Nvidia Tray Icon keeps returning !

[digitaldreams]

Had this problem in the past and it has reared its ugly head again. Others are having the same problem too (Nvidia forums).

My problem started with changing my cpu, Win7 decided to install all drivers again as if it was a complete change of pc !?.

Done the usual clean update, then the latest driver that appeared a few days ago, same issue. Also uninstalled the now forced gforce experience bloatware (checkbox greyed out during driver install). Any tricks that actually worked for others ?.

 

[VincentHanna]

Windows 7? Real men use Windows XP.

I'm joking of course...get Windows 10.

 

[opethdisciple]

Nvidia control panel in the menu you have the option to remove the tray.

 

[varkanoid]

What wrong with the Nvidia Tray Icon mine is always there and its a thing of beauty.

 

[bru]

Even removing the tray icon,doesn't stop the driver being resident in memory as it is needed by windows anyway.
Removing the icon does exactly that, just remove the icon. I understand that if you prefer a nice tidy system tray, having unesscersary tray icon can be annoying. Why it isn't staying hidden though, no idea.

 

[BlueberryPie]

Services.

But besides disabling telemetry their isn't much point. It won't do any good.

 

[arc@css]

Mine stays visible for much of the time though it did used to disappear and reappear, but not so much nowadays.

 

[Rroff]

It is still re-appearing after opening the nVidia Control Panel, go to Desktop in the menu bar and untick Show Notification Tray Icon?

 

[digitaldreams]

I have the same issue with recent drivers even after clean install. After years of these issues reappearing then vanishing it seems to be a random driver bug. Come on Nvidia, get your act together !

 

[wolfie138]

wonder if this is similar to my issue of the Control Centre randomly reverting the settings :-/

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Windows 7? Real men use Windows XP.

I'm joking of course...get Windows ME.

 

[HRL]

Install Win 10 and see if the icon persists?

Not sure why anyone would willingly stick to Win 7 these days unless they had some obscure reason to. Some flakey software from the 00’s perhaps.

 

[Rroff]

Install Win 10 and see if the icon persists?

Not sure why anyone would willingly stick to Win 7 these days unless they had some obscure reason to. Some flakey software from the 00’s perhaps.

I run a spread of systems on 7 and 10 (and the odd system on 8) - when properly maintained 7 is so much more reliable and less disruptive overall. I don't keep my main systems on 7 just for LOLs and I certainly wouldn't stick with 7 over 10 just because of being stuck in my ways or something.

 

[TNA]

Had this problem in the past and it has reared its ugly head again. Others are having the same problem too (Nvidia forums).

My problem started with changing my cpu, Win7 decided to install all drivers again as if it was a complete change of pc !?.

Done the usual clean update, then the latest driver that appeared a few days ago, same issue. Also uninstalled the now forced gforce experience bloatware (checkbox greyed out during driver install). Any tricks that actually worked for others ?.

Do yourself a favour, take that card out of your pc and chuck it out of the window and buy yourself a real graphics card. Real men use AMD cards!

 

[digitaldreams]

I run a spread of systems on 7 and 10 (and the odd system on 8) - when properly maintained 7 is so much more reliable and less disruptive overall. I don't keep my main systems on 7 just for LOLs and I certainly wouldn't stick with 7 over 10 just because of being stuck in my ways or something.

Nice one

 

[digitaldreams]

Two driver updates (clean install) and still the tray icon has a mind of it's own.... COM'ON NVIDIA !!

 

[TNA]

Two driver updates (clean install) and still the tray icon has a mind of it's own.... COM'ON NVIDIA !!

Take my advice above good sir, your mental health will improve