nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
nvvsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 8.17.12.5896. It is started as a Windows Service called 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' with the name 'nvsvc' and described as “Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”. . The average file size is about 141.1 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to NVIDIA Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0041% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.63 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.61 MB.
What is nvvsvc.exe?
The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU driver and provides the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via Control Panel in the display properties. It also provides functionality to manage the GPU's refresh rates via the built-in refresh forcer utility. It is called the 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' in the Windows service controller.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | nvsvc |
| Display name: | NVIDIA Display Driver Service |
| Description: | “Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of nvvsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Professional |
42.86% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
42.86% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.29% |
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Distribution by country
Germany installs about 42.86% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96.
