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Old 03-25-2013, 03:35 PM   #4
Just Me
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Default You can force the adapter

I was able to force my external monitors to run on the NVidia card and the laptop to run on the Intel. Unfortunately, I forgot how I did it.

I ran so many troubleshooting steps trying to fix this that I cannot say for sure. You might try installing new USB drivers from the manufacturer's website. I had to follow these steps to update my USB drivers as Intel does not write any for Windows 8:

http://plugable.com/2012/12/01/windo...st-controllers

I also disabled the following Intel services - hkcmd Module, igfxTray Module, and persistence Module. They were set to auto start but are now set to disabled.

You can download DevManView from nirsoft.net and write a batch file to run at startup to automatically enable the Intel graphics card. At least then if you forget to re-enable it before shutdown, you will be able to use your laptop when you are away from your external monitors.

Last edited by Just Me; 03-25-2013 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Add Windows 8 info
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