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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,563
United States Rank #9,141
Reach 0.0334%

Versions

VersionDistribution
135.85 100.00%

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NVIDIA nView 135.85

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 135.85 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. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is nwiz.exe. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 16.86 MB (17,679,216 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 51% of users of NVIDIA nView come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

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: 16.86 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA nView 135.85

Program executable:nwiz.exe
Name:NVIDIA nView Wizard, Version 135.85
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nview\nwiz.exe
MD5:272c770207703402830c801b34d44852
Additional files:
  • nView.dll - NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager 135.85
  • nView64.dll
  • keystone.exe - NVIDIA nView Control Panel, Version 135.85
  • nvwdmcpl.dll
  • nvwimg.dll - NVIDIA nView Image Library, Version 135.85
  • nvwimg64.dll
  • nvShell.dll - NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 135.85
  • 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 135.85
  • nvTaskbar.exe
  • 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 /install.

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 135.85, 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 49%
Win Vista (SP2) 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 51.44%
Windows 7 45.98%
Windows 10 1.52%
Windows Server 2003 0.91%
Windows Vista 0.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 52.38%
Windows 7 Professional 27.04%
Windows 7 Enterprise 8.91%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.46%
Windows 10 Pro 1.08%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.78%
  Germany 6.72%
  Canada 4.20%
  United Kingdom 3.84%
  France 3.24%
  Italy 2.76%
  Australia 1.80%
  Iran 1.68%
  Poland 1.56%
  Spain 1.32%
  Taiwan 1.20%
  Brazil 1.08%
  Sweden 0.96%
  Argentina 0.96%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 61.02%
GIGABYTE 11.80%
American Megatrends 10.69%
Hewlett-Packard 7.13%
Intel 5.35%
NEC 1.11%
Lenovo 1.11%
Acer 0.89%
Sahara 0.45%
ASUS 0.45%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6520 18.79%
Dell Latitude E6420 16.76%
Dell Precision M4600 4.34%
Dell Precision M4400 3.76%
Dell Precision WorkStatio... 2.60%
Dell Precision T1600 2.31%

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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