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Should I remove NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,012
United States Rank #15,288
Reach 0.0165%

Versions

VersionDistribution
296.16 100.00%

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NVIDIA Graphics Driver 296.16

What is NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for the 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 most cases for the hardware device to function properly. Geforce Desktop PC graphics cards, Geforce notebook PC graphics cards and Quadro Professional graphics cards each uses a different unique driver. There are multiple ways to determine the NVIDIA display driver version that is installed on your PC. The easiest method is by inspecting the System Information through the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Overview

The primary executable is named nvgenco64.dll. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 161.73 MB (169,587,049 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Driver.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.0\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.Driver
Estimated size: 161.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA Graphics Driver 296.16

Program module:nvgenco64.dll
Name:NVIDIA Install Application
Generic Coinstaller
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Driver.0\nvgenco64.dll
MD5:bdc5b5756eec34689391b8c2c7e9ae80
Additional files:
  • dbInstaller.exe - GPU Settings DBInstall Application (DBInstall Application)
  • DisplayDriverExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (Graphics Driver Install Helper)
  • nvdispco64.dll - Display Driver Coinstaller
  • NVCPLSetupInt.exe - NVIDIA Package Launcher
  • NVDISPCO32.DLL
  • NVGENCO32.DLL - Generic Coinstaller

How do I remove NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

You can uninstall NVIDIA Graphics Driver 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 Graphics Driver 296.16, 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 Graphics Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 93%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#16,012

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 94.79%
Windows 10 5.21%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 79.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.12%
Windows 10 Home 4.60%
Windows 7 Professional 4.29%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.61%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.61%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.07%
  Canada 7.30%
  Taiwan 5.29%
  France 4.53%
  Belgium 3.27%
  United Kingdom 2.77%
  Indonesia 2.52%
  Australia 2.27%
  Iran 2.27%
  Netherlands 2.02%
  DK 1.76%
  Thailand 1.76%
  Italy 1.26%
  Norway 1.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 73.77%
Alienware 12.96%
Acer 12.65%
Hewlett-Packard 0.31%
Dell 0.31%
Common models
ASUSTeK K55VM 21.85%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 12.92%
Alienware M14xR2 12.92%
ASUSTeK N76VM 8.00%
ASUSTeK N56VZ 8.00%
ASUSTeK N76VZ 7.08%

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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