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Should I remove NVIDIA HD Audio Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,970
United States Rank #27,195
Reach 0.0099%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.18.0 100.00%

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NVIDIA HD Audio Driver 1.2.18.0

What is NVIDIA HD Audio Driver?

The NVIDIA HD Audio Driver is the software driver for HD Audio devices. 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. In most cases, drivers come with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates as well as downloaded from the NVIDIA support website. This is the first WHQL-certified release from the Release 296 family of drivers.

Overview

The primary executable is named nvhdap64.dll. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 3.24 MB (3,394,867 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com/Drivers
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\HDAudio.Driver.0
Uninstaller: "C:\windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.1\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage HDAudio.Driver
Estimated size: 3.24 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA HD Audio Driver 1.2.18.0

Program module:nvhdap64.dll
Name:NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\HDAudio.Driver.0\nvhdap64.dll
MD5:6b5b70d12f294e1ce5de4e556c4c0d4b
Additional files:
  • HDAudioExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (HD Audio Driver Install Helper)
  • nvgenco32.dll - Generic Coinstaller
  • nvgenco64.dll
  • nvapo32v.dll - NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver
  • nvapo64v.dll
  • nvhdap32.dll

How do I remove NVIDIA HD Audio Driver?

You can uninstall NVIDIA HD Audio 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 HD Audio Driver 1.2.18.0, 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 HD Audio Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win 7 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#20,970

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 87.69%
Windows XP 6.15%
Windows 10 4.10%
Windows Vista 2.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 44.85%
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.29%
Windows 7 Professional 11.86%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.19%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.12%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.05% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 26.05%
  Iran 18.14%
  Australia 9.30%
  India 8.84%
  Malaysia 4.19%
  Philippines 3.26%
  Canada 3.26%
  Germany 2.33%
  United Kingdom 2.33%
  Thailand 1.86%
  New Zealand 1.86%
  Indonesia 1.86%
  Turkey 1.86%
  Egypt 1.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Sony 36.18%
Toshiba 19.74%
Acer 10.53%
Hewlett-Packard 9.87%
GIGABYTE 7.89%
Dell 6.58%
ASUS 3.29%
Intel 1.97%
Alienware 1.32%
MSI 1.32%
American Megatrends 1.32%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C665 14.84%
Sony VPCEG18FG 11.61%
Sony VPCEG28FG 5.81%
Sony VPCEG28FN 3.87%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C640 3.87%
Acer TravelMate 5760G 3.23%

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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