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For Nvidia RTX PRO users, the Nvidia Control Panel will continue to be supported until we have migrated professional features to the Nvidia app.”Nvidia’s legacy Control Panel app will remain installed on people’s PCs unless a driver clean install is completed. Even so, if you do need the Control Panel app it will remain in the Microsoft Store, but it won’t be getting any new features or fixes.Nvidia ported across the majority of important Control Panel features to the Nvidia app last year, and it has become an all-in-one app that can download and install drivers, manage game settings, and toggle different DLSS modes.Nvidia also released a new Game Ready driver today, optimized just in time for the launch of 007 First Light. 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Nvidia has concluded the lifespan of its GeForce Control Panel application, marking the end of twenty years of service. This retirement stems from the decision to consolidate major Control Panel functionalities into the newer Nvidia application. As reported by Tom Warren, the transition involved porting across all essential Control Panel features to the Nvidia app, positioning the Nvidia application as an integrated, all-in-one platform. This new application now functions to handle driver installation, the management of game settings, and the toggling of various DLSS modes for GeForce users.

Nvidia clarified that the legacy Control Panel application, while retiring, will remain installed on user PCs unless a complete driver clean installation is performed. If users still require access to the application, it will remain available in the Microsoft Store, though it will no longer receive any new features or fixes. The modernization effort specifically applies to the Nvidia Control Panel features for Game Ready and Studio Drivers. Furthermore, Nvidia indicated that support for the Nvidia Control Panel will continue for Nvidia RTX PRO users until the professional features are fully migrated to the Nvidia app. In a related development, Nvidia released a new Game Ready driver that was optimized in anticipation of the launch of 007 First Light and included support for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.