GeForce Now exploit unlocks full Windows desktop access

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In brief: GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service that lets users stream games over the internet in limited sessions. As a pair of modders recently discovered, however, a bit of tinkering can turn it into a formidable system for offloading demanding computing tasks.

GeForce Now can apparently do much more than simply stream a selection of supported games using the AV1 codec. Two modders known as "Zortos" and "dpadGuy" have discovered a "trick" to gain full desktop access to the streaming service, allowing them to run custom games and software directly on Nvidia's hardware.

The modders explained how they achieved this unprecedented result in a video tutorial. The clip essentially provides a step-by-step guide on how to access the remote desktop, although they warn that the method only works with a paid...

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