Question / Help Display Capture Black screen on laptop, tried everything

Your log indicates you haven't changed the GPU selection, and display capture won't work until you do.

On your version of Windows you should be using the new method, not the old.
 
Thank you for the quick answer, I did change the GPU to Power Saving but to no avail, do I have to restart my computer after changing it?
 
The only workaround I can think of (which I would not generally suggest) would be to disable your nvidia GPU in device manager.

If the OS can't use it at all, then OBS won't run on it.
 
Also check that you don't have multiple copies of OBS installed in different locations-- you may be specifying the low power GPU for the wrong one.
 
Appreciate your help.
I don't have multiple copies, I installed mine via scoop package manager
Disabling the NVIDIA GPU worked like a charm.
I assume there's an ini file (global.ini maybe) in which you can force OBS to use a specific GPU, do you know anything about it?
I think there should be an option in Display Capture to choose an adapter the only option I have is Display 1: 1920x1080 @ 0,0
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You should download and install OBS directly from the website. I have no idea what installing it via a package manager will do w/r/t Windows' ability to set GPU affinity.

By the time OBS is loading its ini files it has already picked a GPU to run on based on OS settings.
 
I've found a workaround, not sure it's recommended for everyone -
at the end of the global.ini I added the lines:
[Video]
Renderer=OpenGL
and everything work as expected.
Narcogen said:
You should download and install OBS directly from the website. I have no idea what installing it via a package manager will do w/r/t Windows' ability to set GPU affinity.

By the time OBS is loading its ini files it has already picked a GPU to run on based on OS settings.
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Scoop installs the portable edition
 
That is absolutely not recommended. The OpenGL renderer is deprecated.

You can install the OBS as a portable version without using Scoop.

OBS and OBS-Studio: Portable Mode on Windows

Running OBS/OBS-Studio in Portable Mode means all settings (Profiles and Scene Collections) are saved within the OBS main folder. You can copy the whole folder to a second PC or USB-Stick and use it wherever you want. Be aware, the File-Paths for...
obsproject.com
 
Thanks
I've already read the aforementioned post, Scoop creates portable_mode.txt

Well, I'm so sorry, that was stupid of me, scoop installs the application in a folder with the version number (25.0.1) and creates a symbolic link named current to the same folder.
All shortcuts point through the symbolic link, I didn't realize that windows treats the file under the symbolic link (current) as a completely different file.
After applying "Power Saving" to the file under the symbolic link everything works perfectly.
Maybe this post helps some others who use Scoop, which I highly recommend.

Thank you
 
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