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nvshext.dll
NVIDIA Shell Extensions by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 306.14 |
| MD5: | 3cf9df3607347150f89480d7f355f43f |
| SHA1: | c66b96d6392a33934185db211050199e1b56c3b9 |
| SHA256: | 314812443250964e74a5110e23e167d873cc5937bc818ef0d1635becf504defc |
What is nvshext.dll?
The NVIDIA Shell Extensions provides a shell extension in Windows Explorer that adds a menu item to the shell with the baility for the user to quickly load the nView control panel settings without having to open the Window's Control Panel directly.
Overview
nvshext.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. 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).
Details
| File name: | nvshext.dll |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Shell Extensions |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvshext.dll |
| File version: | 306.14 |
| Size: | 61.85 KB (63,336 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
- Name: 'NvCplDesktopContext'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'NVIDIA Play On My TV Context Menu Extension' with CLSID {3D1975AF-48C6-4f8e-A182-BE0E08FA86A9}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.65% of NVIDIA Shell Extensions.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
24.71% |
|
| Lenovo |
16.99% |
|
| Dell |
12.36% |
|
| Acer |
12.36% |
|
| Sony |
11.58% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
7.34% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.86% |
|
| Alienware |
3.09% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.32% |
|
| Intel |
1.54% |
|
| Toshiba |
1.54% |
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| MSI |
1.54% |
|
| Sahara |
0.77% |
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