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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #13,602
United States Rank #16,364
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VersionDistribution
135.50 100.00%

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NVIDIA nView 135.50

What is NVIDIA nView?  (from NVIDIA)

As the magnitude of data increases, it is more crucial than ever for business professionals to efficiently manage their system’s desktop environment. Using NVIDIA® nView® Desktop Management Software, professionals have maximum flexibility and unprecedented control of a single or multiple display environments. nView pro...  Read more

Overview

NVIDIA nView 135.50 is a software program developed by NVIDIA. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named nwiz.exe. The setup package generally installs about 41 files and is usually about 11.71 MB (12,274,704 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 31% of users of NVIDIA nView come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Iran.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com/object/nview_display_us.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nview
Uninstaller: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.1\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.NView
Estimated size: 11.71 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA nView 135.50

Program executable:nwiz.exe
Name:NVIDIA nView Wizard, Version 135.50
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nview\nwiz.exe
MD5:3a3f869c699417fdf272f5206f8244a9
The nView Wizard provides Control Panel interface and integration for Nvidia based GPUs. It provides the user to ability to manage settings and such for the gPU including the ability to have up to 32 virtual desktops, a desktop that is...
Additional files:
  • nView.dll - NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager 135.50
  • nView64.dll
  • keystone.exe - NVIDIA nView Control Panel, Version 135.50
  • nvwdmcpl.dll
  • nvwimg.dll - NVIDIA nView Image Library, Version 135.50
  • nvwimg64.dll
  • nvShell.dll - NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 135.50
  • NVWRSAR.dll - NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager
  • NVWRSCS.dll
  • NVWRSDA.dll
  • NVWRSDE.dll
  • NVWRSEL.dll
  • NVWRSENG.dll
  • NVWRSENU.dll
  • NVWRSES.dll
  • NVWRSESM.dll
  • NVWRSFI.dll
  • NVWRSFR.dll
  • NVWRSHE.dll
  • NVWRSHU.dll
  • NVWRSIT.dll
  • NVWRSJA.dll
  • NVWRSKO.dll
  • NVWRSNL.dll
  • NVWRSNO.dll
  • NVWRSPL.dll
  • NVWRSPT.dll
  • NVWRSPTB.dll
  • NVWRSRU.dll
  • NVWRSSK.dll
  • NVWRSSL.dll
  • NVWRSSV.dll
  • NVWRSTH.dll
  • NVWRSTR.dll
  • NVWRSZHC.dll
  • NVWRSZHT.dll
  • nvAppBar.exe - NVIDIA nView Toolbar, Version 135.50
  • nvTaskbar.exe
  • nvDspSch.exe - NVIDIA Display Scheme Menu
  • nViewSetup.exe - nViewSetup (NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • nvShell.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name '00nView' with a class of {1E9B04FB-F9E5-4718-997B-B8DA88302A48}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • nwiz.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'nwiz' which loads as C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet.

How do I remove NVIDIA nView?

You can uninstall NVIDIA nView 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 nView 135.50, 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 nView.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 86%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 90.34%
Windows 7 8.74%
Windows 10 0.46%
Windows Server 2003 0.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 90.91%
Windows 7 Professional 5.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 0.70%
Windows 10 Pro 0.23%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

30.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 30.51%
  Germany 8.89%
  Iran 7.47%
  France 4.44%
  Taiwan 3.03%
  Italy 3.03%
  United Kingdom 3.03%
  Brazil 2.63%
  Canada 2.42%
  Poland 2.42%
  Netherlands 1.82%
  Russia 1.62%
  Romania 1.62%
  Spain 1.62%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.91%
GIGABYTE 21.40%
American Megatrends 13.49%
Intel 13.49%
Hewlett-Packard 8.84%
Acer 5.12%
Apple 3.26%
Sahara 2.79%
Compaq 2.33%
Samsung 1.40%
Common models
Dell Latitude D830 5.13%
Dell Precision T1600 3.85%
MSI MS-7592 3.21%
Dell Latitude D630 2.56%
Dell Latitude E6510 2.56%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 2.56%

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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