NVIDIA Graphics Driver

NVIDIA Graphics Driver

by NVIDIA Corporation

What is NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

NVIDIA Graphics Driver is software application developed by NVIDIA Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 72.11% of installations running this operating system. NVIDIA Graphics Driver's installer is typically 1.00 GB in size and installs around 851 files. The most common release is 347.58 with 4.28% of all installations currently using this version.

NVIDIA Graphics Driver is most popular in the United States with 55.47% of installations residing in this country.

NVIDIA Graphics Driver adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, NVIDIA Graphics Driver is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is essential software for NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on a PC, facilitating communication between the Windows PC OS and the device. This software is crucial for the proper functioning of the hardware device. Drivers typically come pre-installed with Windows or can be obtained through Windows Update in Control Panel, or downloaded from the NVIDIA support website. The latest release is the first WHQL-certified release from the Release 296 family of drivers, ensuring its reliability and compatibility.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • daemonu.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Update Service Daemon' (nvUpdatusService) "NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.".
Firewall:
  • daemonu.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • NVMonitor.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1399E772-EE42-4FFC-9687-31B4BF6AA6F8}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • nwiz.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named nWizard_{B2FE1952-0186-46C3-BAEC-A80AA35AC5B8}.
Registry entries:
  • trayicon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AGEIA PhysX SysTray' and executes as C:\Program Files\AGEIA Technologies\bin\TrayIcon.exe.
  • nTuneCmd.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'NVIDIA nTune' and executes as "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear.
  • NVMonitor.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'NVIDIA System Monitor' and executes as "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA System Monitor\NVMonitor.exe" startup.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.nvidia.com/drivers
Support:
https://support.dell.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Driver.1
Uninstaller:
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.3\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.Driver
Size:
1.00 GB
Language:
English

NVIDIA Graphics Driver Executable Details

Primary executable:
uninstall.exe
Name:
NVIDIA Graphics Driver
Path:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Driver.1\uninstall.exe
MD5:
da14150c8846d879e209ca874be5e44c
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by NVIDIA Graphics Driver
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
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DLL
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DLL
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DLL
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DLL
4cc70e72dd907e994e16faa9f2451934
DLL
103cb7d228da23018c969ca9a70b3374
DLL
337900609d5312b5fa7053a63c8cb569
DLL
47ecace33fe9e5e21236a7795e17880a
DLL
c907ac8a46d6047f143593e8fcf5e73a
DLL
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