Startup details - NVIDIA nTune (nTuneCmd.exe)

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NVIDIA nTune (nTuneCmd.exe)

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Description:

Now part of NVIDIA System Tools under the "Peformance" tag. NVIDIA nTune is utilty for monitoring and modifying the settings (such as temperatures, voltages, clocks and fan speeds) of NVIDIA based motherboards and graphics cards from within Windows. Until version 6.01 (when System Tools was released) graphics settings weren't retained in a profile but now they are. From version 6.05, nTuneCmd is no longer loaded via the registry "Run" keys but instead runs via the Performance Service (nTuneService.exe)

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

Key(s): HKLM\Run & HKCU\Run
Name: NVIDIA nTune
Data: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe resetprofile

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

Startup Item (XP): nTuneCmd
Startup Item (Vista/7): NVIDIA nTune
Command: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe resetprofile

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

Name: NVIDIA nTune
Startup Value: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe resetprofile

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe resetprofile
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" boot "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\Profiles\<filename>.nsu"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" boot "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\Profiles\<filename>.nsu"

Other information:

File location: %ProgramFiles%\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune
File properties "Description": NVIDIA nTune Command
Purpose: Overclocking utility
Program disable option: None
Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu, Desktop & Quick Launch (both optional)
Vendor/Publisher: NVIDIA Corporation
Product(s): NVIDIA nTune, NVIDIA System Tools
Tested: Yes

Note:

%ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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