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NVMCTRAY.dll
NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 7.15.11.5615 |
MD5: | 7a7f2fda8852402ff43c5330bb899f49 |
SHA1: | e942d10e964f8c306c26949beefc5fe2e19c1b41 |
SHA256: | 37c1383e4f8a911892481ecebbb27d02e7aa5db754ff07c157ba4f5cce3d5100 |
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 usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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).
Details
File name: | nvmctray.dll |
Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product name: | NVIDIA Media Center Library |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll |
File version: | 7.15.11.5615 |
Size: | 80 KB (81,920 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Friday, January 9, 2009 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00045911% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00040540% | |
User CPU: | 0.00005371% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 234 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 7,874/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 3.09 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 5.39 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 160 KB | |
Non-paged memory: | 3.09 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 51.58 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 64.12 MB | |
Working set: | 436 KB | |
Working set (peak): | 8.34 MB | |
Page faults: | 3,796/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 18.66 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 30 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 4 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 1 | |
Handles: | 77 | |
GUI GDI count: | 17 | |
GUI USER count: | 7 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
74.67% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.67% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.67% |
|
Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.33% |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.33% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
1.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 29.33% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
32.73% |
|
Compaq |
18.18% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
12.73% |
|
Sony |
10.91% |
|
GIGABYTE |
9.09% |
|
American Megatrends |
7.27% |
|
Intel |
7.27% |
|
Acer |
1.82% |
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