diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index eb22a8ccfb..dc57e2e966 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QWindowsIntegrationPlugin);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+extern "C" {
+// tells Nvidia drivers to use the dedicated GPU by default on laptops with switchable graphics
+__declspec(dllexport) unsigned long NvOptimusEnablement = 0x00000001;
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * "Callouts" are one-time instructional messages shown to the user. In the config settings, there
  * is a bitfield "callout_flags" options, used to track if a message has already been shown to the
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp b/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
index 8f7c75796d..d8361d2c35 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "yuzu_cmd/config.h"
 #include "yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.h"
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+extern "C" {
+// tells Nvidia drivers to use the dedicated GPU by default on laptops with switchable graphics
+__declspec(dllexport) unsigned long NvOptimusEnablement = 0x00000001;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 static void PrintHelp(const char* argv0) {
     std::cout << "Usage: " << argv0
               << " [options] <filename>\n"