Question

Deactivate onboard graphics card

Answer 1

Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the device manager
1st step:
2nd step:
Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the BIOS

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You have made the switch to a new graphics card - but Windows still accesses the onboard graphics card? We show the solution..

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A so-called onboard graphics card is installed as standard in the chipset of the main board on the mainboard of your PC. These graphics cards are usually not particularly powerful. Is that why you bought a new graphics card, but Windows only ever registers the onboard version? We will show you step-by-step which settings you need to make to deactivate the onboard graphics card.

Tip : You can find out everything you need to know about successfully changing a graphics card here.

• Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the device manager
• Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the BIOS

Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the device manager

Windows normally automatically detects when an external graphics card is used. However, it can happen that the onboard graphics card does not deactivate itself directly. In the following, we will show you how to deactivate the onboard card yourself:

1st step:

First, open the Device Manager. The quickest way to get there is via the Run dialog via [Windows] + [R] and entering " devmgmt.msc ". Then confirm with " OK ". Alternatively, you can call up the device manager via the Windows search.

2nd step:

In the Device Manager, switch to the " Graphics Card" category . Now click with the right mouse button on the onboard graphics card , which Intel is called "Intel (R) HD Graphics X000". For AMD this would say "AMD HD Graphics". Now select " Deactivate device ". The onboard graphics card is then deactivated and the new graphics card used should be set as the standard.

Note : If there is no entry for the onboard graphics card in the Device Manager, the graphics card has already been deactivated and you do not need to do anything else..

Deactivate the onboard graphics card in the BIOS

As an alternative to the device manager method, you can also deactivate or reactivate the onboard graphics card directly in the BIOS. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Restart your Windows PC and press the appropriate keys during the boot process to enter the BIOS. The key combinations depend on the manufacturer. In this post we will show you all the commands from well-known manufacturers to start the BIOS.
2. Where exactly you can now find the graphics card depends on the PC manufacturer. The best thing to do is to look for the entry " VGA " in the configuration . With Asus mainboards you will find the settings for the graphics card, for example, under " Advanced "> " North Bridge Configuration "> " Primary Graphics Adapter ". The entry can alternatively be called " On-Chip VGA " or " Internal Graphics ".
3. Once you have found the option, either set the setting to " PCI " in order to use the external graphics card as the primary card, or disable the onboard graphics card directly by setting its status to " disabled ".
4. Save your settings in the BIOS with " Save changes and exit " and start the PC as usual.

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