nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
nvvsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 8.17.12.9610. It is started as a Windows Service called 'NVIDIA Driver Helper Service' with the name 'NVSvc' and described as “Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 749.56 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to NVIDIA Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.71 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9 MB.
What is nvvsvc.exe?
The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Friday, September 2, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | NVSvc |
| Display name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service |
| Description: | “Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of nvvsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'NVSvc' (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
