Drivers for HP 15-CX0027ur for Win 8.1

[Michaelsen]

Hi, everybody! Need drivers for my new note HP 15-CX0027. Official site provides drivers for Win 10 only, but I need them for my Win 8.1! How can I get them?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

There are no W8.1 drivers for the Intel graphics.  Intel only developed W10 drivers.

You would have to find a way to modify the W10 graphics driver to work on W8.1, and I don't know how to do that, or if it can be done.

If your notebook has the Intel 8260 wifi adapter, I think these Wifi and Bluetooth drivers will work...

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28278/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-Software-and-Drivers-for-Windo...

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28279/Intel-Wireless-Bluetooth-for-Windows-8-1-?product=86...

Ethernet:  Download, unzip and run the setup application from the W8.1 driver at the link below.

https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit...

SD card reader:   Download, unzip and run the setup application from the 1st driver listed at the link below.

https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/card-reader-solutions-card-reader-controllers-soft...

Audio:  Accept the agreement, download and install the 64 bit driver.

https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/pc-audio-codecs-high-definition-audio-codecs-softw...

You can use the nvidia graphics driver directly from nvidia.

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/139906/en-us

Touchpad:

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp86501-87000/sp86956.exe

But, unless you can figure out a way to get the W10 Intel graphics driver to work on W8.1, you are not going to have a good experience with W8.1.

[Huffer]

That is an Intel Core 8th gen system. The forces of Microsoft and Intel have decreed that you shall only run Windows 10 on it. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/9769kr/dose_windows_81_work_with_the_z370_chipset_and/

[Michaelsen]

Thanks, gonna try it!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[Michaelsen]

Thanks!