Shadow play capturing launcher

Phyl · Mar 6, 2017

Has any else had a problem with nVidia shadowplay picking up their launcher rather than the game? Every time I launch I have to tab out of the game and shut down the launcher to get shadowplay to work correctly - I don't use it very often, but have been trying to capture some videos on 2.3 beta recently. I'm running the game in fullscreen mode on the GTX970.

I recently updated to the latest version of geforce experience and downloaded the latest drivers, and I suspect one of those is to blame.

Has anyone got any idea on how to fix this, as it's really annoying!

signal11th · Mar 6, 2017

Can't help sorry I tried Shadowplay but didn't like the lack of options, I use OBS (which is free) and this lets you tinker a lot more. If you decide to take a look at OBS and need help just send a message.

Kostis · Mar 6, 2017

Never had this issue. I use the steam version, but not the latest geforce drivers.

Phyl · Mar 6, 2017

I'm not using the steam version - dunno if that makes a difference.

Kostis · Mar 6, 2017

Are you using the latest Geforce Xperience ? It's an overlay that activates with alt+z and simply captures your active desktop.

irongut · Mar 6, 2017

You should be able to work around the issue by enabling capture desktop in the Shadowplay settings, then it will record whatever is on the screen.

Phyl · Mar 6, 2017

I am using the latest geforce experience - The shadowplay icon actually appears on the launcher. If I exit the launcher once the game is fine then it works with the game. I didn't really want to be recording the full screen all the time.

Bortas · Mar 6, 2017

Phyl said:
Has anyone got any idea on how to fix this, as it's really annoying!

Got the same problem. Currently the only workaround apart from enabling desktop recording is to close the launcher after starting ED... shadowplay will then switch over to the main game client. You can do this as soon as the "PLAY" button disappears after clicking on it.

Aussiedroid · Mar 6, 2017

For what its worth, I have heard a lot of issues since the upgrade to the new GF Experience version. For me, it is not working either, but it seems Shadowplay cannot capture a second screen for some reason. I haven't tried for a long time now though. Might have to try something else.

Seems every new NVidia driver over past year or more has more and more issues. Maybe its NVidia's way of forcing me to upgrade my 780ti lol.