NVIDIA Update 1.5.20
What is NVIDIA Update?
NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.
About (from NVIDIA)
NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVIDIA Update also provides automatic updates for game and program profiles, including SLI profiles. Once installed on your... Read more
Overview
NVIDIA Update 1.5.20 is a software program developed by NVIDIA. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named WLMerger.exe. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.52 MB (3,686,976 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 38% of users of NVIDIA Update come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Iran.
Program details
URL: www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia-update.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.1\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.Update
Estimated size: 3.52 MB
Files installed by NVIDIA Update 1.5.20
| Program executable: | WLMerger.exe |
| Name: | NVIDIA Update Components |
| WLMerger Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\WLMerger.exe |
| MD5: | edc6a9487c1d79dc8b887f0150fdf26c |
Additional files:
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ComUpdatus.exe - NVIDIA Update Components (NVIDIA Update COM object)
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ComUpdatusPS.dll - ComUpdatus Proxy/Stub
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daemonu.exe - NVIDIA Settings Update Manager
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Nvlhr.exe - UPDT Application Launcher
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WLMerger.exe - WLMerger Application
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- daemonu.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Update Service Daemon' (nvUpdatusService) "NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- daemonu.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| daemonu.exe |
| Memory: | 2.36 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001531713% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010322% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004995% | |
| Switches/sec: | 7 | |
How do I remove NVIDIA Update?
You can uninstall NVIDIA Update from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program NVIDIA Update 1.5.20, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove NVIDIA Update.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.00% |
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| Windows XP |
21.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.11% |
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| Windows 10 |
3.00% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.22% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
29.91% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
21.65% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.15% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.81% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
1.23% |
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Geography
38.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.04% |
| Germany |
15.14% |
| Iran |
9.81% |
| India |
3.83% |
| United Kingdom |
3.46% |
| Australia |
2.80% |
| Canada |
2.24% |
| Netherlands |
2.15% |
| Belgium |
1.78% |
| Romania |
1.40% |
| Israel |
1.31% |
| Indonesia |
1.21% |
| Egypt |
1.21% |
| Croatia |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
17.77% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.22% |
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| Acer |
17.22% |
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| GIGABYTE |
15.20% |
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| Medion |
14.47% |
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| Intel |
6.59% |
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| ASUS |
5.49% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.20% |
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| Alienware |
1.83% |
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| MSI |
0.73% |
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| Samsung |
0.73% |
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| Lenovo |
0.55% |
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Common models |
| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
19.68% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
4.76% |
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| MEDION MS-7728 |
4.13% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
1.90% |
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| Dell Dell DXP061 |
1.59% |
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| GBT AWRDACPI |
1.59% |
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About NVIDIA
Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com