Let me preface this by saying - I will not upgrade to Windows 10. Please do not answer with "Upgrade to Windows 10", as this is not the solution I am looking for.
For those who don't know, I am running a custom-built computer with an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processor. Specs are here: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-2200g As you can see, it has Radeon Vega 8 graphics built in.
My OS of choice is Windows 8.1 Professional - I had upgraded from Windows 7 due to the end of extended support. Unfortunately, this puts me in a terrible spot. According to my research, AMD stopped Radeon graphics support of Windows 8.1 back in the summer of 2017, and the Vega 8 graphics were released after the cancellation. My choices are:
I'm reaching out to this community to see if anyone can help me with my problem. I'm trying to get the drivers working for some games and an emulator I want to use.
For those who don't know, I am running a custom-built computer with an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processor. Specs are here: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-2200g As you can see, it has Radeon Vega 8 graphics built in.
My OS of choice is Windows 8.1 Professional - I had upgraded from Windows 7 due to the end of extended support. Unfortunately, this puts me in a terrible spot. According to my research, AMD stopped Radeon graphics support of Windows 8.1 back in the summer of 2017, and the Vega 8 graphics were released after the cancellation. My choices are:
- Upgrade to Windows 10 to install the drivers - something I will NOT be doing!
- Replace my chipset with one that is compatible with Windows 8.1; that would be a costly venture.
- Attempt to force Windows 8.1 to install the drivers designed for Windows 10. I succeeded to do so, but upon restarting to apply the changes, it freezes at the motherboard's logo.
- Search for a modified, working set of Vega 8 drivers that will work with Windows 8.1; so far, no luck.
I'm reaching out to this community to see if anyone can help me with my problem. I'm trying to get the drivers working for some games and an emulator I want to use.