Allowing the OS to stealth-update the drivers on a testbed without requiring explicit permission is a great way to wind up testing two different GPU drivers without even being aware of it. Even if I didn’t, I’ve had far too many bad experiences with allowing Windows to update drivers to ever give the OS carte blanche to do so. I find Microsoft’s ongoing attempts to misrepresent the need for an online Windows account or trick users into creating one extremely distasteful. Just kidding! Microsoft wasn’t serious about that. When you attempt to download the Nvidia Control Panel without logging in first, the Windows Store shoves a login window in front of you to imply you must create an account in order to install the software. While it’s possible to download applications from the Microsoft Store without using a Microsoft account, the company uses any interaction with the Store as an excuse to push you towards creating one. DCH drivers always have the “DCH” string in the file name, e.g. According to Nvidia, these changes were due to new requirements from Microsoft. As of now, if you want the Nvidia Control Panel - and you probably do - you have to get it from the Microsoft Store. If you navigate to and check the “GeForce Drivers” page, the driver you’ll be offered is what Microsoft calls a “DCH” (Declarative Componentized Hardware) driver, and it doesn’t include Nvidia’s Control Panel. Starting from that date, the Nvidia Control Panel is no longer distributed in the version of Nvidia drivers available for default off the main website. *Note - The NVIDIA Notification Tray Icon is only available under Microsoft Windows XP.If you haven’t updated your graphics drivers recently, you may not be aware of a change Nvidia instituted in December of 2019. A checkmark will appear notifying you the option is enabled.ĥ) If you wish to remove this icon from your Windows Taskbar, go back to the "View" menu bar and remove the checkmark next to "Show Notification Tray Icon".
To enable this icon, left-click over this option. Select "NVIDIA Control Panel" to bring up the NVIDIA Control Panel software.ģ) When the NVIDIA Control Panel appears, from the top menu bar, select "View".Ĥ) From the drop down menu, you will see the option "Show Notification Tray Icon". To enable or disable the NVIDIA Notification Tray Icon:ġ) Right-click over your Windows Desktop with your mouse.Ģ) A context menu will appear.
This icon can also be turned off/disabled if the user does not wish to have this icon appear on the Windows Taskbar.
Under Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, you may enable the NVIDIA Notification Tray Icon which adds an NVIDIA icon to your Windows Taskbar which provides shortcuts to certain display settings.
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