In all reality, take it back and get a new one, its not woth it, this problem is unknown, it could be a million things you never find, take it back( A+ Certified Computer tech)
"application has been blocked from accessing graphics hardware"
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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
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2015-12-07T17:09:54+00:00 Isn't that what troubleshooting is for, figuring out the problem? I had the same issue and it turned out to be a driver issue. A+ certification huh.
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Anonymous
2015-12-07T17:38:42+00:00 This is not an AMD driver issue. I am using NVidia and have the exact same problem. Mine started when I upgraded to Windows 10. I've tried everything short of uninstalling Windows and switching to Linux. That's looking like the next step.
I completely uninstalled (clean uninstall) and re-installed my drivers. Not the issue.
It almost seems like Microsoft changed their libraries and is preventing the drivers from using the hardware.
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Anonymous
2015-12-07T17:42:53+00:00 It was for the intel graphics causing the issue, not AMD.
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Anonymous
2015-12-07T19:55:27+00:00 In all reality, take it back and get a new one, its not woth it, this problem is unknown, it could be a million things you never find, take it back( A+ Certified Computer tech)
Thanks Justin, While one side of me wants to get to the bottom of this, my other side says a one week old laptop should not have these problems. I have recovered back to original install, updated all drivers. Still getting the problem. I'll take it back. Just wondering if I should get the same Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series or if I should try another make model. (thinking out loud).