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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,875
United States Rank #19,610
Reach 0.0122%

Versions

VersionDistribution
135.70 100.00%

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NVIDIA nView 135.70

What is NVIDIA nView?  (from NVIDIA)

As the magnitude of data increases, it is more crucial than ever for business professionals to efficiently manage their system’s desktop environment. Using NVIDIA® nView® Desktop Management Software, professionals have maximum flexibility and unprecedented control of a single or multiple display environments. nView pro...  Read more

Overview

NVIDIA nView 135.70 is a program developed by NVIDIA. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The software installer includes 41 files and is usually about 18.97 MB (19,894,744 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 38% of users of NVIDIA nView come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com/object/nview_display_us.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nview
Uninstaller: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.1\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.NView
Estimated size: 18.97 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA nView 135.70

  • nView.dll - NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager 135.70
  • nView64.dll
  • keystone.exe - NVIDIA nView Control Panel, Version 135.70
  • nvwdmcpl.dll
  • nvwimg.dll - NVIDIA nView Image Library, Version 135.70
  • nvwimg64.dll
  • nvShell.dll - NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 135.70
  • NVWRSAR.dll - NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager
  • NVWRSCS.dll
  • NVWRSDA.dll
  • NVWRSDE.dll
  • NVWRSEL.dll
  • NVWRSENG.dll
  • NVWRSENU.dll
  • NVWRSES.dll
  • NVWRSESM.dll
  • NVWRSFI.dll
  • NVWRSFR.dll
  • NVWRSHE.dll
  • NVWRSHU.dll
  • NVWRSIT.dll
  • NVWRSJA.dll
  • NVWRSKO.dll
  • NVWRSNL.dll
  • NVWRSNO.dll
  • NVWRSPL.dll
  • NVWRSPT.dll
  • NVWRSPTB.dll
  • NVWRSRU.dll
  • NVWRSSK.dll
  • NVWRSSL.dll
  • NVWRSSV.dll
  • NVWRSTH.dll
  • NVWRSTR.dll
  • NVWRSZHC.dll
  • NVWRSZHT.dll
  • nvAppBar.exe - NVIDIA nView Toolbar, Version 135.70
  • nvTaskbar.exe
  • nwiz.exe - NVIDIA nView Wizard, Version 135.70
  • nvDspSch.exe - NVIDIA Display Scheme Menu
  • nViewSetup.exe - nViewSetup (NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • nvShell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'nView' with a class of {1E9B04FB-F9E5-4718-997B-B8DA88302A48}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • nwiz.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'nwiz' which loads as C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • nwiz.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe'.

How do I remove NVIDIA nView?

You can uninstall NVIDIA nView 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 nView 135.70, 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 nView.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 52%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 55.19%
Windows 7 41.49%
Windows Vista 1.24%
Windows 10 1.24%
Windows Server 2003 0.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 56.02%
Windows 7 Professional 24.48%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.88%
Windows 7 Enterprise 6.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.49%
Windows 10 Pro 0.83%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.89%
  Iran 5.26%
  Germany 4.91%
  Brazil 3.86%
  France 3.86%
  Australia 3.51%
  United Kingdom 3.16%
  India 2.81%
  Spain 2.46%
  Italy 2.46%
  Canada 2.11%
  Netherlands 2.11%
  Poland 1.75%
  Russia 1.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.91%
Dell 26.24%
GIGABYTE 15.60%
American Megatrends 11.35%
Intel 9.93%
Acer 2.84%
Sahara 2.13%
Common models
HP Z400 Workstation 11.28%
HP Z210 Workstation 7.52%
Dell Latitude D630 3.01%
HP Z600 Workstation 2.26%
Dell Precision WorkStatio... 2.26%
Dell Precision WorkStatio... 2.26%

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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