Intel R Corporation Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 driver download and installation

Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 is a Chipset hardware device. This driver was developed by Intel R Corporation. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1566&CC_0880 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Intel R Corporation Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Intel R Corporation Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.0.4.8 released on 2014-02-10.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 41390 bytes (40.42 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 68657 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install Intel R Corporation Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel R Corporation Thunderbolt TM Controller - 1566 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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