Fixes ShadowPlay / Instant Replay being silently disabled when DRM sites (Spotify Web, Netflix, Kick, etc.) are open in your browser.
Chrome/Edge's Widevine CDM process triggers NVIDIA's output protection, which disables screen capture entirely — even though you're not trying to capture DRM content. You get no warning, Instant Replay just stops working.
Runs in the background and kills the browser's CDM utility process before it triggers the protection flag. Audio and video playback are unaffected.
Run nvbypass.exe in a specific folder. A tray icon will appear in the system tray (bottom-right). Right-click it for options:
- Show / Hide — toggle the console window
- Auto-start — toggle Windows startup
- Quit — exit the program
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
nvbypass.exe |
Run with console visible |
nvbypass.exe --silent |
Run with console hidden |
nvbypass.exe --autostart |
Toggle Windows startup |
Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi
Requires Visual Studio with C++ desktop workload.
cl /EHsc /O2 nvbypass.cpp /link /out:nvbypass.exe