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7.17.13.4043 0.66%
7.17.13.3788 3.29%
7.17.13.3750 0.66%
7.17.13.3523 1.32%
7.17.13.3489 1.64%
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7.17.13.2619 0.33%
7.17.13.2049 2.30%
7.17.13.2049 0.33%
7.17.13.2018 2.63%
7.17.13.2018 1.32%
7.17.13.2014 0.33%
7.17.13.1422 2.96%
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nvtray.exe

NVIDIA Settings by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvtray.exe
Version:   7.17.12.9619
MD5:   a222ff5c9501521c5d442a2bdbbf17a8
SHA1:   4eaf0cdb67b55fd57f35a75532a28c7a494a9512
SHA256:   b8eaed1af75178db2caf24e0c6af0ece4210b9f0ce79fc78affdec78366dd897

What is nvtray.exe?

nvtray.exe NVIDIA Settings is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.

Overview

nvtray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent nvxdsync.exe (NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component by NVIDIA Corporation). 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvtray.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Settings
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\display\nvtray.exe
File version:7.17.12.9619
Size:2.34 MB (2,448,704 bytes)
Build date:3/6/2012 4:46 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, September 1, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 48001

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00003242%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003085%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00000156%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:296 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:85,386/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:6.29 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):1.87 MB
    Private (minimum):652 KB
    Non-paged memory:6.29 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:101.91 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):108.57 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:1.28 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):12.6 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:4,591/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:6 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:5
    12
    Handles:172
    600
    GUI GDI count:86
    103
    GUI USER count:12
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:/Program Files/nvidia corporation/display/nvtray.exe" -user_has_logged_in 1
    Owner:User
    Parent process:nvxdsync.exe (NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component by NVIDIA Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    nvtray.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00011055%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00010404%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00000650%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:2,475/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:2.39 MB
    1.16 MB
    epclient64.dll (DataMask by AOL by AOL)
    Total CPU:0.00001301%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001301%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:82,675/sec
    Memory:300 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 25.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 10.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 6.00%
    Windows 8.1 4.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.50%
    Windows 8 4.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 3.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 2.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 1.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.50%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%
    21 other Windows OS version

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 35.35% of NVIDIA Settings.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 22.71%
    Acer 17.03%
    Dell 14.85%
    Hewlett-Packard 11.79%
    Lenovo 11.35%
    GIGABYTE 4.80%
    Alienware 3.49%
    Intel 3.49%
    Sony 3.49%
    MSI 2.62%
    American Megatrends 2.18%
    Toshiba 0.87%
    Samsung 0.87%
    Sahara 0.44%
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