DisplayFusion RSS: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902 DisplayFusion RSS: nvidia processes Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:49:15 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902 RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#50 Thu, 08 May 2025 14:12:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#50 DisplayFusion No worries, glad we found it. Please let us know if you have any further questions at all.

Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#49 Fri, 02 May 2025 21:48:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#49 DisplayFusion
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Note that they may only show up if you've got Surround currently enabled

Well that must be the reason (it is not). At least I understand more about what is happening:) ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#48 Fri, 02 May 2025 18:43:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#48 DisplayFusion Thanks! I don't see anything out of the ordinary there. If you re-run the NVIDIA display driver installer, do the nvsmartmaxapp processes show up again? Note that they may only show up if you've got Surround currently enabled. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#47 Fri, 02 May 2025 17:59:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#47 DisplayFusion Thank you in advance, here is the file attached ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#46 Fri, 02 May 2025 13:59:23 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#46 DisplayFusion Could you send me a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps:
 
  • Open the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button
  • Reply with the file attached
]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#45 Thu, 01 May 2025 21:48:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#45 DisplayFusion No, just 2 NVDisplay.Container.exe and 3 nvcontainer.exe processes. But I am sure I disabled Nvidia processes in Displayfusion after a prompt. How can I restore those processes or is this not possible anymore from settings in DF? ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#44 Thu, 01 May 2025 19:43:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#44 DisplayFusion @Gogolathome: If you look on the Windows Task Manager > Details tab, are there any "nvsmartmaxapp" processes in the list? ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#43 Thu, 01 May 2025 07:41:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#43 DisplayFusion I was doing some testing today and it seems that I can not restore the nvidia processes from the Displayfusion settings window. At least I can not find this button any more.
I updated my nvidia driver today from their app to version 576.28 but there is no prompt from Displayfusion. Even after restarting my computer.
How can I check if these nvidia processes are running? ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#42 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:19:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#42 DisplayFusion I've checked with our developers, and the way it's supposed to work is that the first time it detects the helper processes, it prompts, then it won't prompt again until the next DisplayFusion restart. If you restart DisplayFusion after updating the NVIDIA drivers, does it prompt you after about 60 seconds? ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#41 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:53:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#41 DisplayFusion @Legoguy: Thanks for letting us know. We'll re-test this and see what we can find out. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#40 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:41:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#40 DisplayFusion Fast-forward 4-ish years...
I am now experiencing this same issue on Windows 11 23H2 with the more recent NVIDIA Drivers (released today - 572.42) and DisplayFusion 11.1.1 -- but I think it has been happening for at least a month now. Driver updates no longer trigger a DisplayFusion prompt to address the NVIDIA compatibility issue, and I'm seeing all sorts of funny window management issues as a result. I had honestly forgotten that this happened, and it took me a bit to track down the issues of the NVIDIA bits still running. I've confirmed the setting in the Advanced Settings window is configured correctly -- it should be notifying. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#39 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:44:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#39 DisplayFusion Yep, those would definitely be caused by the conflict with the NVIDIA helpers :)

If DisplayFusion doesn't prompt you again, check the DisplayFusion Settings > Advanced Settings to make sure the "Don't Check nVidia Processes" is not enabled. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#38 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:02:41 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#38 DisplayFusion Ah so this might relate to a couple peculiarities I've experienced then.

I have nVidia Surround feature on. The Windows taskbar at the bottom middle screen sometimes shows up "behind" the DF taskbars either on the right or left screens. I've had to manually fix when this happens by setting the DF taskbar to Autohide and then dragging the Windows one back to the center. Annoying, but manageable.

The more frustrating thing that's happened once now is that the Windows taskbar in the center screen "floats" above the bottom of the screen with a margin equal to that of another taskbar, as if the DF taskbar were there below it. When I drag the Windows taskbar around - like to the top of the screen, the DF taskbars move in kind. But putting the Windows bar back at the bottom does not fix. When this has happened I could only resolve by rebooting.

I guess next time I see that notice about the nVidia processes I will tell DF to disable them. Hopefully that remedies both of these peculiarities. I just wanted to make sure it isn't meant to disable the nVidia Control Panel, Surround features, etc.

Thanks! Enjoying this software and appreciate the forum here. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#37 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:39:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#37 DisplayFusion Per my earlier comment (https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#9)
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Also worth noting for anyone reading this, if your taskbar is stuck up (with auto hide on) after updating Nvidia drivers, that's due to nvsmartmaxapp(64).exe conflicting with DF (assuming you're using DF taskbars).


there are definitely some more serious/annoying issues you'll run into. ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#36 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:24:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#36 DisplayFusion If everything is working fine, you can ignore it. The NVIDIA helper processes try to hook windows and the taskbar to fit them to each display, so it can interfere with DisplayFusion's ability to do the same.

The biggest thing you might run into if you don't disable the helpers is that the Windows taskbar may move around on the display when entering/exiting full screen games.

There shouldn't be any downside to disabling them.

Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#35 Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:52:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#35 DisplayFusion Hi. Found this post searching for the error message I'm getting, "nVidia processes have been detected on your computer that may cause issues with DisplayFusion monitor splitting. Would you like to disable them now?"

As far as I've been able to tell, the monitor splitting is working. At least as well as I should probably expect; I'm new to DF.

I'm running Trial 9.7 currently, have a EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra and installed their latest driver pack, which contains the nVidia driver version number 27.21.14.5730. I'm running my three monitors using the nVidia Surround PhysX feature to make it a wide 7680x1440.

With all that said, my question is: Should I just ignore this error message? Or is there something that wouldn't be working? If I agree to disable things per DF request, what is actually changed/lost? I need more info to make a decision WRT to this message. Thanks ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#34 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 17:15:07 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#34 DisplayFusion Glad to hear it! We finally isolated this issue right after we released 9.7.1 Beta 2 so the fix will be included in Beta 3 this week. :) ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#33 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 15:23:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#33 DisplayFusion Hey I'm just popping in to say I'm really impressed with the interaction on this issue. I've been Watching it develop over the months and this is a testament to the quality of your team. All seems to be working for me as well.
Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#32 Thu, 14 May 2020 02:00:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#32 DisplayFusion Excellent, glad to hear it! Thanks for following up to let us know! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#31 Wed, 13 May 2020 19:14:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#31 DisplayFusion
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Ok, we've just posted 9.7 Beta 11, could you give it a try and let me know how it works out?

Thanks!


Happy to report that upon reinstalling my drivers, DF immediately detected the processes on the next boot and was able to properly disable them this time. Checked the directory to be certain and sure enough, they were renamed. Thanks for getting this working! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#30 Thu, 07 May 2020 21:08:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#30 DisplayFusion Ok, we've just posted 9.7 Beta 11, could you give it a try and let me know how it works out?

Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#29 Tue, 05 May 2020 21:29:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#29 DisplayFusion We did find an issue in a code review with this, so this should hopefully be working in Beta 11. We'll let you know as soon as it's available to try out :)

Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#28 Sun, 03 May 2020 02:20:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#28 DisplayFusion
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Thanks! Would you be able to update to 9.7 Beta 9, then send us a new L1 debug log?

  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
  • Restart DisplayFusion and make sure that the Monitor Splits are enabled
  • Wait a minute to give the polling a chance to try and detect the NVIDIA helper processes
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks!


Sorry things got busy around here and I didn't get to this. I do have some more data though. I just built a brand new system, which I of course promptly installed the latest DF on (beta 10). Upon launching, it instantly detected that nvidia processes were running (latest drivers) and asked if they should be disabled. I selected the option to disable them, but nothing happened, the processes remained running, and I had to manually disable them using the method I mentioned before. Could it be a permissions issue? ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#27 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:44:45 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#27 DisplayFusion Thanks! Would you be able to update to 9.7 Beta 9, then send us a new L1 debug log?

  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
  • Restart DisplayFusion and make sure that the Monitor Splits are enabled
  • Wait a minute to give the polling a chance to try and detect the NVIDIA helper processes
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks! ]]> RE: nvidia processes https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#26 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:55:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/nvidia-processes/?ID=6e976c8e-4e67-4e16-aa1b-fe309971f902#26 DisplayFusion
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Hi,

Would you be able to get a new debug log with the newest DisplayFusion beta? We'd love to get to the bottom of this! Here's how to get that to us:

  • On the DisplayFusion Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L1: Log Minimal" and click Apply
  • Reproduce the issue and note the time so we'll know where to check in the log file
  • Click the "Export Info to File" button on the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
  • Reply with the file attached
  • Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks!


To clarify, what exactly am I reproducing? From my understanding, this is a check which should always happen (at least that's how I remember the behavior from the days before DCH drivers). ]]>