This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the NVIDIA Settings notification icon on the taskbar system tray for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
If your Windows device has NIVIDIA graphics and NVIDIA display drivers installed, the NVIDIA Control Panel is included in the GeForce driver.
The NVIDIA Settings notification icon show on the taskbar system tray by default, and allows you to quickly open the NVIDIA App and/or NVDIA Control Panel.
Reference:
NVIDIA Support
nvidia.custhelp.com
Contents
- Option One: Add or Remove NVIDIA Settings Notification Icon on Taskbar in NVIDIA Control Panel
- Option Two: Remove NVIDIA Settings Notification Icon on Taskbar from Notification Icon
- Option Three: Add or Remove NVIDIA Settings Notification Icon on Taskbar using REG file
1 Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
2 Click/tap on Display (Alt+K) on the menu bar in the NVIDIA Control Panel. (see screenshot below)
3 Check (add - default) or uncheck (remove) Show Notification Tray Icon (Alt+i) for what you want.
4 You can now close the NVIDIA Control Panel if you like.
1 Right click on the NVIDIA Settings notification icon on the taskbar system tray, and click/tap on Exit. (see screenshot below)
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add NVIDIA Settings Notification Icon on Taskbar
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_NVIDIA_Settings_notification_icon_on_taskbar.reg
Download
(Content of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\NvTray]
"StartOnLogin"=dword:000000013 Remove NVIDIA Settings Notification Icon on Taskbar
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_NVIDIA_Settings_notification_icon_on_taskbar.reg
Download
(Content of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\NvTray]
"StartOnLogin"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 Either sign out and sign in or restart the computer to apply.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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