Auto deactivate dedicated GPU

How do i set up the dedicated GPU to start only when the laptop needs more graphic power?Last night happened something like this and my laptop was very chill during web browsing or watching a movie. It stayed at 35 degree celsius (95 f) and the SpeedFan program showed me that the dedicated GPU is deactivated and it automatically turned on when a entered a game and deactivate after I close it. But today, it doesn't happen the same. My laptop has 68 degrees (154 f) and the fan's speed is pretty high. It might be a noob question, but it's my first laptop and I only have it fore a few days. (i'm not a native english speaker, so sorry for my eventualy mistakes)

I solved it somehow... from device manager i disabled the dedicated GPU and than enabled it back. After that, the fan slowed down, and the temperatures got low.  so, now i have a sollution but can somebody explain me what happened?

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