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nvapi.dll
NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.17.12.5741 |
| MD5: | 78b5309c1f3a4800db7776549412b356 |
| SHA1: | 4776e284f05ad95addb73bcc867738b1447514eb |
| SHA256: | 27b640cac45c93412f3b0d602456e8131315548735c6812b9c77508f142a81a3 |
Overview
nvapi.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | nvapi.dll |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Windows drivers |
| Description: | NVIDIA NVAPI Library, Version 176.44 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvapi.dll |
| File version: | 8.17.12.5741 |
| Size: | 1.52 MB (1,593,448 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/12/2010 9:03 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Friday, September 2, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 5.694907 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
40.49% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
17.18% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.56% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.43% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.91% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.07% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.84% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
1.84% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.61% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.61% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.61% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.61% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.61% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro N |
0.61% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 29.81% of NVIDIA Windows drivers.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.98% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
15.87% |
|
| Acer |
10.32% |
|
| ASUS |
9.52% |
|
| American Megatrends |
7.94% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
|
| Intel |
4.76% |
|
| Compaq |
3.17% |
|
| Sony |
3.17% |
|
| Medion |
3.17% |
|
| MSI |
1.59% |
|
| Gateway |
1.59% |
|
| Toshiba |
1.59% |
|
| Alienware |
0.79% |
|
| Packard Bell |
0.79% |
|
| Samsung |
0.79% |
|
| Sahara |
0.79% |
|
