In order to install this driver in Windows 8 you will need to disable driver signature reinforcement by pressing F8 right before Windows 8 starts loading and do a manual installation of the inf file. Look at the video (similar process for Windows 8 as with Windows XP) at the end of this post to see how a manual inf installation is done.
Driver Packaging Version: 8.972.4-120530a-139594E-ATI
Catalyst Version: N/A
2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1248
Direct3D Version: 9.14.10.0915
OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11662
Catalyst Control Center Version: 2012.0530.1022.16647
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AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Release Preview WDDM 1.2 7900 MOD Win 8 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Supported Desktop Cards:
AMD9598.1 = “ATI All-in-Wonder HD”
AMD94C1.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro”
AMD94C3.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C1.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD9400.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO”
AMD9400.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT”
AMD9581.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9501.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3690″
AMD9505.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3690″
AMD9505.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3850″
AMD9501.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3870″
AMD68F9.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68FA.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7350″
AMD68FA.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 7350″
AMD68F9.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 5450″
AMD94C3.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series”
AMD94C3.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400″
AMD94C1.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro”
AMD94C3.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C1.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD68F9.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 6350″
AMD689C.1 = “ASUS ARES”
AMD68E1.1 = “ASUS EAH5450 Series”
AMD689C.2 = “ASUS EAH5870 Series”
AMD9598.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4570″
AMD9505.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4730″
AMD944A.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9598.3 = “HD3730″
AMD68E1.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.3 = “ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series”
AMD94C3.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C1.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD94C3.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 3410″
AMD9552.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD9552.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD944A.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD68E1.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD9498.1 = “ATI Radeon HDG 4670″
AMD94C3.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400″
AMD94C3.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400″
AMD94C3.11 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400″
AMD94C3.12 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C1.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD94C1.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD94C1.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD94C1.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT”
AMD94C3.13 = “ATI Radeon HD 3410″
AMD9589.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3610″
AMD944A.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD68E1.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD675F.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6510 Series”
AMD68BF.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6750″
AMD6759.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7570 Series”
AMD955F.1 = “ATI Desktop Radeon HD 4500/4300 Series”
AMD94C3.14 = “ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series”
AMD94C3.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 LE”
AMD95C5.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3450″
AMD95C0.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3550″
AMD95C5.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3550″
AMD9591.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9581.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9583.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9598.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 3730″
AMD9505.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 3850″
AMD95C5.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4230″
AMD95C5.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4230″
AMD95C5.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD95C5.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD95C5.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300 Series”
AMD9552.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD9598.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4570″
AMD9505.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4730″
AMD9505.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4730″
AMD9505.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD9505.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD68E1.11 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68F9.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD68E1.12 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD68F9.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 6250″
AMD68E1.13 = “ATI Radeon HD 6250″
AMD68F9.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 6290″
AMD68F9.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68E1.14 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68DA.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 6390″
AMD68DA.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 6490″
AMD68D9.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 6510″
AMD68D9.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 6610″
AMD68BE.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 6750″
AMD68F9.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 7350″
AMD68E1.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 7350″
AMD9480.1 = “ATI Radeon HD4650″
AMD9552.4 = “VisionTek Radeon 4350″
AMD955F.2 = “VisionTek Radeon 4350″
AMD944A.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9552.5 = “VisionTek Radeon 4350″
AMD955F.3 = “VisionTek Radeon 4350″
AMD9598.6 = “VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 Pro”
AMD9598.7 = “VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT”
AMD68E1.16 = “VisionTek Radeon HD 5450″
AMD68F9.9 = “AMD Radeon HD 6350A Graphics”
AMD6759.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6570 Graphics”
AMD68BE.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6750 Graphics”
AMD94C3.16 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.17 = “ATI Radeon HD 3410″
AMD9589.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3610″
AMD68F9.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350 Graphics”
AMD954F.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4550″
AMD954F.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4550″
AMD9555.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4550″
AMD9498.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4650″
AMD9498.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4650″
AMD9498.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4650″
AMD9498.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4670″
AMD9498.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4670″
AMD94B3.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4770″
AMD944A.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD944C.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4830″
AMD944C.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4830″
AMD9442.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4850″
AMD9442.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4850″
AMD9440.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870″
AMD9440.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870″
AMD9440.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870″
AMD9440.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870″
AMD9441.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2″
AMD68E1.17 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.18 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD9555.2 = “ATI Radeon HD4300/HD4500 series”
AMD954F.3 = “XFX Radeon HD 4570″
AMD675F.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6510 Series”
AMD68BE.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 6750″
AMD68BF.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6750″
AMD68FA.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 7350″
AMD6759.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 7570″
AMD68C1.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series”
AMD68E0.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.19 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD94C3.18 = “ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series”
AMD94C3.19 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.20 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.21 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.22 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD94C3.23 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD95C0.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3550″
AMD95C0.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 3570″
AMD9589.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD95C5.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD95C0.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD95C5.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD9552.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD9553.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD954F.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4450″
AMD954F.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4520″
AMD9598.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4570″
AMD9598.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 4580″
AMD9540.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4590″
AMD9598.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 4610″
AMD9490.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4710″
AMD9505.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 4730″
AMD9505.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD9501.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD9505.11 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD944A.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD944E.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4810 Series”
AMD944E.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4810 series”
AMD68E1.20 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.21 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68F9.11 = “ATI Radeon HD 5450″
AMD68F9.12 = “ATI Radeon HD 5450″
AMD68F9.13 = “ATI Radeon HD 5450″
AMD68F9.14 = “ATI Radeon HD 5470″
AMD68E1.22 = “ATI Radeon HD 5470″
AMD68F9.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 5490″
AMD68F9.16 = “ATI Radeon HD 5530″
AMD68DA.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 5630″
AMD68D8.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5690″
AMD68D8.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 5730″
AMD6899.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5850X2″
AMD68E1.23 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD68F9.17 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD68F9.18 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68F9.19 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68F9.20 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68F9.21 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350 Graphics”
AMD68DA.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 6390″
AMD68DA.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 6490″
AMD68D9.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 6510″
AMD68D9.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 6510″
AMD68D9.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 6610″
AMD68BE.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 6750″
AMD68F9.22 = “ATI Radeon HD 7350″
AMD9555.3 = “ATI Radeon HD4300/HD4500 series”
AMD95C0.5 = “Sapphire Radeon HD 3550″
AMD9501.4 = “Sapphire Radeon HD 3690″
AMD9505.12 = “Sapphire Radeon HD 3690″
AMD9598.11 = “Sapphire Radeon HD 3730″
AMD9598.12 = “Sapphire Radeon HD 3750″
AMD954F.6 = “Sapphire Radeon HD4570″
AMD6738.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series”
AMD6739.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2″
AMD94C3.24 = “ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series”
AMD94C3.25 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 LE”
AMD9589.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9501.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 3690″
AMD9505.13 = “ATI Radeon HD 3690″
AMD95C5.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD95C5.11 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300 Series”
AMD9552.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD954F.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4450″
AMD954F.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4520″
AMD9540.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4590″
AMD9598.13 = “ATI Radeon HD 4610″
AMD9498.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4700″
AMD9490.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4710″
AMD9498.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4720″
AMD944E.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4730 Series”
AMD944A.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD944E.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4810 Series”
AMD944E.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4820″
AMD68E1.24 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68E1.25 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68F9.23 = “ATI Radeon HD 5470″
AMD68F9.24 = “ATI Radeon HD 5490″
AMD68F9.25 = “ATI Radeon HD 5530″
AMD68DA.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 5630″
AMD68D8.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 5730″
AMD68F9.26 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68D9.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 6510″
AMD68E1.26 = “AMD Radeon HD 6230″
AMD6738.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6870 X2″
AMD6738.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 6870 X2″
AMD68FA.4 = “AMD Radeon HD 7350″
AMD68E1.27 = “AMD Radeon HD 7350″
AMD675D.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7570″
AMD94C3.26 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400″
AMD95C5.12 = “ATI Radeon HD 4230″
AMD9552.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD954F.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 4450″
AMD9598.14 = “ATI Radeon HD 4570″
AMD9598.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 4580″
AMD9490.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4710″
AMD9505.14 = “ATI Radeon HD 4750″
AMD944A.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD68E1.28 = “ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series”
AMD68F9.27 = “ATI Radeon HD 5470″
AMD68F9.28 = “ATI Radeon HD 5470″
AMD68F9.29 = “ATI Radeon HD 5490″
AMD68DA.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 5630″
AMD68D9.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 5630″
AMD68D8.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 5690″
AMD68D8.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 5730″
AMD68F9.30 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD68F9.31 = “ATI Radeon HD 6250″
AMD68F9.32 = “ATI Radeon HD 6290″
AMD68F9.33 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68E1.29 = “ATI Radeon HD 6350″
AMD68DA.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 6390″
AMD68D9.8 = “ATI Radeon HD 6510″
AMD68BE.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 6750″
AMD9598.16 = “ATI Radeon HD3750″
AMD94C3.27 = “Qimonda Radeon HD 2400 PRO”
AMD9589.5 = “Qimonda Radeon HD 2600 PRO”
AMD9588.1 = “Qimonda Radeon HD 2600 XT”
AMD95C5.13 = “Qimonda Radeon HD 3450″
AMD95C5.14 = “Qimonda Radeon HD 3450″
AMD68F9.34 = “ATI Radeon HD 6230″
AMD9591.2 = “VisionTek Radeon HD 2600/3600 Series”
AMD68F9.35 = “ATI Radeon HD 6250″
AMD68F9.36 = “ATI Radeon HD 6290″
AMD9519.1 = “AMD FireStream 9170″
AMD9452.1 = “AMD FireStream 9250″
AMD9450.1 = “AMD FireStream 9270″
AMD688D.1 = “AMD FireStream 9350″
AMD688C.1 = “AMD FireStream 9370″
AMD675F.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 5500 Series”
AMD9803.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics”
AMD9805.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics”
AMD9807.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics”
AMD9802.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics”
AMD9804.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics”
AMD9806.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics”
AMD9642.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6370D”
AMD6770.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6400 Series”
AMD9644.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6410D”
AMD9645.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6410D”
AMD6779.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6450″
AMD964A.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6530D”
AMD9640.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6550D”
AMD6759.4 = “AMD Radeon HD 6570″
AMD6758.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6670″
AMD68BA.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series”
AMD68BF.3 = “AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series”
AMD673E.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series”
AMD6738.4 = “AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series”
AMD6739.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series”
AMD689B.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series”
AMD6718.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series”
AMD6719.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series”
AMD671D.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series”
AMD671F.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series”
AMD9809.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics”
AMD9808.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics”
AMD683D.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series”
AMD683F.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series”
AMD6819.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series”
AMD6818.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series”
AMD679A.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series”
AMD6798.1 = “AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series”
AMD6798.2 = “AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series”
AMD9649.1 = “AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6480G”
AMD68E0.2 = “ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series”
AMD9616.1 = “ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics”
AMD9611.1 = “ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics”
AMD94C7.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2350″
AMD94C3.28 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series”
AMD94C1.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series”
AMD94CC.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series”
AMD9589.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO”
AMD958A.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2600 X2 Series”
AMD9588.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT”
AMD9405.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT”
AMD9403.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO”
AMD9400.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT”
AMD9610.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics”
AMD9614.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics”
AMD95C0.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series”
AMD95C5.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series”
AMD9598.17 = “ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series”
AMD9501.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series”
AMD9505.15 = “ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series”
AMD9507.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3830″
AMD9513.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2″
AMD9513.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2″
AMD950F.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2″
AMD9710.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4200″
AMD9715.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4250″
AMD9714.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4290″
AMD954F.10 = “ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series”
AMD9540.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4550″
AMD9490.4 = “ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series”
AMD9498.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series”
AMD944E.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series”
AMD944E.7 = “ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series”
AMD94B4.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series”
AMD94B3.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4770″
AMD94B5.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4770″
AMD9440.5 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9442.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD944C.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9460.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9462.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series”
AMD9443.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2″
AMD9441.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2″
AMD68F9.37 = “ATI Radeon HD 5450″
AMD68DA.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series”
AMD68D9.9 = “ATI Radeon HD 5570″
AMD68B9.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5600/5700″
AMD68D8.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 5670″
AMD68B8.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series”
AMD68BE.6 = “ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series”
AMD6898.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series”
AMD6899.2 = “ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series”
AMD689E.1 = “ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series”
AMD689C.3 = “ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series”
Changes
- Added support for more cards, see the supported cards section for more info (not all of them will install though)
- Added 12.6 CAPs 1
- Catalyst Control Center detects all supported cards as a HD7900 Series Card
- Unlocked Temporal AA
- Unlocked High Quality AF
- Unlocked Geometry Instancing
- Unlocked LOD option
- Unlocked Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Quality Slider (can be buggy)
- Unlocked Test Custom Clocks and Auto-Tune options under OverDrive
- Re-included atipdlxx.dll and atipdl64.dll into the package (better support with 3rd party tools)


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