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9.11.1111 100.00%

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NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.11.1111

What is NVIDIA PhysX System Software?

PhysX is a proprietary realtime physics engine middleware SDK. Video games supporting hardware acceleration by PhysX can be accelerated by either a PhysX PPU or a CUDA-enabled GeForce GPU offloading physics calculations from the CPU, allowing it to perform other tasks instead. This typically results in a smoother gaming experience and additional visual effects.

About  (from NVIDIA)

NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine enabling real-time physics in leading edge PC games. PhysX software is widely adopted by over 150 games and is used by more than 10,000 developers. PhysX is optimized for hardware acceleration by massively parallel processors. GeForce GPUs with PhysX provide an exponential incr...  Read more

Overview

The primary executable is named PhysXCore.dll. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 99.08 MB (103,892,143 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/physx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX
Uninstaller: "C:\windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.0\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.PhysX
Estimated size: 99.08 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.11.1111

Program module:PhysXCore.dll
Name: PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Engine\v2.8.3\PhysXCore.dll
MD5:aa7020d91cd83604834285aef4a6be04
Additional files:
  • PhysXCooking64.dll - PhysXCooking 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXLoader64.dll - PhysXLoader 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore64.dll - PhysXCore 64bit Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCooking.dll - PhysXCooking Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXLoader.dll - PhysXLoader Dynamic Link Library
  • PhysXCore.dll - PhysXCore Dynamic Link Library
  • cudart32_41_22.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.22 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.22)
  • cudart64_41_22.dll
  • PhysXDevice.dll - NVIDIA PhysX Device Module
  • PhysXDevice64.dll
  • cudart32_30_9.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 3.0.9 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 3.0.9)
  • cudart32_41_4.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.4 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.4)
  • cudart64_30_9.dll
  • cudart64_41_0.dll - NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.0 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 4.1.0)
  • PhysXUpdateLoader.dll - PhysXUpdateLoader DLL (PhysX Update Loader DLL)
  • PhysXUpdateLoader64.dll

How do I remove NVIDIA PhysX System Software?

You can uninstall NVIDIA PhysX System Software 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 PhysX System Software 9.11.1111, 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 PhysX System Software.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 90%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,067

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 91.36%
Windows 10 8.50%
Windows XP 0.13%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 70.01%
Windows 7 Professional 10.69%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.41%
Windows 10 Home 5.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.08%
Windows 8 Pro 1.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

34.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 34.79%
  United Kingdom 11.10%
  Germany 5.52%
  Canada 4.77%
  Australia 4.31%
  Italy 2.88%
  India 2.76%
  France 2.19%
  Iran 1.73%
  Netherlands 1.61%
  Poland 1.50%
  Norway 1.44%
  Singapore 1.27%
  Taiwan 1.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Samsung 44.61%
Lenovo 21.83%
Toshiba 10.98%
Sony 8.66%
Dell 8.19%
Medion 5.18%
Acer 0.27%
ASUS 0.14%
Hewlett-Packard 0.14%
Common models
Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... 24.48%
Samsung 550P5C/550P7C 9.31%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 8.28%
TOSHIBA Satellite P850 6.76%
Samsung 700Z3C/700Z5C 4.55%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 4.21%

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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