Change notes: 

First, ensure that your hardware supports QuickSync Video technology. The following hardware is required:

• Intel CPU with QuickSync Video technology support (SandyBridge, Ivy Bridge or Hawell core).
• Mainboard with integrated Intel HD graphics support (refer to your mainboard specs to see it)
• To use QuickSync on such platform you must:
• Enable Intel HD graphics in your mainboard BIOS. If it is enabled correctly, you must see Intel HD graphics active in your device manager next you your discrete AMD/NVIDIA graphics card
• Install the latest Intel HD graphics driver. QuickSync works via Intel HD driver so using outdated driver may degrade encoding performance drastically
• There are 3 QuickSync acceleration modes available in MSI Afterburner:
• Disabled acceleration - uses CPU software emulation. It is left for performance testing/debugging only and it REQUIRES additional Intel Media SDK installation. It is not recommended to use this mode.
• Direct3D9 acceleration - uses Direct3D9Ex accelerated encoding. This mode is only available under Windows Vista and newer OS. This mode REQUIRES connecting monitor to Intel HD graphics output or forcing monitor detection for Intel HD graphics.
• Direct3D11 acceleration - uses Direct3D11.1 accelerated encoding. This mode is only available under Windows 8 and newer OS. This mode doesn't require any monitor detection tricks so it is strongly recommended to use it if it is available (i.e. if you're under Windows 8).