Thunderbolt driver

Device details

PCs and boards that use this chip

Each line is a subsystem ID: the full hardware ID ends in SUBSYS_ plus these eight characters when the Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 USB Controller is built into that maker's product.

If your SUBSYS matches a laptop or board maker in this list, that maker's support page has the version tested for your model.

How to install the driver for Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 USB Controller

1. Confirm the ID. In Device Manager, right-click the device, open Properties, then Details, and pick Hardware Ids. The first line should start with PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_461E.
2. Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Thunderbolt firmware and drivers sometimes arrive here.
3. Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Thunderbolt or Chipset.
4. Use the chip maker's package. Why Are There No Thunderbolt Drivers for Intel NUC Using Windows 11 on intel.com. Our get the thunderbolt driver guide explains which package fits.
5. Restart and check. Connect a Thunderbolt or USB4 device and check that it works.

Other Intel thunderbolt IDs

• VEN_8086&DEV_15EB JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 NHI
• VEN_8086&DEV_15EC JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 USB Controller
• VEN_8086&DEV_15EF JHL7440 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge
• VEN_8086&DEV_15F0 JHL7440 Thunderbolt 3 USB Controller
• VEN_8086&DEV_461F Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 PCI Express Root Port #3
• VEN_8086&DEV_462F Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 PCI Express Root Port #2
• VEN_8086&DEV_463E Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 NHI #0
• VEN_8086&DEV_463F Alder Lake-P Thunderbolt 4 PCI Express Root Port #1