Question Going Back to Gigabyte Graphics

[ktriebol]

The system I built in 2017 includes a Gigabyte GA-H270N-WIFI motherboard and an Intel i3-7100 CPU. I do not have a dedicated graphics card. The CPU has integrated graphics. When I initially got this system up and running, I chose to have Intel graphics software control the graphics duties. I believe this is handled with the Intel Graphics Command Center. Now I want to dispense with the Intel graphics software and go back to the Gigabyte graphics software that came with the motherboard. Is this as simple as uninstalling the Intel Graphics Command Center software? If I do so, will the system automatically revert back to the Gigabyte graphics software?

 

[Aeacus]

and go back to the Gigabyte graphics software that came with the motherboard

You sure, since when you go to your MoBo specs page and support part of it, only GPU (VGA) drivers it has, are Intel VGA Driver,
link: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H270N-WIFI-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver-vga

What you may refer to, is the APP Center (1st utility in the list),
link: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H270N-WIFI-rev-10/support#support-dl-utility

But if you refer to the Gigabyte Control Center, then do note this software was released after your MoBo was made and thus, may not work at all,
link: https://www.gigabyte.com/Consumer/Software/GIGABYTE-Control-Center/global/

Is this as simple as uninstalling the Intel Graphics Command Center software? If I do so, will the system automatically revert back to the Gigabyte graphics software?

Well, uninstalling drivers is simple. Completely another question is if the Intel iGPU actually uses any other drivers than Windows default and Intel's own drivers.

But you can try, uninstall Intel ones and if things doesn't improve, download the Intel drivers from support page again (1st link i gave) and install them back.

I suspect that what you are trying to do, won't work.
In a similar sense, where you'd have Nvidia GPU and you uninstall Nvidia drivers, just to use MoBo drivers. MoBo drivers doesn't contain GPU drivers. In your case, you have Intel iGPU, but situation is same.

 

[ktriebol]

Thank you for the helpful reply. I went ahead and uninstalled the Intel Graphics Command Center software. Device Manager now shows "Generic Software Component" in its place. My system graphics seem to be working just as well as before I uninstalled the Intel stuff, so I am pleased with that.

One issue I was hoping that this would resolve is that during boot up, when the bios options are shown at the bottom of the screen, those options are truncated at the left and right of the screen so that they are not entirely visible. It is as though the screen is not scaled correctly during boot up. After boot up, the screen is scaled correctly. Do you have any thoughts on how to scale the screen correctly during boot up so that I can see all of the bios options at the bottom of the screen?

 

[Aeacus]

Device Manager now shows "Generic Software Component" in its place.

These are the default GPU drivers included with the OS.

One issue I was hoping that this would resolve is that during boot up, when the bios options are shown at the bottom of the screen, those options are truncated at the left and right of the screen so that they are not entirely visible.

GPU drivers within OS have 0 to do with the image you see during boot up. GPU drivers aren't loaded at all, until OS boots.

Do you have any thoughts on how to scale the screen correctly during boot up so that I can see all of the bios options at the bottom of the screen?

Two possible fixes;
#1 Within monitor's own settings, adjust the image so that all of it is seen within the visible area.
With old timers; CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA monitors, they all had the function to adjust the alignment of the displayed image, so it fits nicely on the screen. Some TVs also have that feature. If your monitor doesn't have that option,
#2 Buy a new monitor, that supports the aspect ratio of the BIOS.

During POST and boot up, the resolution and aspect ratio of it, is the one that is default within the BIOS. In BIOS, there may be option to change it's aspect ratio as well.
E.g if you have 16:9 aspect ratio monitor but BIOS is in 4:3, then top and bottom parts are cut off, while sides are flush. OR everything is seen but sides have black space.
But if you have 4:3 aspect ratio monitor but BIOS is in 16:9, then left and right parts are cut off, while top and bottom are flush. OR everything is seen but top and bottom have black space.

 

[ktriebol]

My monitor is a TCL 55 inch Roku TV. The only aspect ratio adjustment I have is to put it on Auto. There are no aspect ratio adjustments in the bios either. This is quite a minor inconvenience, though, because I still have full access to all bios functions when I intentionally enter the bios during boot up. I can live with that. Thanks for the help.