What Is Microsoft Basic Display Adapter and How to Check It?

What Is Microsoft Basic Display Adapter

What is Microsoft Basic Display Adapter? The Microsoft Basic display adapter is software built into Windows. When the software provided by the hardware manufacturer is not installed, the software provides display and graphics functions.

Also see: How to Fix Display Driver Failed to Start Error on Windows 10

To get the best experience from the device, you may need to install software called drivers provided by the hardware manufacturer. Usually, you will get the latest driver from Windows Update or Windows Installer. However, sometimes the driver may not be installed immediately, or the driver may only be obtained directly from the hardware manufacturer’s website.

The manufacturer’s driver usually has:

• Improved battery life
• Multiple monitor outputs
• Faster performance
• Additional graphical features
• Smoother video playback
• Higher screen resolutions

How to Check It on Windows 10

To see if you are using a Microsoft Basic display adapter, you can follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Type dxdiag.exe in the Search box and choose the first result to open it.

Step 2: Navigate to the Display tab and look at the value for Name. If there’s more than one Display tab, check all of them.

How to Set It to the Current Graphics Card

If you want to change Windows 10 Microsoft Basic Display Adapter to the current graphics adapter, you can read the contents in this part.

Option 1: Create a Restore Point

You can create a restore point to set Microsoft Basic Display Adapter to the current graphics adapter. To get the detailed steps, you can refer to this post – What Is System Restore Point and How to Create It? Look Here.

Option 2: Use Device Manager

You can also use Device Manager to set Microsoft Basic Display Adapter to the current graphics adapter. Here is how to that:

Step 1: You need to type Device Manager in the Search box to open it.

Step 2: Then, you need to expand the Display adaptors option. Then, right-click Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.

Step 3: Click the Update Software Driver option.

Note: If no Display Adapters option available, then you need to find the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter option and click it.

Option 3: Use Windows Update

Windows Update is also a tool to set Microsoft Basic Display Adapter to the current graphics adapter. You can use Windows Update to check if there is a newer driver or you can go to the manufacturer’s website to check it. 

Step 1: You need to type settings in the Search box to open the Setting application.

Step 2: Go to the Update and Security section and click it.

Step 3: Then, you should click Check for updates to see if there are any updates. Then let the system finished all the available updates

Step 4: After the update, you need to restart your PC/laptop. Now, the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter should be set to the current graphics adapter.

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The End

Read here, you may have an overall understanding of Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. You can know the definition of it. Besides, you can know how to check and set it on Windows 10. Here comes the end of this post. I hope that the post will help you a lot.