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Setup Hybrid Mode

NVIDIA® Nsight Graphics™ is able to profile and debug applications on laptops using Windows 10 Hybrid mode. In order to do so, you will need to configure your machine to use the high-performance NVIDIA GPU for NVIDIA Nsight Graphics.

There are two methods to direct an application to use the NVIDIA GPU.

Configure all applications use the NVIDIA GPU.
Configure only specific applications to use the NVIDIA GPU.

The first option is the easiest to control, but may adversely affect overall system performance. The second option is more fine grain and allows the system to maintain lower power.

To get started, right-click on your desktop, and open the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Once the NVIDIA Control Panel has opened, click Manage 3D Settings.

Option 1: Global Settings

On the Global Settings tab, select the drop-down menu under Preferred graphics processor, and select High Performance NVIDIA processor.
Click Apply to save the changes. All applications can now be profiled, traced, and debugged in Hybrid mode.

Option 2: Program Settings

On the Program Settings tab, you can add each application that should run on the NVIDIA GPU.

Under 1. Select a program to customize, press Add to select a running instance of the executable to be debugged, profiled, and/or traced. You may also Browse directly to the location of the desired executable.
If you plan on running a serialized frame capture, the solution (and built executable) are typically found in:
```
C:\Users\<user>\Documents\NVIDIA Nsight Graphics\Captures\<TimeStampedCaptureProcess>
```
with the built executable in the subdirectory:
```
<architecture>\<build>\<TimeStampedCaptureProcess>.exe
```
Press Add Selected Program to confirm your selection.

Click the drop-down menu under 2. Select the preferred graphics processor for this program:, and select High-performance NVIDIA processor.
Click Apply to save the changes. The specified application(s) can now be profiled, traced, and debugged in Hybrid mode.