NVIDIA Update 1.11.3
What is NVIDIA Update?
NVIDIA Update provides notifications for GeForce and ION GPUs for both desktop and notebook PCs.
About (from NVIDIA)
NVIDIA Update keeps your PC up-to-date with the latest NVIDIA drivers by notifying you when a new driver is available and directing you to the driver on www.nvidia.com. Starting with R275 drivers, NVIDIA Update also provides automatic updates for game and program profiles, including SLI profiles. Once installed on your... Read more
Overview
NVIDIA Update 1.11.3 is a program developed by NVIDIA. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is ExternSHIMU.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 1.02 MB (1,071,008 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 45% of users of NVIDIA Update come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia-update.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\Display.Update.{75A6E4E4-52A5-4706-8CDE-FC32966F0027}
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{49E2742C-E963-4B8F-BF16-37284ED62B41}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 1.02 MB
Files installed by NVIDIA Update 1.11.3
Program executable: | ExternSHIMU.exe |
Name: | SHIM Application |
| nVidia SHIM utility |
Path: | C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\ExternSHIMU.exe |
MD5: | b4ce6b14cbcb54c1773eaca171362073 |
Additional files:
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UpdateExt.dll - NVIDIA Install Application (NVIDIA Update Install Helper)
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Nvlhr.exe - NVIDIA Update Components (UPDT Application Launcher)
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daemonu.exe - NVIDIA Settings Update Manager
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WLMerger.exe - WLMerger Application
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ComUpdatus.exe - NVIDIA Update COM object
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ComUpdatusPS.dll - ComUpdatus Proxy/Stub
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ExternSHIMU.exe - SHIM Application (nVidia SHIM utility)
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- daemonu.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Update Service Daemon' (nvUpdatusService) "NVIDIA Settings Update Manager service, used to check new updates from NVIDIA server.".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- daemonu.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
daemonu.exe |
Memory: | 4.62 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000307269% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002199% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000874% | |
How do I remove NVIDIA Update?
You can uninstall NVIDIA Update 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 NVIDIA Update 1.11.3, 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 NVIDIA Update.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
62.86% |
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Windows 10 |
27.30% |
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Windows Vista |
8.99% |
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Windows XP |
0.83% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.22% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.83% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
12.99% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.04% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.64% |
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Windows 8 |
7.39% |
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Geography
45.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
45.04% |
Germany |
15.22% |
United Kingdom |
4.86% |
Australia |
3.77% |
Canada |
3.77% |
Netherlands |
3.34% |
Belgium |
1.97% |
Iran |
1.61% |
Italy |
1.47% |
Israel |
1.26% |
France |
1.19% |
Austria |
1.11% |
India |
0.80% |
Thailand |
0.73% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
26.56% |
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Acer |
15.40% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.48% |
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Dell |
14.21% |
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GIGABYTE |
11.28% |
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Medion |
5.56% |
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Lenovo |
4.65% |
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Intel |
3.51% |
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Alienware |
1.42% |
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MSI |
1.37% |
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American Megatrends |
0.59% |
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Packard Bell |
0.50% |
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Common models |
ASUSTeK K56CB |
6.08% |
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ASUSTeK X550CC |
3.77% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
2.96% |
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HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC |
2.49% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.28% |
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ASUSTeK S550CB |
2.24% |
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About NVIDIA
Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com