Nvidia Overlay or Share Overlay is a tool available as a part of GeForce Experience. It is used for screen or video recording, viewing frame rate display, taking screenshots, and broadcasting. The overlay is the cover interface that a program puts on top of another program. Nvidia GeForce Experience is excellent software and gets installed automatically when you first download drivers for your Nvidia GPU. And it works with only Nvidia GPUs. If your driver doesn’t come with Nvidia’s GeForce Experience, you can download it manually. And Nvidia Overlay has a low impact on FBS and performance. Because it uses NVENC for the encoder, which is done on the GPU, and it is tied in with the drivers/GeForce Experience. In this article, you will learn to open Nvidia Overlay in a game.
How to Open Nvidia Overlay
1. Firstly, you should launch your game to activate the overlay feature.
2. Press and hold Alt + Z to open Nvidia Overlay.
3. If you don’t see an overlay, then you need to open the GeForce Experience app in the background. Then, select the Share button in green from the left side of the settings.
Note: To download GeForce Experience, visit https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
4. Release the keys when you see the overlay on the game.
5. Then, you can click on the buttons from the options to take screenshots, record videos, and broadcast your game live.
How to Turn Off Nvidia Overlay Notification
1. Press Alt + Z to open Nvidia Overlay.
2. Click the Settings icon present on the right side of the screen.
3. In the following screen, you should select Notifications.
4. Then, set Open/Close share Overlay notification to Off.
5. With this, you won’t get a notification when you launch the game in the future.
Related: How to Disable Nvidia Overlay Settings [3 Methods]
Bonus: How to Fix Nvidia Overlay is Not Working or Not Opening Issue
If Nvidia Overlay is not working or not opening on the game, follow the best fixes given below.
- Update your Graphics drivers
- Run GeForce Experience as an Administrator
- Enable Experimental Features
- Disable third-party services
- Reinstall GeForce Experience
- Disable NVFBC Capture on Nvidia GPU in steam
Wrapping Up
Use the Instant reply feature on Nvidia Overlay to automatically save the last five minutes of your gameplay. And you can press Alt + F1 to save screenshots to your Gallery. With the help of Nvidia Overlay, you can also record your screen and broadcast. Hope this article has helped you open and use Nvidia Overlay during your gameplay. If there is any doubt, you shall comment us below.