Switch preferred graphic card via script?

Brink

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Jul 14, 2024

Hello,

You can manually change your GPU preferences using option three below first.

Change Graphics Performance Preference for Apps in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the graphics performance preference for desktop and Microsoft Store apps for your account in Windows 11. You can choose custom graphics performance settings you prefer for apps in Windows 11. Graphics preference Description Let Windows decide...

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Afterwards, your graphics performance preference settings for apps are saved to the registry key below that you can export (backup) and import (restore) for this specific PC.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectX\UserGpuPreferences

My Computers

System One System Two

OS

Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

Custom self build

CPU

Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz

Motherboard

ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390

Memory

64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)

Graphics Card(s)

ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)

Sound Card

Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)

Monitor(s) Displays

2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"

Screen Resolution

2560x1440

Hard Drives

1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS

PSU

Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W

Case

Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted

Cooling

Corsair Hydro H115i

Keyboard

Logitech wireless K800

Mouse

Logitech MX Master 3

Internet Speed

1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload

Browser

Google Chrome

Antivirus

Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

Other Info

Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System

Windows 11 Pro

Computer type

Laptop

Manufacturer/Model

Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC

CPU

Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz

Memory

16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz

Monitor(s) Displays

15" HDR

Screen Resolution

2496 x 1664

Hard Drives

1 TB SSD

Internet Speed

Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4

Browser

Chrome and Edge

Antivirus

Windows Defender