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VersionsAdditional versions

7.17.13.4043 0.66%
7.17.13.3788 3.29%
7.17.13.3750 0.66%
7.17.13.3523 1.32%
7.17.13.3489 1.64%
7.17.13.3467 0.33%
7.17.13.3244 0.33%
7.17.13.3221 0.99%
7.17.13.3182 0.33%
7.17.13.3182 0.33%
7.17.13.3165 6.25%
7.17.13.3165 0.66%
7.17.13.3158 0.66%
7.17.13.3140 0.66%
7.17.13.2723 0.66%
7.17.13.2723 2.63%
7.17.13.2702 0.66%
7.17.13.2680 0.66%
7.17.13.2619 0.33%
7.17.13.2049 2.30%
7.17.13.2049 0.33%
7.17.13.2018 2.63%
7.17.13.2018 1.32%
7.17.13.2014 0.33%
7.17.13.1422 2.96%
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nvtray.exe

NVIDIA Settings by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvtray.exe
Version:   7.17.13.1127
MD5:   1c9e448270f6512058c9467c3271a6e6
SHA1:   ceaf2334b6eb4d3bc20da1ca641b5378e00d4344

What is nvtray.exe?

nvtray.exe NVIDIA Settings is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.

Overview

nvtray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent nvxdsync.exe (NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component by NVIDIA Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvtray.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Settings
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\display\nvtray.exe
File version:7.17.13.1127
Size:2.34 MB (2,450,208 bytes)
Build date:2/14/2013 12:27 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, September 1, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 48001

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00002251%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001888%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00000363%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:78 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:4,848/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.73 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):9.41 MB
    Private (minimum):9.08 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.73 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:97 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):106.92 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.37 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):9.41 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:5,780/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:54 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O other transfer:25 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:2/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:3
    12
    Handles:157
    600
    GUI GDI count:81
    103
    GUI GDI peak:82
    142
    GUI USER count:4
    49
    GUI USER peak:5
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:/Program Files/nvidia corporation/display/nvtray.exe" -user_has_logged_in 1
    Owner:User
    Parent process:nvxdsync.exe (NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component by NVIDIA Corporation)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 25.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 10.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 6.00%
    Windows 8.1 4.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.50%
    Windows 8 4.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 3.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 2.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 1.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.50%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%
    21 other Windows OS version

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 35.35% of NVIDIA Settings.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 22.71%
    Acer 17.03%
    Dell 14.85%
    Hewlett-Packard 11.79%
    Lenovo 11.35%
    GIGABYTE 4.80%
    Alienware 3.49%
    Intel 3.49%
    Sony 3.49%
    MSI 2.62%
    American Megatrends 2.18%
    Toshiba 0.87%
    Samsung 0.87%
    Sahara 0.44%
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