Windows 7: NVIDIA Control Panel - Add or Remove from Desktop Context Menu

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If you have NVIDIA video drivers installed, then this will show you how to add or remove "NVIDIA Control Panel" from the desktop context menu of only your user account in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

OPTION ONE

To Add or Remove from within NVIDIA Control Panel

1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel (nvcplui.exe), and click on Desktop (Menu bar). (see screenshot below)
NOTE: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Control Panel Client\nvcplui.exe

2. To Add "NVIDIA Control Panel" to Desktop Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on Add Desktop Context Menu to check it.

3. To Remove "NVIDIA Control Panel" from Desktop Context Menu

A) Click/tap on Add Desktop Context Menu to uncheck it.

4. Close the NVIDIA Control Panel.

OPTION TWO

To Add or Remove Using a REG File Download

1. To Add "NVIDIA Control Panel" to Desktop Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.

Add_NVIDIA-CP_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

2. To Remove "NVIDIA Control Panel" from Desktop Context Menu

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.

Remove_NVIDIA-CP_from_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

5. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.

6. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.