NVIDIA GeForce Experience has an in-app sharing feature that allows users to record and share their gameplay clips, screenshots directly to streaming platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, etc. Some PC users after recording gameplay may notice that the Share feature isn’t opening in the GeForce Experience app installed on their Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC. In this post, we will provide the most suitable solutions to resolve this issue.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience unable to open Share
If the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app is unable to open the Share feature, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue on your Windows 11/10 device.
- Run NVIDIA Share with admin privilege
- Run the nvspcaps64.exe directly
- Update GeForce Game Ready Driver
- Uninstall and reinstall GeForce Experience
Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions.
1] Run NVIDIA Share with admin privilege
Your first line of action in troubleshooting and fixing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app unable to open Share issue on your Windows 11/10 PC is to run NVIDIA Share with admin privilege.
To run NVIDIA Share with admin privilege on your Windows 11/10 device, do the following:
- Press Windows key + E to open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the following directory path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience
- At the location, right-click on the NVIDIA Share app and select Properties.
- On the Properties sheet, click the Compatibility tab.
- Now, check the Run this program as an administrator box.
- Click Apply > OK to save the changes.
- Minimize File Explorer window.
- Next, open Task Manager and kill all NVIDIA-related processes.
- Exit Task Manager when done.
- Wait a minute, then maximize the File Explorer window.
- Right-click the NVIDIA Share app and select Run as administrator on the context menu to launch the app in the background.
- Wait a minute then restart your PC.
- On boot, open File Explorer and navigate to the directory path as above.
- At the location, right-click on the NVIDIA Share app once more and select Run as administrator.
- Finally, run the GeForce Experience app.
You should now be able to use the in-game overlay and Share feature once again. Otherwise try the next solution.
2] Run the nvspcaps64.exe directly
The nvspcaps64.exe is an executable file which belongs to the NVIDIA Capture Server process which comes along with the GeForce Experience software.
This solution requires you to directly run the nvspcaps64 executable as an administrator. Here’s how:
- Open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the following directory path:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Shadowplay
- At the location, right-click on nvspcaps64 entry and select Properties.
- On the Properties sheet, click the Compatibility tab.
- Now, check the Run this program as an administrator box.
- Click Apply > OK to save the changes.
- Exit File Explorer.
Now, launch the GeForce Experience app and check if you can use the Share feature or not. If the latter is the case, proceed with the next solution.
3] Update GeForce Game Ready Driver
This solution requires you to update driver via GeForce Experience app and see if that helps.
Do the following:
- Launch the GeForce Experience app.
- Go to the DRIVERS section.
- Click on Download to download the latest version of the GeForce Game Ready Driver.
- Once the latest version of the driver is downloaded, click on EXPRESS INSTALLATION to install the GeForce Game Ready Driver.
- Reboot PC after the driver install operation completes successfully.
On boot, see if the issue in hand is resolved. If not, try the next solution.
4] Uninstall and reinstall GeForce Experience
This solution requires you to uninstall the GeForce Experience app via Settings app or Programs and Features in Control Panel, restart your PC, then download the latest version of the app from the NVIDIA official website at nvidia.com/en-in/geforce/ and install on your Windows 11/10 PC. After the installation, you may have to restart the system. You should now be able to use the Share feature without issues.
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Why does it say unable to open share on GeForce Experience?
The unable to open share on GeForce Experience app can be due to incompatibility issues with previous drivers or corrupted files on your Windows 11/10 device. The most common solution for this is to completely uninstall and then reinstall the application rather than update it.
How do I open NVIDIA share?
To open NVIDIA share, go to Settings > Device Preferences > System to enable NVIDIA Share. Launch the game you want to share. On your SHIELD Controller, press and hold the Home button. Select the Instant Replay option to enable recording of the last 5 minutes of your gameplay. Press the Back button again to return to gameplay.
I hope this helps.
