Windows – force the laptop to use NVIDIA instead of Intel

intel graphicsnvidia-graphics-cardwindows 8

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" ?

Best Answer

If you open your

  1. nvidia control panel
  2. Select manage 3d settings
  3. Global Settings tab
  4. switch the drop down from Auto to nvidia
  5. 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