Versions

8.17.13.0142	90.91%
8.17.13.0142	9.09%

nvvsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 8.17.13.0142. 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”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 749.56 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to NVIDIA Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.61 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 10.18 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 4 Bytes per minute.

The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.