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Downloads:

174,222

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14

Last Update:

19 May 2025

Published Date:

19 May 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Intel Corporation

Tags:

intel rst storage driver rapid technology

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install)

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2025.5.19 | Updated: 19 May 2025

Downloads:

174,222

Downloads of v 2025.5.19:

14

Published:

19 May 2025

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Intel Corporation

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 2025.5.19

(Ready for review)

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Intel Corporation. The inclusion of Intel Corporation trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Intel Corporation goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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User 'asheroto' (maintainer) submitted package.

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intel-rst-driver has passed automated virus scanning.

Description

Detailed Description

Note: Intel recommends that end users utilize driver updates provided by their system manufacturer/provider or via Windows Update to eliminate the potential impact caused by loading non-customized drivers. System manufacturers regularly customize Intel generic drivers to meet the needs of their specific system design. In such cases, use of the Intel generic driver update is not recommended.

The SetupRST.exe is the new installer that will install the Intel RST driver and start the process of installing the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application.

Purpose

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Driver supports the configuration and enabling of multiple features including:

  • System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ memory
  • Configuration and maintenance of RAID 0/1/5/10

This package deploys the suitable Intel RST driver in alignment with your computer's CPU generation, as detailed in Intel's official guidelines.

You can find more information about each driver's version by visiting the Intel RST download page associated with your computer's CPU generation.

Package Notes

As of May 2025, Intel revised its driver pages, consolidating support for 11th-13th Gen platforms under 12th and 13th Gen listings. This page was removed entirely. Due to this change, the RST version used for 11th Gen systems has been adjusted. If this update introduces issues on your systems, we recommend avoiding Intel RST updates via Chocolatey, as Intel tends to modify its platform mappings and versioning without warning.


ChocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Get-IntelProcessorGeneration {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Returns the generation number of the Intel processor.
    .DESCRIPTION
        Returns the generation number of the Intel processor by parsing the processor name.
        More information: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000032203/processors/intel-core-processors.html
    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Get-IntelProcessorGeneration
    #>
    $ProcessorInfo = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor).Name

    if ($ProcessorInfo -match 'i\d+-\d+') {
        $procMatch = $matches[0]
        $genString = $procMatch.Split('-')[1]

        if ($genString.Length -eq 4) {
            # If it's a 4 digit number after the dash, get the first number
            $generationNumber = [int]($genString.Substring(0, 1))
        } elseif ($genString.Length -eq 5) {
            # If it's a 5 digit number after the dash, get the first two numbers
            $generationNumber = [int]($genString.Substring(0, 2))
        } else {
            return -1
        }

        return $generationNumber
    } else {
        return -1
    }
}

# Variables
$gen = Get-IntelProcessorGeneration
$packageName = 'intel-rst-driver'
$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$checksumType = 'sha256'

# Determine which version to download based on the processor generation
switch ($gen) {
    # In November 2023 Intel removed the info URL and download URL for the 7th generation driver. This section may be removed in the future.
    # 7 {
    #     $infoUrl = 'https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15667/intel-rapid-storage-technology-intel-rst-user-interface-and-driver.html'
    #     $version = '16.8.5.1014.5'
    #     $url = 'https://downloadmirror.intel.com/773231/SetupRST.exe'
    #     $checksum = '11E737935F85721A6729F52AE1E4D3641DC738168FA3CC1BF1506D198F966AA6'
    # }
    { $_ -in 8, 9 } {
        $infoUrl = 'https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19755/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-8th-and-9th-gen-platforms.html'
        $version = '17.11.3.1010.2'
        $url = 'https://downloadmirror.intel.com/773230/SetupRST.exe'
        $checksum = 'BC077F9C784305330DF66195FF8C96FCE753B1E370189A6E036005B9E589F7AD'
    }
    { $_ -in 10, 11 } {
        $infoUrl = 'https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19512/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-10th-and-11th-gen-platforms.html'
        $version = '18.7.6.1010.3'
        $url = 'https://downloadmirror.intel.com/773229/SetupRST.exe'
        $checksum = 'A2B2E20D6D8100E9EE344746F80849524C64490B90686A13C09268CADB976B37'
    }
    { $_ -in 12, 13 } {
        $infoUrl = 'https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/849933/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-12th-to-13th-gen-platforms.html'
        $version = '19.5.8.1059.2'
        $url = 'https://downloadmirror.intel.com/849934/SetupRST.exe'
        $checksum = '8AF488ECD76258A0A539ADA28098A2961472D670572900AED216F48C712BC45B'
    }
    { $_ -in 14, 15 } {
        $infoUrl = 'https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/849936/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-12th-to-15th-gen-platforms.html'
        $version = '20.2.1.1016.4'
        $url = 'https://downloadmirror.intel.com/849939/SetupRST.exe'
        $checksum = '700C403E23AE3F7CEF9581A431D8F6DCB8C6A48F895725E114131C3A29232C99'
    }
    default {
        throw "Unsupported processor generation $gen."
    }
}

# Check if Intel RST is already installed and compare versions
# Only compare the first four segments (x.x.x.x), as stored in the registry
try {
    $regPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Intel\IRST'
    $installed = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'Version' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    if ($null -ne $installed -and $null -ne $version) {
        $installedVersion = ($installed.Version -split '\.')[0..3] -join '.'
        $targetVersion = ($version -split '\.')[0..3] -join '.'

        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($installedVersion) -and -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($targetVersion)) {
            if ([version]$installedVersion -ge [version]$targetVersion) {
                return "Intel RST version $installedVersion is already installed or newer."
            }
        } else {
            throw "Version comparison failed: one or both version values are empty."
        }
    } else {
        throw "Unable to retrieve version info: registry or input version missing."
    }
} catch {
    throw "Intel RST version check failed: $_"
}

# Package arguments
$packageArgs = @{
    packageName    = $packageName
    unzipLocation  = $toolsDir
    fileType       = 'EXE'
    url            = $url
    checksum       = $checksum
    checksumType   = $checksumType
    silentArgs     = '-silent -accepteula'
    softwareName   = 'Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology'
    validExitCodes = @(0, 3010, 1641)
}

# Output
Write-Output "---------------------------"
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "Intel RST version $version will be installed for generation $gen."
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "More information about the driver can be found here:"
Write-Output "$infoUrl"
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "---------------------------"

# Install
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

# Output
Write-Output "---------------------------"
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "Intel recommends that you restart the computer after installing the driver."
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "---------------------------"

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Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 2025.5.19 14 Monday, May 19, 2025 Ready
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 18.7.6.1010 10911 Thursday, June 8, 2023 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 18.6.1.1016 15624 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 18.1.6.1039 2321 Friday, May 28, 2021 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 18.0.1.1138 3122 Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 17.9.1.1010 3140 Friday, August 21, 2020 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 17.9.1.1009 932 Saturday, August 15, 2020 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 17.7.0.1006 2624 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 17.5.1.1021 831 Saturday, August 10, 2019 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 17.2.0.1009 853 Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 16.8.0.1020181220 449 Thursday, December 20, 2018 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 16.7.0.1009 354 Sunday, November 11, 2018 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 16.5.1.1030 374 Friday, August 24, 2018 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 16.0.2.1086 391 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Approved
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) User Interface and Driver (Install) 15.9.0.1015 339 Thursday, April 26, 2018 Approved

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