Windows 11 SearchHost.exe utilizes dGPU on my laptop and prevents it from entering a power saving state

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Hello,I have a 2022 Asus Zephyrus G14 (Ryzen 9, Radeon 6700s) running Windows 11. The system has ran great except for one annoyance that I encounter every time I unplug my system.I noticed that my system would stay hot and its battery life was hampered, and found out that SearchHost.exe was keeping my dGPU (6700s) awake instead of allowing the system to switch to the iGPU. Once I end this task, the system switches to the iGPU, and from then on, SearchHost.exe opens on the iGPU. However, when I plug the system back in, it goes back to running on the dGPU. I've tried changing Windows' graphics s

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