In the system you have, it doesn't appear to be switchable - some outputs are only controlled by Intel, some outputs are only controlled by nvidia. If you want to see anything on the panel, you need to enable Intel. As the igfx is also the one used by the BIOS, it is declared the primary GPU and so will always be active.
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