microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Quick Accent messes with Nvidia Optimus
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
v0.100.2
### Installation method
WinGet, PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Quick Accent
### Steps to reproduce
Launch a game with dynamic display switch enabled (with of course quick accent enabled)
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Nvidia optimus does its job and switch the integrated display to the RTX card
### ❌ Actual Behavior
The Nvidia app gives an error
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-07-03-15-50-30.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29638348/PowerToysReport_2026-07-03-15-50-30.zip)
### Additional Information
Windows 11 25H2
Laptop specifications : Intel Core i5-13450HX, RTX 5060, 16GB DDR5
### Other Software
Any game that changes Nvidia Optimus display mode (in my case Forza Horizon 4)
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source files or tests are identified in the report. Start by reproducing the problem with Quick Accent enabled, dynamic display switching, and a game such as Forza Horizon 4, then inspect the attached PowerToys report; done means Nvidia Optimus switches displays without the Nvidia app error.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100