nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 285.62 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
nvvsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 8.17.12.8562. It is started as a Windows Service called 'NVIDIA Display Driver 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 1.32 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to NVIDIA Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0083% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.28 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.84 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 0 Bytes per minute.
What is nvvsvc.exe?
The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via Control Panel in the display properties. It also provides functionality to manage the GPU's refresh rates via the built-in refresh forcer utility.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 285.62 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, February 9, 2014 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | nvsvc |
| Display name: | NVIDIA Display Driver 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.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
