We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on our site, but not the content of our reviews. See our Terms of Use for details. Nvidia is closing the book on one of the oldest utilities in the GeForce driver stack. The company said on May 26, 2026, that the classic Nvidia Control Panel is retiring for GeForce Game Ready and Studio Drivers after 20 years. For GeForce users, the Nvidia app is now the main place to manage driver updates, display options, 3D settings, and per-game configuration. The change matters because many troubleshooting guides, IT support workflows, and power-user habits still point users to the old Control Panel, even as future development moves to the Nvidia app. The retirement does not mean the Control Panel vanishes from existing systems. Existing installations will remain unless users perform a clean driver install , and Nvidia says the tool will stay available through the Microsoft Store.…