Are you getting the error message that says, “Something went wrong. Try rebooting your PC and then launch GeForce Experience” when launching the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app having an Error Code: 0x0003?
Many NVIDIA users are reporting that they can no longer use any feature associated with NVIDIA Experience as the program crashes with the error code 0x0003.
Something went wrong. Try rebooting your PC and then launch GeForce Experience. ERROR CODE: 0x0003
The problem is reported to happen on Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10. If you’re trying to launch GeForce Experience on your Windows but it fails, fix it here.
We have found a quite simple way to fix this error. In this guide, you’ll learn 5 solutions to fix the issue. Read on and check how…
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Fix for NVIDIA GeForce Experience error code 0x0003
Method 1. Allow the Nvidia Telemetry container to interact with desktop
This way is worth the struggle and we’ve given it first as many users have solved Error Code 0x0003 in Nvidia Experience. Here are the steps to allow the Nvidia Telemetry container to interact with desktop:
1. Press Windows Key + R then type services.msc in the Run dialog box. Click OK.
2. Inside the Services window, scroll down through the list of services and search for Nividia Telemetry Container. Once you see it, right-click on it to select Properties.
3. Inside the Properties screen of Nvidia Telemetry Container, go to the Log On tab and make sure Allow service to interact with desktop is ticked. If it’s not ticked, select it. Also, make sure NVIDIA Telemetry Container is running. Click Apply > OK to save changs.
4. After that, return to the previous window with the list of services and find the following services, right-click on each of them and select Start to ensure that all of them are running:
- Nvidia Display Service
- Nvidia Local System Container
- Nvidia Network Service Container
Now launch GeForce Experience to see if the issue has been resolved.
Method 2. Reinstall your GeForce Experience
Several NVIDIA users have reported that the problem was only resolved after they reinstalled GeForce Experience. Here are the steps:
1. Press Windows Key + R then type appwiz.cpl in the Run dialog box. Click OK.
2. Inside the Programs and Features window, find Nvidia GeForce Experience from the list of installed applications and then right-click on it and select Uninstall.
3. After the uninstallation process is completed, restart your computer.
4. Now, download the latest version of GeForce Experience from this source.
5. Go to the download location of the application and run it. Wait until the installation is finished.
After the installation is completed, restart your computer again and check if the issue has been resolved.
Method 3. Reinstall the NVIDIA GeForce driver
Some users have reported that the Geforce Experience Error Code 0x0003 error was resolved after they reinstall the NVIDIA GeForce driver. To do that, follow these steps:
There are two methods you can get the right drivers for your NVIDIA graphics card driver: automatically and manually.
Manual driver update: You can reinstall your graphics card driver manually by visiting the manufacturer’s website, and looking for the most recent correct driver. Be sure to select only drivers that are compatible with your Windows version.
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Automatic driver update: If you don’t have the computer skills or time to reinstall your graphics card driver manually, we suggest you use Driver Easy. Driver Easy will then analyze your computer and then list your corrupt, outdated or damaged drivers. Here are the steps to reinstall the graphics NVIDIA driver with Driver Easy:
1. First, download and install Driver Easy on your computer. Try the source to download Driver Easy for Windows.
2. Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3. Check the Update button next to a flagged NVIDIA driver to automatically download the correct version of this driver, then you can manually install it.
4. Restart your computer.
Method 4. Reset the Network Adapter
When Nvidia GeForce Experience doesn’t launch on your computer, you should first try to reset the network adapters to the default configuration. This procedure is also known as a “comms reinstall” or a “Winsock reset”.
Here are the steps to reset the Network adapter:
1. Open a Command Prompt with administrator privilege. You can search for “cmd“, right-click on the result, and click “Run as administrator“. Try this guide if you can’t run command prompt as Administrator in Windows 10.
2. In the elevated Command Prompt, type the following command and press Enter to reset the network adapter driver:
netsh winsock reset
3. Wait for the process to finish and restart your computer. Then check if the problem has been resolved at the next system startup.
if the issue is still happening, go to the next way below.
Method 5. Check for Windows 10 Updates
If all else fails and you can’t seem to fix the problem. As a last resort, you can try to check for updates for Windows 10.
1. Click on the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Select Update & Security.
3. Click Check for updates and install the available updates.
4. Restart your computer and launch GeForce Experience to check if it works.
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