How to Turn Off or Fully Disable the NVIDIA Overlay: Full Guide

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Turn off those pesky NVIDIA overlays taking over your screen
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If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, you have likely accidentally opened one of the NVIDIA overlays while trying to use your computer or play a game. While these overlays can be useful, many users find them annoying and bothersome. In this article, we'll teach you how to fully disable all NVIDIA overlays, as well as the keyboard shortcuts to turn them off if you've accidentally turned them on. We also explain how to change the keybindings to activate the overlays. Read on to learn more.

Disabling the NVIDIA Overlay

  • To fully disable the overlay, open GeForce Experience, click on the gear icon, and toggle off the "IN-GAME OVERLAY."
  • To turn off the performance overlay, press Alt+R .
  • To turn off the full GeForce Experience overlay, press Alt+Z .
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Fully Disable NVIDIA Overlays

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    Open the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app. You can easily do this by typing "geforce experience" into the taskbar search bar, then clicking GeForce Experience in the window that pops up.
    • If you aren't logged in, you'll need to do so once GeForce Experience opens.
  2. 2
    Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner. It's next to your username and profile picture. This will open your NVIDIA GeForce Experience settings.
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  3. 3
    Click the toggle next to "IN-GAME OVERLAY." This will disable both the GeForce Experience overlay and the Performance Overlay. You won't be able to open either of these overlays anymore by pressing their keybindings ( Alt + R for the Performance Overlay or Alt + Z for the GeForce Experience Overlay). [1]
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Turn Off the Performance Overlay

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    Press Alt + R . If you accidentally enabled the NVIDIA In-Game Overlay and you don't know how to get rid of it, press Alt + R . This will close the overlay. However, if you press Alt + R again, the overlay will turn back on. [2]
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Turn Off the GeForce Experience Overlay

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    Press Alt + Z . If you accidentally enabled the NVIDIA GeForce Experience Overlay and you don't know how to get rid of it, press Alt + Z . This will close the overlay. However, if you press Alt + Z again, the overlay will come back.
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Change Overlay Keybindings

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  1. 1
    Open the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app. You can easily do this by typing "geforce experience" into the taskbar search bar, then clicking GeForce Experience in the window that pops up.
    • If you aren't logged in, you'll need to do so once GeForce Experience opens.
  2. 2
    Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner. It's next to your username and profile picture. This will open your NVIDIA GeForce Experience settings.
  3. 3
    Click SETTINGS in the "IN-GAME OVERLAY" section. Alternatively, you can press Alt + Z to open the GeForce Experience Overlay and click the cogwheel button.
  4. 4
    Click Keyboard shortcuts . It's the third option on the list, and it has a keyboard icon.
  5. 5
    Change the keybinding for the GeForce Experience Overlay. The first option under the "General" header, Open/close in-game overlay , is the keyboard shortcut for the GeForce Experience overlay. By default, it is Alt + Z . Click into the box with the keyboard shortcut and type a new shortcut to change the keybinding.
  6. 6
    Change the keybinding for the Performance Overlay. Scroll down to the "Performance" section (at the bottom of the list) and locate the Toggle Performance overlay option. By default, the keyboard shortcut is Alt + R . Click into the box with the keyboard shortcut and type a new shortcut to change the keybinding.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-experience/14/265920/how-to-disable-the-incredibly-annoying-overlays/
      2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GeForceExperience/comments/qbdxso/how_tf_do_i_disable_the_overlay/

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