Startup program entry details:
nwiz (nwiz.exe)
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Description:
Part of NVIDIA's NVIEW Display Management Software - included in drivers for consumer and professional graphics products. This entry runs the "NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard" if you connect (or already have connected) an additional display once the drivers have been installed. In later drivers it also loads the "nView Desktop Manager" (if you enable it via Control Panel → NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager) if you want to use features such as Hot Keys and Zoom. In both cases nwiz.exe doesn't remain in memory
Startup information:
Registry (Start → Run → regedit)
- Key(s): HKLM\Run
- Name: nwiz
- Data:
- Before 190.38: nwiz.exe /install
- After 190.38: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /install
- After 195.62: nwiz.exe /installquiet
- After 257.21: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet
MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)
- Startup Item (XP): nwiz
- Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
- Command:
- Before 190.38: nwiz.exe /install
- After 190.38: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /install
- After 195.62: nwiz.exe /installquiet
- After 257.21: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)
- Name: nwiz.exe
- Startup Value:
- Before 190.38: nwiz.exe /install
- After 190.38: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /install
- After 195.62: nwiz.exe /installquiet
- After 257.21: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nView\nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
Other information:
- File location:
- Before 190.38: %System%
- After 190.38: %ProgramFiles%\NVIDIA Corporation\nView
- After 195.62: %System%
- After 257.21: %ProgramFiles%\NVIDIA Corporation\nView
- File properties "Description": NVIDIA nView Wizard, Version *.*
- Purpose: Display setup wizard
- Program disable option: None
- Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
- Vendor/Publisher: NVIDIA Corporation
- Product(s): Graphics driver
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %System% - refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista/7)
- %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
- HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
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