Nvidia Tray Icon

[rush_tech]

Hi

 

Does anybody know how to disable the nvidia tray icon(using the latest forceware) and remove the right click to the control panel??:confused:

I can disable the tray icon for my account in the control panel, then log on using a kids account it's in the tray again:confused:

 

The right click menu to nvidia control panel, I can't find anything about how remove that

 

Help is greatly appeciated

[zag]

Go into the registry

 

local machine >> software >> microsoft >> windows >> current version >> run

 

and delete any nvidia software launching, they probably have a systray app in there.

[tomscaper]

We have a batch file that runs on start up add the line

 

reg delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v "QuickTime Task" /f

 

That example is quicktime but in your registry it should give you the actual name of the nvidia tray icon.

 

Hi

 

Does anybody know how to disable the nvidia tray icon(using the latest forceware) and remove the right click to the control panel??:confused:

I can disable the tray icon for my account in the control panel, then log on using a kids account it's in the tray again:confused:

 

The right click menu to nvidia control panel, I can't find anything about how remove that

 

Help is greatly appeciated

[FN-GM]

you can go to run > msconfig

 

on startup, uncheck the icon tray and bobs your uncle.

 

z

[rush_tech]

Cheers for the replies:)

I've tried the msconfig route does'nt work for all users

I'm gonna try the registry route and I'll let you know how I get on:)

The right click on desktop menu to the nvidia control panel is still puzzling me, I know intel have a fix for this but trying to find a fix for nvidia's

[rush_tech]

Removing those entries in the registry did the job:)

I've posted on nvidia forums about removing the right click menu.

[rush_tech]

Just to close this, Too delete the right click context menu on the desktop delete the registry key

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\NvCplDesktopContext

 

:)

[jonspurs]

Nice one...but does that also remove the tray icon?

[Arthur]

does that also remove the tray icon?

No. This should though...

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\NvTray]
"StartOnLogin"=dword:00000000

 

Re: post #7, it's better to delete the registry key through HKLM rather than HKCR.

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\NvCplDesktopContext