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Windows Can Purposely Delete The dGPU Driver If A Gaming Laptop Has Exclusively Switched To “Eco” Mode For Several Days; OS Treats It As An Unplugged USB

Windows Device Manager displaying NVIDIA graphics card missing or recognized as Microsoft Basic Display Adapter

Gaming laptops give users the flexibility to switch between “Eco” mode to exclusively run the machine on the integrated GPU to get better battery life, with the option to switch to “Hybrid” or “Dedicated” modes for gaming purposes. However, one user noticed that in his quest to run on Eco mode entirely on his new ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, Windows ended up uninstalling the dGPU driver on its own without informing the user, leaving “Microsoft Basic Display Adapter” in its place. A gaming laptop owner discovered that Windows can uninstall dGPU drivers in 15 to 30 days when running strictly […]

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