"application has been blocked from accessing graphics hardware"

Anonymous
2013-01-12T17:29:01+00:00

recently every time i use a program that use my gpu( I have optimus technology so it switch when needed etc...) I get the error message " application has been blocked from accessing graphics hardware", the internet does not seem to be very helpful about this problem, does anybody know what causes it/how i can fix it ????

thanks for any help,

fintan

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-06T17:24:32+00:00

    I have had some success by using the Intel graphics utility and set it to "performance."

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-06T14:48:41+00:00

    I'm fairly certain this is a hardware/driver issue.

    As I've said earlier in this thread, I was able to eliminate the error by changing browser settings to use "software rendering" instead of "GPU rendering". This is not a solution, but a workaround.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-06T14:37:37+00:00

    This isn't being caused by a game application, I don't have any. Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Word are the two most frequently blocked applications.  Occasionally Logos, a Bible Software package, is blocked, but mostly it is Microsoft's own software. 

    I tried you suggestion but didn't see any such options available.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-05T18:30:55+00:00

    I have the solution.

    When I had this problem, I simply right-clicked on the application/game icon, went to "Run with graphics processor"

    and chose the high-performance one. It doesn't seem like much but it worked.

    Let me know if this helps.

    I didn't even see that option. In fact, I still don't.    I quit using the program that caused the error anyway so whatever.    R.I.P. KODI

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-05-05T18:10:28+00:00

    I have the solution.

    When I had this problem, I simply right-clicked on the application/game icon, went to "Run with graphics processor"

    and chose the high-performance one. It doesn't seem like much but it worked.

    Let me know if this helps.

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