How to turn off / disable the FPS overlay? #10876

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opened 2026-01-31 02:32:33 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @Qix- on GitHub (Oct 3, 2020).

Windows build number: [Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.508]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.3.2651.0

This may be another application doing this, but the only place I ever see it is the Windows Terminal. If it is the case it's another program, feel free to close.

Is there a way to disable this? It pops up randomly, I have absolutely no idea what causes it to appear and there doesn't seem to be any UI option to disable or remove it.

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It's completely useless to me and I'd rather just never see it again.

Sometimes it decides to disappear later on, and leaves graphical artifacts as well:

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Quite annoying. Again, it could be another application on my machine doing this, but I've never seen it anywhere other than the terminal app.

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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2020):

This overlay is from your graphics card’s support software, because it thinks Terminal is a game. We have not implemented an FPS meter.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2020): This overlay is from your graphics card’s support software, because it thinks Terminal is a game. We have not implemented an FPS meter.
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@JesseMaurais commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2021):

For anyone else who has experience this (and because this page is the top Google result): I found that it was coming from NZXT CAM software and can be disabled from the settings > overlay menu. The overlay is triggered by certain key combinations, in my case CTRL+O which I was using in GNU Nano to write 'out' to a file.

@JesseMaurais commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2021): For anyone else who has experience this (and because this page is the top Google result): I found that it was coming from NZXT CAM software and can be disabled from the settings > overlay menu. The overlay is triggered by certain key combinations, in my case CTRL+O which I was using in GNU Nano to write 'out' to a file.
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@Qix- commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2021):

Yes, sorry - I never updated. You're absolutely right, it's coming from the NZXT CAM software. I never figured out the combo that was causing it to come up, so thanks @JesseMaurais.

@Qix- commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2021): Yes, sorry - I never updated. You're absolutely right, it's coming from the NZXT CAM software. I never figured out the combo that was causing it to come up, so thanks @JesseMaurais.
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@ThisisSebs commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023):

Thank you @JesseMaurais that was definitely causing this problem in my Terminal.

@ThisisSebs commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023): Thank you @JesseMaurais that was definitely causing this problem in my Terminal.
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Reference: starred/terminal#10876