NVIDIA has officially retired the NVIDIA Control Panel after 20 years, the company announced in a GeForce Driver blog post for 007 First Light. The shutdown applies to both Game Ready and Studio Drivers.
NVIDIA RTX PRO users will continue to receive support for the Control Panel until professional features are moved to the NVIDIA App.
The removal does not delete the Control Panel from existing installations. Users who already have the Control Panel installed can keep using it on their current systems, and it remains available for download through the Microsoft Store for those who prefer the older interface. However, no new features, updates, or fixes will be added in the future.
What Happens to Existing NVIDIA Control Panel Installations
Users with the current Control Panel installed won't see the software removed automatically from their systems.
The application stays on the PC unless the user performs a clean installation of NVIDIA drivers, which will remove the Control Panel. Those who want to retain the Control Panel after a clean driver install can still download it from the Microsoft Store.
NVIDIA has confirmed it will host the legacy software for users who prefer to keep it, but the application will no longer receive updates.
NVIDIA App as the Replacement and What This Means for GPU Users
NVIDIA recommends that GPU users install the NVIDIA App, which offers similar functions with a redesigned interface. The biggest change for those used to the Control Panel is the way the menu is organized. The 3D settings, formerly under Manage 3D Settings, are now located in Graphics, Program Settings.
Display options and other settings have been moved to the System tab. While the core capabilities remain similar to the Control Panel, the layout and navigation have changed. Users transitioning from the Control Panel will need to familiarize themselves with the new structure to access familiar options such as resolution, refresh rate, multi-monitor setups, and per-program 3D settings.
For most NVIDIA GPU users, the impact will be gradual. Those who have not performed a clean driver install will find that the Control Panel remains unchanged. New users installing drivers for the first time will not get the Control Panel by default and will need to download it separately from the Microsoft Store if they want to use it.
The retirement of the Control Panel marks the end of a tool that has been part of NVIDIA drivers since 2006. It has served as the main configuration interface for NVIDIA GPUs across multiple hardware generations and Windows versions.
NVIDIA has not announced a date for when professional features will fully move to the NVIDIA App for RTX PRO users, so for now, the Control Panel remains the supported tool for that group.
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