Difference between revisions of "Display device not supported"

Revision as of 15:13, 13 August 2017

Symptoms

When the app starts recording the following error message is displayed:

The specified device interface or feature level is not supported on this system.

If your device supports multiple display processors, run the application on the integrated GPU instead of on the discrete GPU.

This issue most likely occurs because the app does not support being run against the discrete GPU on a Microsoft Hybrid system.

Resolution

To work around this issue, run the application on the integrated GPU instead of on the discrete GPU on a Microsoft Hybrid system, as described below.

NVIDIA

To select Integrated GPU for all apps on your system:

1. Right click on Desktop then click NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Select Manage 3D Settings from the task list on the right side of the panel.
3. On the Manage 3D Settings page, select Integrated graphics from the Preferred graphics processor selector.
4. Click Apply to apply the changes. You may be asked to restart your computer.

To select Integrated GPU only for Screenbits:

1. Right click on Desktop then click NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Select Manage 3D Settings from the task list on the right side of the panel.
3. On the Manage 3D Settings page, click Program Settings
4. Under the Program Settings tab, click Add to open the Add dialog.
5. Select Screenbits.App in the list, then click Add Selected Program to close the dialog.
6. Select Integrated graphics from the Preferred graphics processor selector under the Program Settings tab.
7. Click Apply to apply the changes. You may be asked to restart your computer.