Windows 10: Nvidia control panel no longer controlling the handoff between integrated graphics and the...

The Nvidia Control panel used to automatically decide the GPU to use for various applications. Now it says Windows handles this. Since then, windows has run more slowly, I get frequent BSOD crashes WATCHDOG errors, and applications are laggy. I do not want Windows to be managing GPU selection and want to go back to how it used to be.

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Nvidia control panel no longer controlling the handoff between integrated graphics and the discrete GPU. How can I stop windows from controlling this and let Nvidia do it again?

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

The option to control separate Gpus as well as integrated graphics is always present in windows Settings, so there is no sudden switch to windows control as you describe.

This is probably due to your laptop suddenly changing its global Settings to integrated graphics.

Type Device Manager in the desktop search box, locate and expand the display adapter, right-click integrated graphics, click Disable, and check to see if the problem disappears.

You can also check to see if the problem disappears by opening the Nvidia Control panel and setting the individual gpu to global control.

In the meantime, create a local administrator account and check whether the problem disappears. The exclusion was caused by an account configuration problem.

Create a local user or administrator account in Windows - Microsoft Support

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thanks.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Nvidia Control Panel and Gamma Control

Most setups have 3 ways of changing the Gamma.
1. The Monitor controls.
2. Windows colour management.
3. Integrated graphics or Nvidia Control Panels.
There is just as much adjustment in an Intel integrated graphics as an Nvidia Card.

It is actually confusing to have 3 places for adjustments. Each can override the other, thus a messy result is easy to achieve.

 

Nvidia Control Panel and Gamma Control

Hello:

I'm considering purchasing a new pc. An important consideration in my choice is my control over fine tuning of display parameters:

Brightness /Conrast /Gamma/ Color Saturation

So I'm looking for PC with dedicated (rather than integrated) graphics card, which might give me the most control

Which graphics cards have the Gamma setting as part of their Graphics Control?

I do recall an Nvidia Control Panel which did have a calibrated gamma slider. Question is : Do all Nvidia Control Panels have that gamma setting nowadays? I believe Intel had removed that gamma setting from their control panel..So maybe Nvidia is doing that as well.

The Inspiron Desktop 5680 I'm currently interested in does have that dedicated Nvidia control panel installed, but customer rep couldn't tell me if it had gamma setting or not...It is a rather costly desktop-probably on account of the Nvidia. So I'm wondering if less expensive pc's with different dedicated graphics cards might have that kind of control.

I'm not a gamer, but I'm unusually sensitive to visual display. So gaming isnt a consideration. But display control is !

Thanks much in advance

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