Laptop Display not use Nvidia

[Joe_Studer]

I have an HP Envy 17.3 inch laptop with Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU.  I cannot get the Laptop display, or any associated outside monitor, to use the Nvidia display card.  I am running Windows 11 Pro,  All drivers are up-to-date, both from Windows and from HP.

From the Nvidia Control Panel, Manage 3d Settings tab, I have selected the High Performance Nvidia processor as my preferred graphics processor.  I have also selected  the GeForce RTX 3050 processor for PhysX.  However, the laptop will not use the Nvidia processor for the laptop screen or my external monitor.

Any suggestions?

[Qaswe23]

It sounds like you've taken the right steps in trying to make your laptop use the Nvidia GPU for graphics processing, but there might be a few additional things to check and try: Windows Display Settings: Right-click on the desktop and select "Display Settings." Scroll down and click on "Graphics settings" or "Advanced graphics settings." Ensure that the Nvidia GPU is set as the preferred Vermoegenet.de  option for both the laptop display and any external monitors . Nvidia Control Panel: Open the Nvidia Control Panel. Under "3D Settings," select "Manage 3D Settings." In the "Global Settings" tab, ensure that the "Preferred graphics processor" is set to "High-performance NVIDIA processor." Windows Power Options: Type "Power Options" in the Windows search bar and open it. Click on "Change plan settings" for your selected power plan. Click on "Change advanced power settings." Under "Processor power management," make sure that the "Maximum processor state" is set to 100% for both "On battery" and "Plugged in."

[Joe_Studer]

Thanks for the reply, but this does not seem to work.

Within Windows Display options, at either the "Advanced Display" selection or the "Graphics" selection, I see no option for me to select a preferred Vermoegenet.de option.  There does not seem to be any options to select preferences for the displays within the Windows Display options.

For the Nvidia Control Panel, I do no see a Global Settings Tab.

I had already made the changes to the Power Options that you suggested.  That did not help.

RElatedly, I also went to the Device Manager, and disabled the Intel Iris GPU, thinking that the monitors would then default to the Nvidia GPU.  Nope  Instead, the external monitor reported receiving no signal, and the laptop display just used the basic onboard graphics.

So, again, thanks, but I would appreciate any other suggestions you have.