This issue comes as a result of the Streamer Service not running properly, ShadowPlay’s inability to detect some games in fullscreen mode, and interference from some applications. In this article, we’ll see how best we can get all ShadowPlay to record any game flawlessly.
Method 1: Restarting the NVIDIA Streamer Service
As said earlier, if the ShadowPlay fails to record, you should check this service and make sure it’s running, or you can just restart it.
Method 2: Allow Desktop Capture
Often, GeForce cannot properly detect if a game is in fullscreen mode, and hence won’t record. Try allowing desktop capture so the screen get recorded regardless of the mode.
Method 3: Turn off Twitch
Twitch is a streaming service which allows GeForce users to stream to their friends and family. Try disabling Twitch, which can most likely interfere with ShadowPlay’s recording feature. You can try turning Twitch off temporarily to see if you can record.
Method 4: Switch to Fullscreen Mode
Most games offer you the options to play in borderless mode or fullscreen mode. By default, games are recorded in fullscreen mode, so try switching to fullscreen mode from the game settings or pressing F11 for other applications like Chrome, VLC,etc. You can also launch the game from the GeForce Experience application itself, which launches games in actual fullscreen.
Method 5: Update GeForce Experience
If you’re on the Beta version of GeForce Experience or an old version, you should update it using the following steps:
Method 6: Enable Privacy Control
Some users noticed the privacy setting for sharing the desktop was toggled off after an update. This disables the hotkeys and in turn the recording. You need to toggle Privacy Control back on to allow desktop capture.
Method 7: Using DDU to Reinstall the drivers properly
If none of the methods shown above helped you at all, it’s possible that there are some incorrect settings applied to your Graphics Driver. If that’s the case, you will have to uninstall the whole graphics using DDU then reinstall the driver. Follow these steps below:-
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