Startup program entry details:

RivaTunerStartupDaemon (RivaTunerWrapper.exe)

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Description:

Part of RivaTuner - a tweaking utility for NVIDIA (and to a lesser extent AMD/ATI) chipset based graphics cards. This entry is for Windows 7/Vista and loads the main application (RivaTuner.exe) to apply overclocking changes to clocks and memory (for example) at startup and then exits. See the FAQ for more information

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: RivaTunerStartupDaemon
• Data: "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v<version>\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): N/A
• Startup Item (Vista/7): RivaTunerWrapper Application
• Command: "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v<version>\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: RivaTunerWrapper Application
• Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v<version>\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RivaTunerStartupDaemon] "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.24\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RivaTunerStartupDaemon] "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.20\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RivaTunerStartupDaemon] "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.09\RivaTunerWrapper.exe" /S

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\RivaTuner v<version>
• File properties "Description": RivaTunerWrapper.exe
• Purpose: Graphics overclocking utility
• Program disable option: Main → Driver settings → Customize → System settings → deselect "Apply overclocking at Windows startup"
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Alexey Nicolaychuk
• Product(s): RivaTuner
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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