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force optimus

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App: EmuHawk Priority: Low
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Description

There's a concept of forcing optimus to enable.
Using this should improve the experience for laptop users and quiet support requests.
It seems a little complicated. Someone with such a laptop needs to investigate it. Using c# makes it more complex.
Here are several possibilities:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17270429/forcing-hardware-accelerated-rendering

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Research direction

Start by investigating the forcing-Optimus behavior described in the issue and the linked Stack Overflow discussion, ideally on a laptop with the relevant hardware. Determine a supported approach for forcing hardware-accelerated rendering and verify it on that hardware before documenting the result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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