

Upon restart, your discrete GPU should be used for all purposes, and you should see your preferred graphics adapter in the NVIDIA control panel as well.


Clean the connector pins on both your GPU and your motherboard. To access the motherboard, you will need to remove the side panels, and possible the front or back panel depending on the model of your case. Also, make sure to remove the power cable and take appropriate measures to prevent electrical hazards. Note : Disassemble your CPU only if you are comfortable handling delicate computer parts. It is possible that some dust particles may be tampering with the connection, or the GPU might have become loose due to some reason. If you see the preferred graphics processor not showing on a desktop CPU, you can start troubleshooting this by reattaching the graphics unit. However, you may also get this due to connection problems between the GPU and motherboard, or worse, faulty GPU. The most common reason why you may get this is because of corrupt or missing device drivers. When you get this error message for NVIDIA graphics components, it means that your operating system cannot detect the GPU attached to your motherboard. How To Fix Preferred Graphics Processor Missing Error Message?
