Games Failing to Use GTX 1050 Graphics Card, Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53-762Q

Hello,

I've been having a problem trying to force my Acer Nitro 5 to use its GTX 1050 graphics card while gaming. I believe this to be the case because the activity of said card while gaming is 0% as reported by Task Manager, Performance tab.

To date, potential solutions/steps I've tried:

-- In both Nitrosense and Windows Settings, set power plan while in AC mode to "High Performance"

--In NVIDIA Control Panel under Adjust image settings with preview, set custom preference emphasizing performance

--In NVIDIA Control Panel under Manage 3D settings, under Global Settings tab, set preferred graphics processor to "High-performance NVIDIA processor," and under Program Settings tab, specifically selected program to customize and selected "High-performance NVIDIA processor" as the preferred graphics processor for said program

--In NVIDIA Control Panel under Set PhysX Configuration, selected "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050" as PhysX processor

--In Windows Settings, under System -> Display -> Graphics Settings, selected specific program and set preferred graphics settings to "High-performance GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050"

I believe I've exhausted the relevant question threads on this site, which is why I've made this query, though I could very easily be wrong (of course). Any insight into this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Pertinent Information:

--Model #: AN515-53-762Q

--Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

--Processor: intel Core i7 8th Gen

--OS: Windows 10

--Power Status: AC, battery always 100%

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