{"id":18500,"date":"2022-06-15T06:34:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T06:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=18500"},"modified":"2022-06-15T06:34:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T06:34:58","slug":"set-default-gpu-for-desktop-apps-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/set-default-gpu-for-desktop-apps-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Default GPU for Desktop Apps in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there any way to set Nvidia GPU as default for a specific program? By default, Windows 11 will use the integrated graphics card as the default GPU for power saving. For GPU intensive applications, it&#8217;s better to use dedicated graphic card as the default GPU to accelerate computing. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to set default GPU for desktop apps in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Set Default GPU for Desktop Apps in Windows 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>I<\/strong> on your keyboard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">open the Settings app<\/a>. Choose <strong>System<\/strong> from the left pane, and then click <strong>Display<\/strong> on the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/display.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/display.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/display-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;Related settings&#8221; section, click <strong>Graphics<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll see a list of installed Microsoft Store apps which you can change graphics card settings for. To add your desired desktop app, click the drop-down list under &#8220;Add an app&#8221; and select &#8220;<strong>Desktop app<\/strong>&#8220;, then click the <strong>Browse<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/add-a-desktop-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/add-a-desktop-app.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/add-a-desktop-app-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the executable file of your desired program, and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-executable-file.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-executable-file.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/open-executable-file-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Your selected program should now appear on the app list. Just click the app and then click <strong>Options<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics-options-for-apps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics-options-for-apps.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/graphics-options-for-apps-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>High performance<\/strong>&#8221; option, then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/use-high-performace-gpu-as-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/use-high-performace-gpu-as-default.png 450w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/use-high-performace-gpu-as-default-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now you&#8217;ve successfully changed the default GPU for your desired program. Restart your computer and open your program to enjoy high performance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there any way to set Nvidia GPU as default for a specific program? By default, Windows 11 will use the integrated graphics card as the default GPU for power saving. For GPU intensive applications, it&#8217;s better to use dedicated graphic card as the default GPU to accelerate computing. 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