Rhino 8 Crashing on Windows 10 PC - outdated video card?

I’m trying to introduce my practice to the delights of Rhino. Rhino 8 is working ok on two machines here but not a third. It’s a bit slow to open then crashes when my colleague tries to execute the simplest command - drawing a rectangle for example. I see from a similar post that an old video card may be the issue. Can anyone confirm / help diagnose the issue? System info below

Rhino 8 SR10 2024-8-13 (Rhino 8, 8.10.24226.13001, Git hash:master @ c36ab43d576d4854b29b091b6b3a38e09decabf5)
License type: Evaluation, build 2024-08-13
License details: Stand-Alone
Expires on: 2024-11-18

Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 15GB)
.NET 7.0.20

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 (Intel) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 10-16-2017 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.3.0 - Build 20.19.15.4835
> Integrated graphics device with 3 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port 0

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.3 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: Intel
Render version: 4.3
Shading Language: 4.30 - Build 20.19.15.4835
Driver Date: 10-16-2017
Driver Version: 20.19.15.4835
Maximum Texture size: 16384 x 16384
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 16384 x 16384
Total Video Memory: 1 GB

Um…yeah. The video drivers are from 2017 and the integrated video–which was unacceptable even when new–dates to 2013. It’s just not fit for purpose. You should have a separate GPU with at least 4GB of VRAM.

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