Manufacturers produce proprietary utilities for modern video cards. In them you can configure many device parameters, improving its performance. If instead of the utility you see the error “The display you are using is not connected to your NVIDIA GPU,” use our instructions. We figured out why the settings window does not open and how to fix it.
First, remember what you changed on your computer before the problem appeared. Whether new programs were installed, drivers were updated, the list of services was optimized, Windows was reinstalled - any of these actions, performed not entirely correctly, could lead to a failure. If the error did not arise as a result of your actions, check the following points.
In Windows OS, hardware components may be disabled on the system. If the error “NVIDIA Display Settings is not available” appears, first go to Device Manager. To do this, hold down Win+X and select the utility by name from the list that appears. Find the item “Video adapters” and click on it to expand the list. If there is an NVIDIA card there, right-click on it. A submenu will appear, if it has an “Enable” option, click on it, your GPU has been disabled.
If there is no “Enable” item in the menu, the equipment is active. In this case, reconnect the device - select “Disconnect”, then the option to enable will appear. This will help reboot the card and get rid of a number of errors.
Driver Update
The OS transmits signals to the hardware using drivers, which do not always work correctly. If the display you are using is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU, what should you do next? To fully configure the utilities, you must completely remove them from the system and install them again. Removal can be done using Windows or third-party programs:
- In Start, open Settings and go to the Applications subsection. In the list of installed programs, find NVIDIA entries, select “Uninstall” in the actions.
- Press Win+X and launch Device Manager. Go to the “Video adapters” category and click on the name of the failed video card. Right-click on the mouse, go to properties, and on the “Driver” tab, uninstall the utility.
- The Display Driver Uninstaller program will help even if standard tools give an error. It performs a complete removal, clearing registry entries and temporary folders left by the utility. In the Uninstaller window, select your GPU from the list and click “Uninstall and reboot.”
For any method, it is advisable to first reboot the PC into safe mode, when only basic functions will be launched. At the beginning of boot, press F8 (some computers require pressing a different key; it will be indicated on the first boot screen) and select “Safe mode” from the list of options.
After uninstalling the utility, Windows will begin. But the system does not always find the most recent and correct files, so it is better to download them from the manufacturer’s website. NVIDIA offers 2 options for downloading drivers: manually and automatically searching for the required files. For manual selection, select the type, series and family of equipment, OS version and bit depth, and installation language. First look at the video card parameters in the “Device Manager”; check the Windows type in the properties of “My Computer”.
To automatically search, select “Option 2” and click on “Graphics Drivers”. The service will begin scanning the system and searching for suitable files. To access the characteristics of PC hardware components, you will need to install Java - if it is not already on your computer, it will be faster to select the required driver manually.
After downloading the GPU files, run the installation. Finally, restart your PC and check if NVIDIA is working. If you have 2 video cards installed, do these steps for each of them.
Service connection
If it does not work on a laptop or PC, check the activity of the display container service. If you disable it, NVIDIA settings will become unavailable. For check:
- Launch “Services” by searching for the name in “Start” or from the “Administrative Tools” group.
- In the list of components, find NVIDIA Display Container LS.
- By right-clicking the mouse, select the actions “Restart” and “Update”.
Then restart your PC and check the error.
Bios setup
Problems with using a discrete video card may arise if it was not included with the computer from the very beginning. In this case, only integrated graphics may be enabled in the BIOS, so the PC will not recognize the new device. To solve the problem:
- During the reboot, enter the BIOS by pressing Del or F
- Look for the “Display” subsection, usually located in the “Advanced” or “Config” tabs.
- In the list of graphics devices, select your video card by name.
- Save the settings and reboot.
System Restore
If the entire OS is not stable and the error with the NVIDIA GPU display is not the only one, restore Windows. First, be sure to try updating the video card drivers - completely uninstalling and then installing. If it doesn't help:
- launch Windows settings from Start;
- go to the “Update and Security” subsection;
- open the “Recovery” item to return the computer to its original state.
A system rollback will return the original settings, eliminating many problems with your PC.
Conclusion
We figured out how to deal with the connection error to the NVIDIA GPU. Start by simply reconnecting the device in the Manager and activating the appropriate service. Update your drivers - instead of automatic updating, prefer to completely remove and download the necessary files yourself. In the most severe cases, only restoring the OS will save you.
On computers that use two video cards, when you try to open graphics settings, you may receive an error: “The display you are using is not connected to the Nvidia GPU.” This failure means that the system currently consumes only the resources of the built-in video card, while the more powerful discrete one remains unused. Negative consequences appear in or when using editors to process photo/video content. The article below outlines the causes of the error and provides recommendations for eliminating it.
What is GPU in a computer
GPU is a separate processor that processes 2D and 3D graphics. Thanks to the GPU located on the video card, the central processor is freed from unnecessary load.
There is also integrated graphics processor, which is located on the same chip as the central one. This solution allows you to reduce the overall cost of the computer, but negatively impacts performance: the user will not be able to run resource-intensive games or photo/video content editors.
Reasons for the error
When the computer uses only the built-in video card, it power is seriously limited. There will only be enough resources to watch videos, open simple programs and games. Installing an external (discrete video card) with a separate processor significantly improves productivity. It is important to ensure that she is involved in the work. The occurrence of an error when opening Nvidia parameters just means that The external GPU is not functioning. There are several reasons for the problem:
How to Connect a Display to an Nvidia GPU
The answer to the question is checking and eliminating possible causes one by one. Let's start with the simplest ones, since in most cases they solve the problem.
Checking the Monitor Cable Connection
A trivial reason that quite a lot of users encounter when they independently connect a monitor to the system unit. The essence of the problem is that if you have two graphics processors, you can make a mistake with the connector and connect the display to the built-in video card.
To resolve the issue, you need Pay attention to the back panel of the system unit. The input for the built-in video card is located at the top and has a vertical orientation. The connectors for the discrete GPU are located below and have a horizontal orientation. If the cable is connected at the top, then you need to turn off the power to the PC and rearrange the cord. After starting the system, the problem should disappear, otherwise you may need to reinstall the drivers or other manipulations described below.
Enabling the video card in Device Manager
The error “The display in use is not connected to the Nvidia GPU” occurs when in the settings, using software video card is disabled. You can check and fix the problem as follows:
note
A disabled GPU may not completely determined by the motherboard. For this reason, it will be located in the "Other devices" section.
Driver Update
The action can be performed without leaving Device Manager. To update drivers you need:
If for some reason Windows does not find the driver or says there is no new version, while the user is sure of its existence, you will need carry out manual installation. To do this, you need to visit the official Nvidia website, specify the video card data and save it to the installation file. Then launch it and follow the instructions. The error “The display you are using is not connected to an Nvidia GPU” should go away.
Given: acer aspire Z3620 and the subject when trying to log into cpl nvidia.
After following the sporting interest and updating win8 to win8.1 through the updaters built into the system, the video system with two video cameras stopped working normally (the video drivers were updated or something else). By the way, you shouldn’t count on these updates happening quickly. It took me an evening and a half with more than twenty reboots.
Experiments with shutdown Intel video cards in the device manager did not lead to success: 3-D applications crashed with errors, while Nvidia video worked on the desktop.
By the way, the Bluetooth device also could not work on the updated axis until I installed version 8.0.1.350 on the entire BT tree.
Tried and didn't help: updating, reinstalling, removing and reinstalling the latest versions of nvidia GPU, intel GPU, intel chipset, intel MEI, intel AMT drivers; installing the latest versions from driverpack solution. Also, trying to install the “nvidia VGA” drivers from the ACIR support page did not help, they are simply incompatible with Win8.1, ^_^. I have collected an impressive folder with a zoo of drivers and other unnecessary things:
It helped: installing an older Nvidia GPU driver in default mode (with installation of all the associated junk) - version 365.10 + reboot. Do not try to disable video cards, you may lose the system monitor, and in win8 it is not so easy to enter safe mode. The optimus tools helped control the operation of video cards:
I didn’t notice any difference in fps between the intel hd4000 and geforce 605, both are the same crap. Why Acer put them in one case is unclear, they probably follow their slogan: 
“explore how Chinese shit works beyond its capabilities”
p.s. Don't buy this. Have pity on the serviceman.
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Hi all! Very often, users of computers and laptops with an NVIDIA discrete video adapter installed are faced with the problem of being unable to access the video settings settings. All this is accompanied by the appearance of the error “the display being used is not connected to the nvidia gp.” Because of this problem, the computer will not be able to use the video adapter during games and when running applications. As a rule, in most cases the problem occurs only with discrete video cards.
Discrete graphics card is a separate hardware component of a computer, which is made in the form of a separate circuit or chip and is connected to a high-speed PCI Express data bus. Such video cards are the most productive compared to integrated solutions. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the discrete board cannot always be removed from the device. For example, on laptops it is soldered onto the motherboard, but is made in the form of a separate chip or chipset.
Troubleshooting: The display you are using is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU
After we have learned a little about what discrete video adapters are, I propose to consider in detail how to solve our problem. As a rule, there are not so many of them. Therefore, we will consider the most popular options.
By the way, I suggest you remember what actions you performed earlier before this error began to appear: perhaps you deleted or updated drivers, optimized your computer and turned off unnecessary services, or reinstalled the Windows operating system. If you did not perform any actions on the computer, and the error: the display being used is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU began to appear by itself, then follow the instructions below.
We check whether the video card is enabled in the device manager.
Very often, this problem occurs because the video adapter component is disabled in Windows Device Manager. This can happen for various reasons:
- System updates have been downloaded and installed;
If the described operations took place, then the system could independently set the initial settings, so to fix the problem we do the following:
Note! There are times when the system shows that the NVIDIA Geforce device is turned on, but it does not work correctly. Then you should turn it off by clicking on the “Disable” item, and then “Enable” again. Perhaps this will help solve the problem.
If, after making the settings, the error: The display being used is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU persists, then proceed to the next step.
Update the video card driver.
There are cases when, after installing or updating drivers incorrectly, or because the driver is incompatible with the Windows version, the device refuses to work correctly. In this situation, you can try updating the video card driver. There are several ways to do this.
After that, click the “Search” button, the system will find the latest drivers for your video card and offer to download them. 
After downloading, feel free to run the update file.
After you update the video drivers, don’t forget to restart your computer and check if our problem has disappeared; if not, then read the article further.
Enable NVIDIA services
Quite often, the cause of many troubles is that some services stop working. This can happen due to incorrect user actions or due to a system failure. Therefore, to check whether the NVIDIA Geforce display container service is running, do the following:
Upon completion of the completed manipulations, reboot the computer and check whether the error has disappeared.
We delete old video card driver files.
If you updated drivers rather than clean installed them, then you forgot about such a little thing as deleting all the files and registry tails that remained from the previous version of the software.
To clean the system of debris left over from the previous installation, we will use a free utility called Display Driver Uninstaller, which can be downloaded from the official website www.guru3d.com. With its help, we can automatically remove old drivers. 
Therefore, download, install and launch the program. Before starting cleaning, you must select the GPU type and click on the “Clean and Restart” button. After these manipulations, the computer will reboot several times. So don't be alarmed.
We use the system restore tool.
If the above steps did not help you fix the situation and the error: The display being used is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU appears again, then there is another option to solve the problem. To do this, we will use the standard Windows System Restore tool.
To roll back to earlier computer settings, do the following:
As a rule, very often “System Restore” allows you to roll back your computer’s settings to its previous state and return the settings that were used before the user changed or before installing programs.
Let's summarize.
The display being used is not connected to the NVIDIA GPU - users often receive an error with this text when trying to open the settings window for the settings of a discrete video card.
As a result, the computer cannot use the component while playing games or running other programs.
Let's take a closer look best ways resolve this error on your PC.
Often the above problem occurs with discrete cards. is a hardware component that, unlike an integrated card, is implemented as a separate circuit.
The purchase and installation of such an element is usually done by the users themselves to speed up the PC when running games or.
Enabling the video card in Device Manager
If you are using , the reason for the error message may be based on the graphics card component being disabled in Device Manager.
After updating, reinstalling the OS, optimizing the computer, the system can automatically install the initial settings of the components.
To check the operating status of the GPU and start it, follow the instructions:
- Open the search menu on the Windows desktop;
- In the text line, enter “Device Manager”;
Rice. 1 – search for the “Device Manager” utility
- Open the result you found.
Rice. 2 – Window of all available devices and OS components
Open the video adapters tab, there should be several components in the list. NVIDIA and right-click on it.
In the context menu that appears, you can check the status of its operation. If the adapter is disabled, the Enable box will appear in the menu. Do this and wait a few seconds.
Even if the system shows that it is working, we advise you to reconnect the device. Click on “Disconnect” and then again on “Connect”. In this way, normal operation can be restored.
If this does not help you, move on to the next method.
Updating video card drivers
There are two ways to update the GPU configuration - or install drivers manually.
First, try the first option. It does not require special skills or understanding of PC characteristics. Go to Device Manager again and click on the video adapters tab menu.
In the list, select “Update hardware configuration”. The computer will automatically find and download the required software.
After completing the action, be sure to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
Rice. 4 – automatic update of GPU drivers
Remember! This method of installing drivers is suitable if the computer has an Internet connection. You should also use only a genuine copy of Windows OS (otherwise, drivers may be downloaded from unreliable and dangerous sources).
The second way to update drivers is to search for the necessary files yourself. This can only be done on the official website of the manufacturer - NVIDIA Corporation.
The figure below shows the driver software download page. Users must independently select the type, series and family of the product, as well as the version of the operating system used.
Then you should confirm the search so that the system automatically generates a suitable archive for downloading.
Rice. 5 – selection of video card parameters on the NVIDIA website
Wait for the search results and download the archive by pressing the " Download now»:
Rice. 6 – downloading the archive with drivers
How to find out the video card parameters? To do this, use the instructions that were included with your purchase.
If it is not there, you can look at the characteristics in the operating system itself:
1. Open the system information window;
Rice. 7 – search for the “System Information” utility
2. Wait for the parameters to load. This may take 1 to 3 minutes;
3. In the left part of the window, open the “ ” tab. After a while, a detailed description of the characteristics of all devices that are responsible for displaying data on this computer will appear on the right. You will need fields with the name and version of the GPU.
Rice. 8 – viewing the parameters of a discrete video card in PC settings
And also on the NVIDIA Corporation website you can start the procedure for automatically selecting driver software for your computer.
Click on the "Graphics Drivers" button, as shown in the figure:
Rice. 9 – launch automatic system scan
As a result, the site will display a message indicating which driver you need. When you click on its icon, the file will automatically download to your computer.
Rice. 10 – automatic detection of missing drivers
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