What is nvshell.dll?
Part of NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 125.18 by NVIDIA
What is it?The Desktop Explorer provides direct integration in the the Windows shell (Windows Eplorer) and allows the user to access GPU settings and options directly in Windows. It also adss an NVIDIA icons to Explorer. Description of nvshell.dll from NVIDIA“nView supports up to 32 individually-named desktops that are fully customizable to allow end users to change the desktop name, select a custom desktop background, and control application-availability on each desktop. nView Desktop Manager integrates directly into Windows Explorer, which lets users visualize and customize their desktops in a familiar user interface.” How is nvshell.dll loaded?Context menu handler - nvshell.dll is typically associtated with identifier name of 00nView. Windows Explorer displays a context menu for a file object when it is clicked with the right mouse button. This context menu allows various operations to be performed on the file object from within Explorer, like printing it or opening it with another program. Approved shell extension - nvshell.dll has a CLSID (globally unique identifier) of {1CDB2949-8F65-4355-8456-263E7C208A5D} with and identifier of Desktop Explorer. When the system detects that the user is downloading an external program that runs as part of the Windows user interface, the system searches for a digital certificate or requests that the user approve the action. If you enable this policy, Windows only starts approved programs. NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 125.18 is loaded by: Community| What is the community is seeing? | What is the community is doing? | | About 0.4% of all Boost users have the nvshell.dll file. | Of the 0.4% of nvshell.dll users, 12.5% have disabled it. | |
Typical file (disk image) location: C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\nview\nvshell.dll
What else is related?What Windows OS versions does this run on?Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608) About NVIDIA CorporationNvidia specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and mobile devices. The company, based in Santa Cl More... |
File detailsFile name: nvshell.dll Name: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 125.18 Description: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 125.18 Version: 6.14.10.12518 Size: 462.53 KB Original file name: nvShell.dll Digital certificate Certificate authority: VeriSignEffective date: 7/8/2007 Expiration date: 2/9/2009
Context menu handler detailsName: 00nView Approved shell extension detailsCLSID: {1E9B04FB-F9E5-4718-997B-B8DA88302A48} Command: nView Desktop Context Menu Image hashesMD5: 8c3e867d3ac0a1263d70dd8cb99e2eaa SHA-1: 61032acec3d31cb08bf57aed40cc30af482eb733 SHA-256: 50780a97c0e698da1eb3293f1aa1606ec74e75aba8f4998eac8325f944c0120f PE image detailsFile packed: No Import Table advapi32.dll  RegDeleteValueW RegCreateKeyExW RegCreateKeyW RegQueryValueExW RegOpenKeyExW RegSetValueExW RegCloseKey gdi32.dll CreateCompatibleBitmap BitBlt GetObjectW CreatePatternBrush PatBlt GetStretchBltMode SetStretchBltMode SetBrushOrgEx CreateFontIndirectW GetStockObject SetBkMode SetTextColor CreateCompatibleDC GetDeviceCaps CreateBitmap DeleteDC SelectObject CreatePen Rectangle DeleteObject StretchBlt kernel32.dll ReleaseSemaphore OpenProcess GetVersionExW CreateSemaphoreW GetSystemTime LoadLibraryA SystemTimeToFileTime GetUserDefaultLangID IsBadWritePtr CompareStringW CompareStringA GetLocaleInfoW HeapSize GetTimeZoneInformation GetSystemInfo VirtualProtect SetConsoleCtrlHandler GetSystemTimeAsFileTime GetCurrentProcessId GetTickCount QueryPerformanceCounter LCMapStringW LCMapStringA InitializeCriticalSection IsValidCodePage IsValidLocale EnumSystemLocalesA GetLocaleInfoA GetUserDefaultLCID GetDateFormatA GetTimeFormatA GetStringTypeW GetStringTypeA GetCPInfo WaitForSingleObject GetACP IsBadCodePtr SetUnhandledExceptionFilter RaiseException HeapReAlloc VirtualAlloc EnterCriticalSection FatalAppExitA LeaveCriticalSection WriteFile UnhandledExceptionFilter VirtualFree HeapCreate HeapDestroy GetEnvironmentStringsW FreeEnvironmentStringsW GetEnvironmentStrings FreeEnvironmentStringsA GetModuleFileNameA DeleteCriticalSection GetStartupInfoA GetSystemDirectoryW FreeLibrary WideCharToMultiByte MultiByteToWideChar IsBadReadPtr OutputDebugStringA GetModuleFileNameW SetLastError GetLastError LoadLibraryW lstrcpynW CreateFileW GetEnvironmentVariableW GetFileSize CloseHandle ReadFile GlobalAlloc GlobalLock GlobalUnlock FreeResource lstrcpyW lstrcatW GetFileType GetStdHandle SetHandleCount GetCurrentProcess TerminateProcess ExitProcess VirtualQuery InterlockedExchange TlsGetValue TlsSetValue TlsFree GetCurrentThread TlsAlloc GetVersion GetFileAttributesW GetProcAddress GetModuleHandleW GetModuleHandleA lstrlenW lstrcmpW GetOEMCP HeapAlloc HeapFree RtlUnwind GetCurrentThreadId GetCommandLineA GetVersionExA SetEnvironmentVariableA ole32.dll ReleaseStgMedium CreateStreamOnHGlobal shell32.dll SHGetFileInfoW SHChangeNotify ExtractIconW SHGetMalloc SHGetDesktopFolder SHGetSpecialFolderLocation shlwapi.dll user32.dll EnumDisplaySettingsW wsprintfW LoadStringA CopyIcon GetClassLongW LoadIconW MessageBoxW GetClassNameW GetWindowThreadProcessId CharLowerW WindowFromPoint GetAncestor GetWindowTextW EnableMenuItem CreateMenu CheckMenuRadioItem DestroyMenu GetWindow GetWindowPlacement OpenIcon SetForegroundWindow RegisterClipboardFormatW DialogBoxParamW EnumDisplayDevicesW InsertMenuItemW GetSystemMetrics LoadImageW DrawIconEx DestroyIcon GetDesktopWindow SystemParametersInfoW DrawTextW GetSysColor GetSysColorBrush GetWindowRect LoadStringW GetDlgItemTextW EndDialog GetCursorPos SetWindowPos SendMessageW SetDlgItemTextW GetDlgItem SetFocus FindWindowW IsWindow Export Table dllcanunloadnow dllgetclassobject dllregisterserver dllunregisterserver |