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Should I remove NVIDIA HD Audio Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,353
United States Rank #2,807
Reach 0.1683%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.38 days
424.22 days >
Average installed length: 222.89 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.3.23.1 100.00%

Typically installed together

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NVIDIA HD Audio Driver 1.3.23.1

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 setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 3.54 MB (3,709,256 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\HDAudio.Driver.{6FE4375F-2DFE-4E7C-BB41-5A6F15DAEDDA}
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{397CA696-5C25-4ACD-83F2-8786FBC7EB27}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 3.54 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA HD Audio Driver 1.3.23.1

  • HDAudioExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (HD Audio Driver Install Helper)
  • nvhdagenco32.dll - Generic Coinstaller
  • nvhdagenco64.dll
  • nvapo32v.dll - NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver
  • nvapo64v.dll
  • nvhdap32.dll
  • nvhdap64.dll
  • nvhda32.sys
  • nvhda32v.sys
  • nvhda64.sys
  • nvhda64v.sys

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 1.3.23.1, 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 HD Audio Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,353

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.70%
Windows 10 26.20%
Windows Vista 2.74%
Windows XP 2.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.34%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.11%
Windows 7 Professional 14.37%
Windows 8 7.68%
Windows 8.1 7.02%
Windows 8 Pro 4.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.41% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.41%
  United Kingdom 5.99%
  Canada 4.79%
  Australia 4.20%
  Germany 1.37%
  Romania 1.25%
  Iran 1.25%
  India 1.08%
  Israel 0.91%
  Philippines 0.83%
  South Africa 0.81%
  Netherlands 0.81%
  Sweden 0.76%
  MK 0.74%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.23%
Dell 19.68%
ASUS 13.57%
GIGABYTE 10.37%
Acer 9.91%
Alienware 8.11%
Lenovo 6.71%
Intel 3.71%
MSI 2.95%
Medion 1.90%
Toshiba 0.80%
Samsung 0.70%
Common models
Alienware Alienware 14 8.08%
LENOVO 20217 5.90%
LENOVO 20193 4.45%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.27%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 2.99%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT70... 2.90%

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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