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DisplayLink Corporate Install Guide
5.1.2 Deploying using a driver package
Deploying using the driver package will place the DisplayLink software in the Windows driver store, ready to
be installed when the DisplayLink device is connected.
Pros:
DisplayLink software is only installed once a DisplayLink device is connected to a PC.
Enables Windows to find the DisplayLink driver even when not connected to the Internet
Can be used alongside Windows Update to update drivers.
Cons:
Requires the user to have Administrator privileges to complete the DisplayLink software installation.
5.2 System Compatibility check
From software version 7.5, DisplayLink’s Setup.exe will run a compatibility check before installation. This
will make no changes to your system and only checks for potential issues. The areas checked are:
Primary Graphics card drivers are installed and up to date
USB 3.0 host controller drivers are up to date
No incompatible software drivers installed
The compatibility check also checks the system during runtime, eg when a DisplayLink device is connected.
The MSI files will not run the check during installation, so no messages will be shown to the end user.
Runtime checks are also disabled if installing from the MSI files by setting the registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\DisplayLink\Core\DisableCompatibilityChecks to “yes”.
A stand alone check application is provided by DisplayLink. This allows an IT manager to remotely run the
compatibility check and obtain a log file containing any failures. The failures can then be addressed before
the MSI files are deployed to the remote system. For more information, please refer to this article:
http://kb.displaylink.com/365
6 Deploying the DisplayLink Software using the MSI files
Important Note: If DisplayLink software has been deployed through MSI files, it cannot be updated
through Windows Update. DisplayLink strongly recommends disabling Windows Update on
computers where DisplayLink software has been deployed using the MSI files.
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