Nvidia Control Panel not opening

[browncoat1984]

So I have a GeForce GTX 1080 and I was trying to get to Nvidia Control Panel which looks like it is now part of the Microsoft Store. When I try to open it nothing happens. I've tried fixes such as restarting the Nvidia Display Container from task manager and nothing helps. Anybody have and ideas?

[MancSoulja]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Diposting pertama kali oleh BloodShed:

It's the same on Windows 10 FYI.

Then you guys are doing something wrong. I've never had that happen in Win10.
You have to disable Windows ability to handle/auto update your Drivers. Its that simple.
Its one of the first things to do on a Gaming PC if you want to handle Drivers yourself.
We use DDU to do that; makes everything simple and quick to do.

The AppX (Windows Store App) NCP is included in the DCH driver package under Display.Driver\NVCPL

[emoticorpse]

you connected to the internet? for a short period the driver package I got from Nvidia combined with Windows only got the control panel by fetching it from the internet/microsoft store. No alternative driver install packages would offline install it on my config. Not sure what happened and I can't explain it. All I know is after a while it went back to normal where Nvidia's driver correctly installed the Nvidia control panel offline from the package.

Try both driver install types and let it connect to the internet. if that doesn't get it manually try getting it from the microsoft store and if you're not up to date try updating, maybe Windows will get it for you. If you haven't used DDU try it in this case.

Also have you used any programs that like automate screwing with Windows setting? like those privacy applications that you hit a button and they disable a bunch of stuff?

[Carlsberg]

Since 2019 nvidia has been using DCH driver packages, (Declarative Componentized Hardware). Standard and dch drivers are available on their site.

DCH installed drivers do not come with the control panel, that will be installed shortly after install via Windows Update.

Standard drivers include the control panel and no update is needed.

As some have said already its best to not allow driver updates because the microsoft ones often screw things up, why? god knows, i guess they fiddle with them somewhat for their own purposes so its easy for the dumber amongst us. That said, if like me you have driver updates disabled then you need to install Standard Driver packages only with the help of DDU.

[browncoat1984]

Yes, the app is installed through the Microsoft Store. I can say that I never had any problems with this before it became tied to the Microsoft Store. Is there an alternative I can use ?

[plat]

How are you trying to open this thing? Right-clicking somewhere on your desktop? If you verified the service is set to Automatic and is running, it's a mystery that you can't open it.

When I allow the NV Ctl Panel to run, I also see it in the System tray, lower right-hand side (edit: on your taskbar) -click on the little up-arrow there. Do you see the green NV icon in your Sys tray? If so, if you right- or left-click on that icon, does it open then?

[browncoat1984]

I'm opening it by clicking the icon that's on my desktop and also I pinned to my taskbar. Apparently if you look at the reviews on the app store lots of people are having this issue.

[Carlsberg]

Diposting pertama kali oleh browncoat1984:

Yes, the app is installed through the Microsoft Store. I can say that I never had any problems with this before it became tied to the Microsoft Store. Is there an alternative I can use ?

Standard and DCH drivers are on the nvidia download page, to get standard look on lower half of page choose the option for beta and older drivers and fill in search boxes changing the driver type to standard or dch as required.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Diposting pertama kali oleh MancSoulja:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Bad 💀 Motha:

Then you guys are doing something wrong. I've never had that happen in Win10.
You have to disable Windows ability to handle/auto update your Drivers. Its that simple.
Its one of the first things to do on a Gaming PC if you want to handle Drivers yourself.
We use DDU to do that; makes everything simple and quick to do.

The AppX (Windows Store App) NCP is included in the DCH driver package under Display.Driver\NVCPL

Sorry, you are correct. Yes I was used to using the "Standard" Driver Version for so long I forgot they made that change. Yes it's not a big deal just that it's lesser easier accessible then being part of the right click menu on your Desktop. Or the Tray Icon.

[plat]

Diposting pertama kali oleh browncoat1984:

I'm opening it by clicking the icon that's on my desktop and also I pinned to my taskbar. Apparently if you look at the reviews on the app store lots of people are having this issue.

Oh, OK. No, I didn't look at the reviews b/c my experiences with the Microsoft Store have been uniformly crappy.

Although I very rarely use it, for me there is no substitute for the NV Control Panel. I get mine thru the NV driver installation and disable the service afterward until the situation calls for it.

Edit: to limit frames, though, I use Riva Tuner Statistics Server--it's more convenient than clicking and clacking to get to the Control Panel.