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How to force NVidia 1060 on Surface Book 2

Anonymous
2017-12-07T20:27:23+00:00

Hi.....  proud new owner of a 15" Surface Book 2!

I cannot find where to tell the PC which GPU to use for an app.   I had owned the previous Surface Book and there was an NVidia Control panel thatgave you all kinds of control over that.

The new Surface Book 2 doesn't have that installed on it and it seems that it's stuck using the crappy Intel Pro 620 GPU on every piece of software.  I haven't modified ANYTHING since I unboxed it last night (in other words, I haven't screwed any drivers or anything up).   If I look under Device Manager, it shows both the Intel 620 and the NVidia 1060 as graphics adapters.

I'm sure this is something very simple but thanks for helping!

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-27T19:02:29+00:00

    The NVIDIA Control Panel does not appear when pressing Start and typing because it is not in the list of apps in the Start menu. 

    To open it, go to: Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, NVIDIA Control Panel.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-04T18:08:55+00:00

    try downloading the latest Surface Book firmware here:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49497

    go to your "system information" find "version" and download the firmware closest to that number.....

    if all else fail...MS can "Fresh Start" your laptop.  Unfortunately, thats what I had to do but everything is working properly after that. Make sure you back up everything first.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-08T03:19:44+00:00

    Hi Stacy,

    Did you try Right-Clicking on Desktop background and from the menu that shows up you should see NVIDIA Control Panel as a selection. If you bring up that control panel there are a lot of settings there...

    Hope that helps.

    -DM51

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-09T17:41:04+00:00

    Ok. I downloaded and installed the 12-7-2017 drivers for the 1060 graphics card in the surface book 2. Everything seems to function ok but still no control panel. Device manager reports the new driver, display properties in settings only show the Intel graphics. Is there any way to control the 1060 or even see if it’s functioning? You can boost the performance via the battery icon pop up slider but there is no indication of what it is doing.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-09T16:21:10+00:00

    I have the same question. there is no access to any Nvidia Control Panel anywhere on my Surface Book 2. The Nvidia 1060 drivers on the Nvidia site are newer than the current drivers supplied by MS. is it safe to install the new Nvidia dirvers? Will this enable the control panel or will it cause problems due to switching between the on processor gpu and the Nvidia gpu?

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