I have a Dell N5110 laptop with integrated Nvidia GeForce GT 525M and an Intel HD Graphics 3000 card; My problem is the default card is the Intel one, and it provides a very bad performance with Windows 8. So can I force to use the Nvidia one all the time including "Desktop Windows Manager" ?
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2Depending on how you use your laptop, you may want to look for a solution that only uses the GeForce adapter for programs that actually need it. If you're not plugged in, the GeForce adapter drains your battery a lot faster than the Intel adapter. That's why so many laptops come with two adapters.– Isaac RabinovitchDec 28, 2012 at 2:08
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If you open your
- nvidia control panel
- Select manage 3d settings
- Global Settings tab
- switch the drop down from Auto to nvidia
- Reboot your computer
If you just want specific executables use the program settings tab and if it is not listed browse for it and add it.
Been messing with it on my machine and it seems to not allow you to switch for dwm.exe
answered Dec 28, 2012 at 2:32
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3I tried this many and many, but it doesn't. I also can't specify the dwm.exe in the nvidia control panel.... Dec 28, 2012 at 11:48
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Does the dwm really consume that much graphical resources under Win 8? Would an upgrade to windows 10 reduce that? We have a graphic designer at our company who has a windows 8 machine and problems with photoshop performance, thinking about upgrading him to an SSD, but i am searching for software solutions first. Feb 9, 2016 at 12:39
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@PaulWeber >"Would an upgrade to windows 10 reduce that?"< I'm on Windows 10 and DWM is still using a lot of GPU. Feb 12, 2021 at 2:06