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Should I remove NVIDIA Virtual Audio?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,338
United States Rank #3,600
Reach 0.2710%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.88 days
320.82 days >
Average installed length: 168.57 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.9 100.00%

Typically installed together

Other programs by NVIDIA

NVIDIA Virtual Audio 1.2.9

What is NVIDIA Virtual Audio?

The NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device is not needed nor used on Optimus notebooks, so there is no
effect on your notebook function. To remove the yellow bang, reboot your notebook.

Overview

The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 2.45 MB (2,567,112 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\VirtualAudio.Driver.{C751620D-66AC-4929-AD63-5891E12E7C59}
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{7AB10650-3C14-4625-8754-2DD9FB0C58E6}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 2.45 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA Virtual Audio 1.2.9

  • nvaudcap32v.dll - NVIDIA Virtual Audio Driver
  • nvaudcap64v.dll
  • nvgenco32.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (Generic Coinstaller)
  • nvgenco64.dll
  • nvvad32v.sys
  • nvvad64v.sys

How do I remove NVIDIA Virtual Audio?

You can uninstall NVIDIA Virtual Audio 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 Virtual Audio 1.2.9, 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 Virtual Audio.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,338

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.06%
Windows 10 37.89%
Windows XP 0.04%
Windows Vista 0.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.01%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.55%
Windows 8.1 13.26%
Windows 7 Professional 11.53%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.87%
Windows 8 Pro 3.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.52%
  Germany 7.27%
  France 6.06%
  United Kingdom 4.64%
  Italy 3.91%
  Brazil 3.38%
  Netherlands 3.01%
  Sweden 2.81%
  Canada 2.61%
  Australia 2.57%
  India 1.85%
  Spain 1.52%
  Russia 1.38%
  Poland 1.36%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 25.25%
Dell 17.10%
Acer 13.78%
GIGABYTE 11.18%
Hewlett-Packard 10.71%
Lenovo 5.48%
MSI 5.00%
Samsung 4.09%
Medion 3.80%
Intel 1.87%
Alienware 1.01%
Toshiba 0.73%
Common models
ASUSTeK N550JK 9.87%
ASUS All Series 5.66%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.90%
ASUSTeK N750JK 2.76%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 2.14%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.14%

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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