

That would be me working backwards to dissect the problem. I now have to remove some of the above options to find out really what was the impediment to the game starting. The game looks terrible this way, but this is an interim solution until my son can play his game on a newly ordered desktop machine.

Choosing from in-game Settings the native screen resolution of my laptop (1366x768) and between 50% to 70% rendering resolution gives playable frame rates. It worked. Starting SWBF3 from within Origin I still get an obsolete-driver message, BUT the game starts. In line with the driver installation I had to restart my laptop. * I made sure no secondary screen was plugged into my laptop's HDMI port. * I added the " -novid -noborder -windowed" game options in Origin version ( ), which is not specifically indicated for my laptop. * I downgraded my up-to-date Intel graphics driver to the older 10. In desperation I then did several things in accordance with different online posts: Starting Battlefront either from within Origin or from a desktop icon never went past the driver notification window shown in your message when modifying the usual Windows compatibility options. I have a Lenovo U310 with an Intel i5, 8 GB RAM and integrated Intel HD 4000, running Windows 7 64 bit. Intel and the computer original equipment manufacturer (OEM) may not provide technical support for some or all issues that could arise from the usage of this generic version of software drivers.Star Wars Battlefront 3 works on Intel HD 4000 for me. To avoid any potential installation incompatibilities on your OEM system, Intel recommends that you check with your OEM and use the drivers provided by your system manufacturer. However, computer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the software or software packaging they provide. Note: The driver is generic versions and can be used for general purposes. If not, try updating Windows and also update your graphics driver to the latest version, you can download it here: Thank you for the information you kindly provided.
