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nvshext.dll

NVIDIA Shell Extensions by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvshext.dll

Overview

There are 148 versions of nvshext.dll in the wild, the latest version being 340.43. It adds a context menu to the Window's shell named NvCplDesktopContext. The average file size is about 82.35 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to NVIDIA Corporation by VeriSign. Numerous variations of nvshext.dll have been installed with both NVIDIA Graphics Driver 275.33 and NVIDIA Graphics Driver 314.07. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR.

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.

DetailsDetails
File name:nvshext.dll
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Shell Extensions
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvshext.dll
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of NVIDIA Shell Extensions.)
NVIDIA Graphics Driver
 NVIDIA Corporation
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The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in mo...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of nvshext.dll, select a unique version for details.)
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}

VersionsAll file variations of nvshext.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.75%
Windows 7 Professional 8.25%
Windows 8 Pro 7.75%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.75%
Windows 8 4.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.00%
Windows 8.1 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.25%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.25%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.25%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.75%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.75%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows Vista Business 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.25%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.84% of NVIDIA Shell Extensions.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 17.57%
Acer 15.90%
Dell 15.06%
Hewlett-Packard 11.09%
Lenovo 10.88%
Sony 10.46%
GIGABYTE 5.02%
Intel 2.93%
Toshiba 2.93%
Alienware 2.51%
MSI 2.09%
American Megatrends 1.67%
Gateway 0.84%
Sahara 0.42%
Medion 0.42%
Samsung 0.21%
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