Using the Desktop Menu
The Desktop menu is the third item on the NVIDIA Control Panel menu bar.
View Menu Command |
Description |
Add Desktop Context Menu |
This is selected by default, and adds the NVIDIA Control Panel menu item to the desktop context menu. |
Add “Run with graphics processor” Option |
Select this option to add “Run with graphics processor” to the program context menu. When this option is selected, you can choose which graphics processor to use when starting a program as follows:
The selection applies only at the time the program is launched. NOTES:
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Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area |
Select this option so that the GPU Activity icon appears in the Windows notification area of the taskbar. You can then click the icon to see which programs and displays are using the NVIDIA GPU. This menu option appears only with systems using NVIDIA’s power-saving GPU technology. |
Show Notification Tray Icon |
Clicking the NVIDIA Control Panel notification icon on the Windows taskbar notification area offers a quick way to configure key NVIDIA Control Panel settings. Select Desktop > Show Notification Tray Icon to toggle showing/hiding the NVIDIA Control Panel notification tray icon appears in the Windows taskbar notification area. |
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