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Should I remove NVIDIA GeForce Experience?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,546
United States Rank #3,043
Reach 0.2427%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.74 days
198.73 days >
Average installed length: 104.42 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.1 100.00%

Typically installed together

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NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.1

Overview

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.1 is a software program developed by NVIDIA. 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 primary executable is named 7z.exe. The setup package generally installs about 58 files and is usually about 17.05 MB (17,876,551 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 39% of users of NVIDIA GeForce Experience come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{04EC00F1-8C9D-4BED-8352-363377C548C4}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 17.05 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.1

Program executable:7z.exe
7-Zip Standalone Console
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA GeForce Experience\7z.exe
MD5:aa91cd6b59ddadb13def6429bb23c418
Additional files:
  • LaunchGFExperience.exe - NVIDIA GeForce Experience Launcher Application
  • setup.exe - NVIDIA Install Application
  • ExtensionLoader.dll - NVIDIA GeForce Experience (Installer Extension Loader)
  • nvspcap.dll - NVIDIA Capture Server Proxy
  • nvspcap64.dll
  • nvspcaps.exe - NVIDIA Capture Server
  • nvspcaps64.exe
  • flame.Accounts.dll - FlameFX (Flame.Accounts)
  • flame.core.dll - Flame.Core
  • Ninject.dll (by Ninject Project Contributors) - Ninject: Lightweight dependency injection for .NET (Ninject Core Library)
  • Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
  • NVIDIA.GFExperience.Resources.Localization.dll - NVIDIA.GFExperience.Resources.Localization
  • NVIDIA.Settings.Properties.dll - NVIDIA.Settings.Properties
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • GFExperience.WebService.dll - GFExperience.WebService
  • GFExperienceControls.dll - GFExperienceControls
  • InstallerUIExtension.dll - InstallerUIExtension
  • NVIDIA.UpdateService.dll - NVIDIA.UpdateService
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • GFExperience.exe - GeForce Experience (NVIDIA GeForce Experience)
  • GFExperienceCore.dll - GFExperienceCore
  • InstallerService.dll - InstallerService
  • NVIDIA.Settings.dll - NVIDIA.Settings
  • ReactiveUI.Xaml.dll - ReactiveUI.Xaml
  • GridService.dll - GridService
  • ReactiveUI.dll - ReactiveUI
  • ShadowPlay.dll - ShadowPlay
  • NVIDIA.Win32Api.dll - Win32Api
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (Apache log4net for .NET Framework 4.0)
  • dbghelp.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.Prism.UnityExtensions.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Configuration.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.Unity.dll
  • Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Interception.dll
  • Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll
  • Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll
  • System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll - System.ComponentModel.Composition.CodePlex
  • System.ComponentModel.Composition.Registration.dll - System.ComponentModel.Composition.Registration.CodePlex

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • GFExperience.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C3837989-FBB1-4E4B-B6A2-25CC24FF0D38}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove NVIDIA GeForce Experience?

You can uninstall NVIDIA GeForce Experience 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 GeForce Experience 2.1, 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 GeForce Experience.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,546

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.47%
Windows 10 44.06%
Windows Vista 1.69%
Windows XP 0.77%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.57%
Windows 8.1 20.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.71%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.30%
Windows 7 Professional 9.26%
Windows 10 Home 3.30%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.29%
  Germany 6.62%
  United Kingdom 5.11%
  France 4.14%
  Canada 3.63%
  Italy 3.36%
  Australia 2.78%
  Netherlands 2.44%
  Brazil 1.88%
  Sweden 1.88%
  DK 1.34%
  India 1.27%
  Belgium 1.22%
  Poland 1.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 25.42%
Acer 17.26%
Dell 11.41%
Hewlett-Packard 11.37%
GIGABYTE 10.18%
Lenovo 8.23%
Alienware 4.22%
MSI 3.47%
Toshiba 3.36%
Samsung 3.36%
Intel 1.73%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.75%
Acer Aspire VN7-791 5.87%
LENOVO 20217 3.56%
ASUSTeK N751JK 3.50%
LENOVO 20DM000VUS 3.50%
ASUSTeK N550JK 2.51%

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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