Windows 11 · Windows

GeForce Experience Not Working? Switch to the NVIDIA App

Source-checked 5 August 2026About 10 minutes

Answer

NVIDIA no longer supports GeForce Experience. Uninstall it and install the current NVIDIA App from NVIDIA; if driver installation fails, finish Windows Update and use NVIDIA's documented clean-install path.

Confirm the product transition

NVIDIA states that GeForce Experience is no longer supported and directs users to the NVIDIA App, so repairing the retired client is not the current path.

Read the NVIDIA App FAQ

Close NVIDIA applications

Exit GeForce Experience, games, overlays, and GPU monitoring tools, and save any open work.

Uninstall GeForce Experience

Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps, find NVIDIA GeForce Experience, choose Uninstall, and leave unrelated NVIDIA display components installed.

Restart Windows

Restart to release files and services held by the retired application, then sign back in normally.

Install the NVIDIA App

Download the NVIDIA App only from NVIDIA, run the installer, and open it after installation completes.

Download the official NVIDIA App

Install a compatible driver

Let the app identify the driver for the installed GPU and Windows version, install it, restart when requested, and verify the features you use.

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If it does not work

If NVIDIA App does not support the GPU or Windows build, use NVIDIA's official driver search and product-specific guidance, not an unofficial legacy package.
If installation fails, finish Windows Update, close background programs, and use NVIDIA's Custom > Perform clean installation option.

Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on 5 August 2026. Scope: Windows.

Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.