Fix Radeon Settings Version and Driver Version Do Not Match Error
I recently encountered an issue with my own office laptop. After updating its drivers using Driver Easy Pro, whenever I tried to open the Radeon graphics card settings, I got the following error:
Radeon Settings version and Driver version do not match. Please try again after updating to the latest version(s).
At first, I thought it was due to the updated driver. So I reverted to the old driver but the error persisted. So I tried to uninstall and then install the driver again but to no avail. The error seems strange and it had something to do with either Radeon settings program was not updated or the driver version was not updated.
I searched the Internet for a possible solution but didn’t come up with any solid solution except one which gave way to the final solution. Finally, I have been able to fix the issue myself and now the Radeon graphics settings are opening just fine. So let’s go through the solution steps to document the exact solution.
- Open DirectX diagnostics by going to Run –> dxdiag.
- Go to Display. If you have two graphics cards in your computer, you will see two Display tabs or one Display tab and another Render tab. Just look for the tab which has AMD Radeon as its name and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. as the manufacturer.
- Under the Drivers section, note down the Version number. Mine was 25.20.15031.9002.
DirectX diagnostics Radeon graphics card driver version - Open Windows Registry Editor by going to Run –> regedit.
- Open the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AMD\CN - In the right-hand pane, open DriverVersion key and replace its value with the one which we extracted in step no. 3.
Changing driver version in Windows Registry
You will need to restart the computer after making changes to the registry.
After restarting the computer, right-click empty space on the Desktop and select AMD Radeon Settings. This should open the settings.
Please note that, as suggested in Reddit thread, if you leave the DriverVersion value blank, this may seem to fix the issue but the Radeon settings will not open. You will get a loading cursor sign and nothing else will happen no matter how many times you open the settings.
One user also suggested to extract the driver version number from Device Manager but I feel that DirectX diagnostics tool is easier to open. Anyways, if you want to extract the driver version from the Device Manager, follow the steps below:
- Open Device Manager by going to Run –> devmgmt.msc OR using keyboard shortcut keys Windows key + X +K.
- Expand Display adapters and double-click Radeon adapter to open its properties.
Device Manager display adapters - Under the Driver tab, copy the Driver Version value and follow the same steps through 4 to 6.
Radeon 500 Series Properties
After restarting the computer, you will no longer get the error message “Radeon Settings Version and Driver Version Do Not Match” as we have already made sure that the version numbers of both the settings app and the actual driver are the same.
I hope this will resolve your issue. Please let us know about your experience in the comments below.
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September 4, 2019 @ 6:18 PM
@zumpel — I second that.
Worked flawlessly – no registry edit.
Thanks.
September 1, 2019 @ 7:17 PM
This only takes you from a bug to another.
It’s a very temporary solution, because it takes you back like 3 update versions of the graphics firmware and, as soon as you try to update to the latest version, the error message pops up again.
September 1, 2019 @ 12:23 PM
Thank you so much 💕💕
August 30, 2019 @ 12:37 PM
I get this everytime after updating the driver from windows update
August 30, 2019 @ 11:25 AM
It’s work for me, thank you a lot!
August 19, 2019 @ 10:14 PM
Both ways dont work for me pls help
August 16, 2019 @ 5:55 PM
Thanks. Solved it for me!
August 15, 2019 @ 10:49 AM
Man you are awesome, thx so much dudeee ily
August 13, 2019 @ 3:30 AM
Fixed the issue in minutes. Thanks!
August 4, 2019 @ 10:39 PM
is it right to fix this with changing the version in registry??
July 15, 2019 @ 10:20 AM
It worked ! Thanks :>
July 13, 2019 @ 3:58 AM
Kudos for this, straight to the point and works like a charm 🙂
July 1, 2019 @ 12:17 PM
wow it worked thx!
June 27, 2019 @ 10:15 PM
Your registry edit solution did the trick for my Alienware Aurora R8 experiencing this problem. Your insight is much appreciated. Thanks.
June 4, 2019 @ 2:06 PM
It’s much easier:
Go to device manager, activate the grafic device, choose update driver, choose search on computer and than choose the newest version installed. you will see there is an older version running than installed. don’t ask why.. after you have got the newest driver the newest radeon software will also start. this way is much better than your hack, because you don’t use the newest drivers.
July 16, 2019 @ 2:05 AM
@zumpel this is the best solution, it worked immediately and resolved everything, including an extra problem of not having an “update” button in the Radeon settings.
Everybody should try this device manager fix before anything registry.