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Configure your system for Display Capture

If Display Capture is not working, chances are you need to set OBS to run on the Integrated GPU.

Display Capture for NVIDIA-based 

Laptops

  • Close OBS if it is currently open
  • Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking on your desktop, and then clicking on "NVIDIA Control Panel"
  • Click on "Manage 3D Settings" if it is not already selected
  • Under the Program Settings tab, click the "Add" button under where it says "Select a program to customize:"
  • Navigate to the .exe path for OBS and add it to the list
    • Default paths are: C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe and C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\bin\32bit\obs32.exe)
  • Make sure it is selected in the drop down list
  • Then, under where it says "Select the preferred graphics processor for this program" open the drop down and select "Integrated graphics" from the list
  • Save and apply, then open OBS and check Display Capture again

For AMD-based Laptops


Configure your system for Game/Window Capture

For NVIDIA-based Laptops

  • Close OBS if it is currently open
  • Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking on your desktop, and then clicking on "NVIDIA Control Panel"
  • Click on "Manage 3D Settings" if it is not already selected
  • Under the Program Settings tab, click the "Add" button under where it says "Select a program to customize:"
  • Navigate to the .exe path for OBS and add it to the list
    • Default paths are: C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\bin\32bit\obs32.exe and C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe)
  • Make sure it is selected in the drop down list
  • Then, under where it says "Select the preferred graphics processor for this program" open the drop down and select "High-performance NVIDIA processor"
    • NOTE: If you want to use Display Capture on a Laptop, set this to the Integrated Graphics Processor. This will mean that Window Capture and Game Capture will not work, and the performance of OBS Studio may be degraded.
  • Re-open OBS and test again
Alternative directions - this sets the global default so all applications will run on the NVIDIA GPU (higher power consumption):
  • Close OBS if it is currently open
  • Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking on your desktop, and then clicking on "NVIDIA Control Panel"
  • Click on Manage 3D Settings on the left, and then the Global tab on the right
  • Click the drop down box below that, select "High-performance NVIDIA processor" and click Apply, then OK
  • Re-open OBS and test again




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