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Amazing sleuthing.

Though I'm also amazed people install Geforce Experience, see that you need to create an account to log into it (supports Facebook login even) for something you're ostensibly using to manage local Nvidia drivers, and then proceed with the installation process.

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IIRC it's needed for recording, streaming (both game streaming and outputting to Twitch), fps overlays, Ansel, and Filters.

I believe other programs like OpenBroadcast (OBS) can use NVENC so there are less user-hostile (and buggy) alternatives.

yes but that does not cover everything geforce experience offers

Other than picking up the FPS (which I don't believe requires Experience specifically) what is missing?

All Experience adds to Ansel is "easier sharing" of the screenshots: https://developer.nvidia.com/Ansel

anything requiring overlay actually requires experience install (lol). i cannot figure out a way to take an ansel without experience installed so i am convinced its not actually there too

What I'm getting at is that other software can do overlays too, looking it up I notice Windows even has it built in now: https://asapguide.com/fps-game-bar/

MSI Afterburner is another one I've seen mentioned but I've not tested it.

Yes, other software can do most of what GeForce Experience can do. Not everyone wants to install and run 5 different things when the one included with their graphics driver can do them all.

on the flip side, geforce experience requires enabling telemetry to use any of its features. you can see the breakdown in nvcleanstall

Nobody is denying the convenience, just the claim that there is no alternative.

It also serves as the server-side component of Nvidia GameStream, which lets you play games (streamed) from another device on the local network.

(https://moonlight-stream.org/ is a fantastic open-source implementation of the client side part)

I agree that it should not act like a game launcher and make you login. But IMO Ansel and shadow play make it worth while.

IIRC every time I've manually downloaded the latest game driver for my card its installer has tried to get me to install Experience too.

https://github.com/Moyster/BaiGfe this was working fine for me when i had nvidia gpu

There are many services letting you generate fake valid email addresses on the fly, I use them all the time for this kind of programs.

I only have it installed to stream via moonlight. Now that steam link is on iOS though, I haven't used it in a long time.

Geforce Experience is such a honking piece of shit.

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