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If your old GeForce Experience shortcuts stopped making sense, that’s because GeForce Experience is gone. NVIDIA moved the overlay, recording and screenshots into the NVIDIA App. Most default keys stayed the same.
Default NVIDIA overlay shortcuts
| Action | Default shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open or close the overlay | Alt+Z |
| Start or stop recording | Alt+F9 |
| Save Instant Replay | Alt+Shift+F10 |
| Screenshot | Alt+F1 |
| Photo Mode | Alt+F2 |
These are the defaults NVIDIA lists for the NVIDIA App overlay. If you changed them in GeForce Experience, check them again after moving to the NVIDIA App.
How to change a shortcut
- Press Alt+Z to open the overlay.
- Click the Settings cog.
- Open Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Click the shortcut you want to change and press the new key combination.
Pick combinations your games don’t use. Alt+F-key combos sometimes clash with game or streaming software shortcuts.
GeForce Experience is gone
NVIDIA released the NVIDIA App on November 12, 2024, and its NVIDIA App FAQ says GeForce Experience is no longer supported. The app combines what GeForce Experience and the NVIDIA Control Panel used to do: drivers, game settings, the overlay and recording. If GeForce Experience is still installed, install the NVIDIA App from NVIDIA’s site.
Alt+Z not working? Try these
- Turn the overlay on. In the NVIDIA App, open Settings and make sure the in-game overlay is enabled. If it’s off, Alt+Z does nothing.
- Check for a clash. GeForce NOW and other apps can use Alt+Z. NVIDIA’s own advice for the GeForce NOW clash is to reassign one of them, for example to Ctrl+Alt+Z.
- Update your driver and the app. Both update from the NVIDIA App’s Drivers tab.
- Close other overlays. Discord, Steam and Xbox Game Bar overlays can grab the same keys.
- Restart the app. If the overlay still won’t open, restart the PC. It’s dull, but it works more often than it should.
If your GPU isn’t showing up in the app at all, see GPU not detected in Windows 11. For other display issues, start at our fix hub.
FAQ
What is the shortcut to open the NVIDIA overlay?
Alt+Z, by default.
What is the NVIDIA shortcut to record?
Alt+F9 starts and stops recording. Alt+Shift+F10 saves an Instant Replay.
Is GeForce Experience still supported?
No. NVIDIA says GeForce Experience is no longer supported. The NVIDIA App replaced it in November 2024.
Why is Alt+Z not working?
Usually the overlay is turned off in NVIDIA App settings, or another app such as GeForce NOW uses the same shortcut. Enable the overlay or change one of the shortcuts.
Sources
We haven’t run our own benchmarks on this card. Figures below come from the maker’s spec pages and the named reviews, linked here.
- NVIDIA: NVIDIA App FAQ, checked 2026-10-18.
- NVIDIA: NVIDIA App, checked 2026-10-18.
