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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #32,919
United States Rank #34,245
Reach 0.0039%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| v2.24 |
100.00% |
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RivaTuner v2.24
from Alexey Nicolaychuk
What is RivaTuner?
RivaTuner for the NVIDIA video cards, from the Riva TNT to the GeForce 600 Series, which also has limited support for the ATI video cards from the Radeon 8500 and above. It is one of the most common programs used for overclocking GPUs. It allows driver-level Direct3D and OpenGL tweaking (only in the NVIDIA video cards) and low-level hardware access.
About (from Alexey Nicolaychuk)
RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-leve... Read more
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is RivaTuner.exe. The software installer includes 6 files.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\rivatuner v2.24
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.24\uninstall.exe"
Files installed by RivaTuner v2.24
| Program executable: | RivaTuner.exe |
| Name: | RivaTuner Application |
| RivaTuner 2.24 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\rivatuner v2.24\RivaTuner.exe |
| MD5: | e8270c6512cfb71f4c475a59ac7ee1e3 |
Additional files:
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RivaTunerWrapper.exe - RivaTunerWrapper Application (RivaTunerWrapper)
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RivaTuner.exe - RivaTuner Application (RivaTuner 2.24)
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RivaTuner32.sys
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RivaTuner64.sys
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RivaTunerHooks.dll
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- RivaTunerWrapper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DCDF4DD7-D7ED-4330-A48E-DBC636B12AFB}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- RivaTuner.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RivaTuner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.24\RivaTuner.exe" /T.
- RivaTunerWrapper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RivaTuner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.24\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /T.
How do I remove RivaTuner?
You can uninstall RivaTuner 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 RivaTuner v2.24, 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 RivaTuner.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.44% |
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| Windows XP |
18.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.79% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.97% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.68% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
18.18% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.79% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.19% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.60% |
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Geography
39.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.53% |
| Italy |
8.14% |
| United Kingdom |
6.98% |
| France |
4.65% |
| Russia |
4.65% |
| Germany |
4.65% |
| Canada |
3.49% |
| Singapore |
2.33% |
| Brazil |
2.33% |
| UA |
2.33% |
| BY |
2.33% |
| Belgium |
2.33% |
| Australia |
2.33% |
| Poland |
2.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.21% |
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| ASUS |
12.12% |
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| Dell |
9.09% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.09% |
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| American Megatrends |
9.09% |
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| Lenovo |
6.06% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 2007VK7 |
4.00% |
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| ASUS All Series |
4.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
2.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
2.00% |
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| Acer Aspire M7720 |
2.00% |
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| Acer Aspire M3203 |
2.00% |
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