It might be relevant if you check the Nvidia Control Panel and Manage 3D Settings. It's possible some of those settings are interfering with the game's pre-programmed settings. Everything runs fine on my laptop which you've outclassed by leaps and bounds:
- Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.3GHz
- 8 GB RAM
- GeForce940MX
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit