How to Access Nvidia Overlay with GeForce Experience (2020)

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This wikiHow teaches you how to access the NVIDIA overlay using GeForce Experience. [1]

How to Broadcast Your Gameplay

Launch your game and press Alt + Z . If the overlay doesn’t come up, open the GeForce Experience application, go to settings, open the “General” tab, and turn on “Share.”

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    Since an overlay is intended to display on top of another full-screen program, you'll need to be running one in order to activate the overlay feature.
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    If you don't see an overlay, you'll need to open the GeForce Experience application in the background and click the green Share button on the left side of Settings. [2]
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    You can click buttons in the options to take a screenshot, record video, and broadcast your game live to Twitch using the overlay in NVIDIA Share. [3]
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      • If you aren't sure if your computer can run Shadowplay or NVIDIA Share, launch GeForce Experience then click the My Rig tab and check the Shadowplay or NVIDIA Share tab. [4]
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      • Update your drivers, close third-party apps, and repair your Visual C++ Suite if you're running into issues and can't use NVIDIA Overlay. [5]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
      2. ↑ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/guides/gfecnt/geforce-experience-shadowplay-is-now-share/
      3. ↑ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/guides/gfecnt/geforce-experience-shadowplay-is-now-share/
      4. ↑ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/system-requirements/
      5. ↑ https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5366/~/nvidia-geforce-experience-in-game-overlay-will-not-open

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      1. Launch your game.
      2. Press and hold Alt + Z .
      3. Release the keys when you see the overlay appear.

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