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Should I remove NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,807
United States Rank #13,601
Reach 0.0123%

Versions

VersionDistribution
285.77 100.00%

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NVIDIA Graphics Driver 285.77

What is NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

The NVIDIA Graphics Driver is the software driver for the NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly. Geforce Desktop PC graphics cards, Geforce notebook PC graphics cards and Quadro Professional graphics cards each uses a different unique driver. There are multiple ways to determine the NVIDIA display driver version that is installed on your PC. The easiest method is by inspecting the System Information through the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Overview

The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 88.69 MB (92,995,125 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Driver.1
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.1\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.Driver
Estimated size: 88.69 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA Graphics Driver 285.77

  • dbInstaller.exe - GPU Settings DBInstall Application (DBInstall Application)
  • DisplayDriverExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (Graphics Driver Install Helper)
  • nvdispco64.dll - Display Driver Coinstaller
  • nvgenco64.dll - Generic Coinstaller

How do I remove NVIDIA Graphics Driver?

You can uninstall NVIDIA Graphics Driver 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 Graphics Driver 285.77, 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 Graphics Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 92%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#18,807

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 93.80%
Windows 10 5.37%
Windows XP 0.41%
Windows Server 2003 0.41%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 65.70%
Windows 7 Professional 15.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.40%
Windows 10 Home 4.55%
Microsoft Windows XP 0.83%
Windows 10 Pro 0.83%

Distribution by countryGeography

63.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 63.66%
  United Kingdom 7.51%
  Canada 5.71%
  Australia 4.20%
  India 3.00%
  South Africa 1.50%
  Mexico 1.20%
  Israel 0.90%
  Iran 0.90%
  Belgium 0.60%
  Germany 0.60%
  Croatia 0.60%
  IQ 0.60%
  Qatar 0.60%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 98.76%
Lenovo 0.41%
Gateway 0.41%
Acer 0.41%
Common models
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 43.80%
Dell Dell System XPS L7... 26.86%
Dell Dell System XPS 15... 18.18%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 7.02%
Dell Dell System Vostro... 2.48%
LENOVO 7668CTO 0.41%

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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