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7.15.11.8120 2.22%
7.15.11.7948 11.11%
7.15.11.7808 2.22%
7.15.11.7644 20.00%
7.15.11.7568 15.56%
7.15.11.7521 2.22%
7.15.11.7521 11.11%
6.14.13.1090 6.67%
6.14.13.1070 8.89%
6.14.13.0142 8.89%
6.14.12.7533 2.22%
6.14.12.6658 2.22%
6.14.12.6635 2.22%
6.14.11.9713 4.44%

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NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   6.14.13.0142
MD5:   8a96ff6c6f5996a323954e2ae6deca79
SHA1:   3f0e2408e145ed0872c01f45932dbba68111859b
SHA256:   6ee1497ccf8a70c76150ac05ad4809d9549c9cca1b0848f9fcf7e9b3bc03fc6e

What is NVMCTRAY.dll?

nvmctray.dll (NVIDIA Media Center Library) loads into nvtray.exe NVIDIA Settings is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.

Overview

nvmctray.dll executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the hosted context of rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App by Microsoft). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvmctray.dll
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Media Center Library
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll
File version:6.14.13.0142
Size:105.81 KB (108,352 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, August 6, 2007
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.230648
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'NvMediaCenter' → RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03862000%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01365693%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.02496308%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:884,375 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:322/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.14 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.2 MB
Private (minimum):7.19 MB
Non-paged memory:6.14 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:40.98 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.45 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.19 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.03 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:71
600
GUI GDI count:26
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 35.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.44%
Windows Vista Home Premium 22.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.89%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.44%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 28.57%
ASUS 28.57%
Intel 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
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