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Should I remove NVIDIA GeForce Experience?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,347
United States Rank #5,106
Reach 0.1688%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.08 days
356.30 days >
Average installed length: 187.21 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.7.1 100.00%

Typically installed together

Other programs by NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 1.7.1

What is NVIDIA GeForce Experience?  (from NVIDIA)

The GeForce Experience application automatically notifies you of new driver releases from NVIDIA. With a single click, you'll be able to update the driver directly, without leaving your desktop. GeForce Experience connects you to NVIDIA's cloud datacenter to download optimal game settings tailored to your PC, CPU, GPU ...  Read more

Overview

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 1.7.1 is a software program developed by NVIDIA. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named GFExperience.exe. The setup package generally installs about 33 files and is usually about 12.39 MB (12,989,656 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 31% of users of NVIDIA GeForce Experience come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{1A015DE8-63D2-4313-8E68-076E42A05C49}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 12.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA GeForce Experience 1.7.1

Program executable:GFExperience.exe
Name:GeForce Experience
NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\GFExperience.exe
MD5:87538c90e09d60d957338ee5c387412d
Additional files:
  • ExtensionLoader.dll - NVIDIA GeForce Experience (Installer Extension Loader)
  • GeForce_Experience_v1.5.exe - NVIDIA Package Launcher
  • Yeast.Core.dll - NVIDIA Yeast Framework (Yeast.Core)
  • flame.Accounts.dll - FlameFX (Flame.Accounts)
  • flame.core.dll - Flame.Core
  • NVIDIA.Settings.Properties.dll - NVIDIA.Settings.Properties
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • GFExperienceControls.dll - GFExperienceControls
  • InstallerUIExtension.dll - InstallerUIExtension
  • NVIDIA.UpdateService.dll - NVIDIA.UpdateService
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • GFExperience.exe - GeForce Experience (NVIDIA GeForce Experience)
  • GFExperienceCore.dll - GFExperienceCore
  • InstallerService.dll - InstallerService
  • NVIDIA.Settings.dll - NVIDIA.Settings
  • GridService.dll - GridService
  • ShadowPlay.dll - ShadowPlay
  • NVIDIA.Win32Api.dll - Win32Api
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (Apache log4net for .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile)
  • 7z.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
  • System.Reactive.PlatformServices.dll
  • System.Reactive.Providers.dll
  • System.Reactive.Runtime.Remoting.dll
  • System.Reactive.Windows.Threading.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • GFExperience.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9F9DC4EA-270A-4941-9941-4832ADCFAD18}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • GFExperience.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'NvGFExperience' which loads as C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\GFExperience.exe -shellexecute.

How do I remove NVIDIA GeForce Experience?

You can uninstall NVIDIA GeForce Experience from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program NVIDIA GeForce Experience 1.7.1, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove NVIDIA GeForce Experience.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,347

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.65%
Windows 10 33.94%
Windows XP 3.57%
Windows Vista 1.77%
Windows Server 2003 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.77%
Windows 7 Professional 11.28%
Windows 8.1 10.49%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.35%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.13%
  Germany 7.63%
  France 5.93%
  United Kingdom 4.59%
  Italy 4.00%
  Sweden 3.10%
  Brazil 3.04%
  Australia 2.89%
  Netherlands 2.86%
  Canada 2.42%
  Poland 1.64%
  Russia 1.49%
  India 1.46%
  Spain 1.43%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 20.30%
Dell 14.06%
Acer 13.68%
GIGABYTE 13.40%
Hewlett-Packard 11.87%
MSI 7.88%
Lenovo 5.80%
Samsung 5.03%
Medion 3.45%
Intel 2.02%
Alienware 0.93%
Toshiba 0.82%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.17%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.03%
ASUSTeK K53SV 2.54%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GE70... 2.54%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.42%
Acer Aspire 5750G 2.30%

About NVIDIA

Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com

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