He scrubbed the timeline. The arrow was there in the first frame. It was there in the last frame. It was always in the exact same spot, regardless of where he had been looking in the game.
The traditional registry modification targets parameters specific to older desktop configurations. If you have updated to the modern unified app, standard registry parameters may not bind correctly to the overlay container. Permissions Failures
: The file is often distributed via the NVIDIA GeForce Forums for users looking for a way to hide the mouse cursor in recordings .
If you run into any issues, let me know your , your exact NVIDIA software version , and whether you use a multi-monitor setup so we can look for an alternative fix. shadowplaycursorcapturedisable.reg
Here’s a clear, informative piece you can use as a README or guide for the shadowplaycursorcapturedisable.reg file.
However, the system was still recording something .
The cursor typed a single word into the search bar, one letter at a time, slow and deliberate. He scrubbed the timeline
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\ShadowPlay\Capture] "CursorCaptureDisabled"=dword:00000000
It looked harmless. It was telling the system, Stop recording the mouse pointer. But as Elias stared at the text, a strange thought struck him. It didn't say Disable Cursor Capture . It said Disable Cursor Capture Capture .
"Yes," Elias muttered, clicking Yes .
He minimized the game and opened the video file.
But on the screen, where his hand should have been resting on the mouse, the video showed nothing. Just an empty chair.
Notepad opened, displaying the familiar, sparse architecture of a registry script. It was always in the exact same spot,
Elias’s hand hovered over the mouse, paralyzed. He wasn't touching it.