Intel XTU Installation Helper

Intel has been dropped XTU support for certain CPUs (Such as 8550u, 8250u, and etc), resulting installer to reject installation process with 'unsupported platform_error'. However, in most cases, this does not mean your hardware is actually incompatible with XTU.

Therefore, after installing XTU with simple trick by Kalle Lilja, XTU can still be used for CPU tweaks, such as undervolting.

Intel XTU Install Helper is designed to automate such procedure, providing an easier way to install XTU on unsupported platforms.

User Guide

1. Download Intel XTU Installer from official intel download center.
2. Download Intel XTU Install Helper from repository release tab.
3. Run Intel XTU Install Helper
   • You can execute with an argument in first place.

   cmd> IntelXTU_Install_Helper.exe <path/to/Original XTU Installer from Intel>

   • Or can enter a path after execution.

   > Please enter the file name of proper XTU Installer: <path/to/Original XTU Installer form Intel>

If any error occurs, please submit a new issue with created error.log file.

Example

Assume

• Both files are located in the same directory.
• File name of Intel XTU Installer from Intel is XTUSetup.exe
• File name of Intel XTU Install Helper from this repository is IntelXTU_Install_Helper.exe

Then

• Run IntelXTU_Install_Helper.exe XTUSetup.exe in cmd (or PowrShell).

  or

• Open IntelXTU_Install_Helper.exe by double-click.

• Program should prompt Please enter the file name of proper XTU Installer:

• Type XTUSetup.exe then press enter.

Now follow the directions of the program.

Comment

It was origianlly my private 30-minute project. However, I think it's quite handy, so added least amount of user-friendliness in order to share this nifty tool.

So please bare with my code if you happen to go through it. Thanks.