NVIDIA Control Panel Display Settings Cannot be Adjusted if the Computer Does Not Support Dynamic Display Switch

Summary: This article provides information about being unable to adjust the display settings inside the NVIDIA control panel if the computer does not support Dynamic Display Switch (DDS).

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Symptoms

Affected Platforms:

  • Dell 16 Premium DA16250

The NVIDIA Control Panel without DDS support which has four menus only.

  • Dell 16 Premium DA16250 with RTX 5050/RTX 5060 does not support DDS
    Dell 16 Premium DA16250 with RTX 5050/RTX 5060 does not support DDS

The NVIDIA Control Panel with DDS support which has five menus as the default.

  • Dell 16 Premium DA16250 RTX 5070 does support DDS
    Dell 16 Premium DA16250 RTX 5070 does support DDS

Cause

The computer must support DDS and switch to NVIDIA GPU only to support display settings.

Resolution

The Dell 16 Premium DA16250 NV 5050/NV 5060 does not support DDS.

Note: Users can adjust display settings in the Intel Graphics Command Center application.

Users can adjust display settings in the Intel Graphics Command Center application

Dell 16 Premium DA16250 NV 5070 does support DDS.

Switching to NVIDIA GPU only reveals additional display options (for example, uses can adjust the contrast and vibrance).
Switching to Nivida GPU only will reveal additional display options (for example, uses can adjust the contrast and vibrance)

Additional display options (for example, uses can adjust the contrast and vibrance)

Affected Products

Dell 16 Premium DA16250
Article Properties
Article Number: 000358429
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 15 Sept 2025
Version:  2
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