Windows – Disable Nvidia Control Panel from checking for updates

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My graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce GT 530. Drivers are currently at version 388.59. Attached monitor is a Dell U2410. OS is Windows 7, 64-bit.

The Nvidia Control Panel is handy, but it seems that it constantly presents the nag-box below to update drivers. Nvidia Control Panel version is the only Nvidia program running, and the driver update does not appear when this program is not started. Nvidia Control Panel version is 8.1.940.0.

Is there any way to disable Nvidia Control Panel from checking for updates?

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Best Answer

Nvidia creates a number of scheduled tasks. You can disable the task named NvDriverUpdateCheckDaily_{GUID} to disable the update checks.

To do so: Run taskschd.msc to launch the scheduled task MMC snap-in, locate the task as shown below and disable it. It can be enabled again at a later time or run manually as required.

Nvidia scheduled task

Note: At the time of writing, the command launched by this task is as follows:

C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvContainer\nvcontainer.exe -d "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvDriverUpdateCheck" -l 3 -f C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA\NvContainerDriverUpdateCheck.log

Another note: To prove to yourself that this really works for your setup, disable the task and restart the computer. If you Enable, and then Run the task, the update reminder should show up immediately.

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