celeron machine as well. I hid that too.

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2015-06-27T00:53:06+00:00

My device is Lenovo G50 with Intel 3000

When I went to the support page. The last driver they issued for this model was back in 2012

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g570-notebook

Still trying to install it via Windows update and getting the F0244 error every time ..

I
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2015-06-27T01:32:03+00:00

I tried hiding the update and installing it manually from the Intel site, couldn't find a driver for Windows 8.1 64 bit that matches my device ..

Back to square one I guess ..
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2015-06-27T01:47:08+00:00

Mine is March 2014, so I am not pushing it, I have HIDDEN it.

Did you read this in my Post above?

"Description

Windows could not copy all of the files needed to install this device driver software. This sometimes happens when the driver software was not designed for this version of Windows."

Can I ask you a question?

Why are you so adamant about installing this driver? I believe WU is screwing up for some of us???

Crysta
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2015-06-27T03:34:38+00:00

See if you can use this to track down any missing driver?

How To Find Unknown Device Drivers By Their Vendor & Device ID

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-unknown-device-drivers-by-their-vendor-device-id/
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Anonymous

2015-06-27T03:56:17+00:00

Hi Linney

I have tried multiple times after disabling driver signature verification but it just ends up with the same error.
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