No "NVIDIA Control Panel" item in desktop context menu

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  1. mbk1969

    mbk1969 Ancient Guru

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    I created local account without administrator privileges for the rest of family and accidentally noticed that desktop context menu has no "NVIDIA Control Panel" item for that account.

    I saw many times gurus stated that they have no that item in context menu - may be source is the same?
     
  2. EdKiefer

    EdKiefer Ancient Guru

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    Is the Nvidia control panel icon still there?
     
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    Windows 7 or Windows 8? The NVidia Control Panel crashes when you try to load it in Windows Control Panel or right click desktop context.
     
  4. Agent-A01

    Agent-A01 Ancient Guru

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    Make sure NVIDIA LS Container service is running.
    If it's not, no context menu.
     

  5. mbk1969

    mbk1969 Ancient Guru

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    I remembered about that service this morning and may be it is the cause. Will check at home (if I`ll manage to not forget about it).


    PS Guys, this is not a request for troubleshoot. I just noticed this behavior and reported a possible source.
     
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    mbk1969 Ancient Guru

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    So I checked container service - it is started, and NV CPL is present in Control Panel and started fine.
     
  7. Mda400

    Mda400 Maha Guru

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    And the option is enabled in the nvcp's top menus (desktop > add desktop context menu)?
     
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  8. mbk1969

    mbk1969 Ancient Guru

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    Hmmm... Never checked that. Will do.

    Upadte: And you were right - option is not checked.
     
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  9. Mda400

    Mda400 Maha Guru

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    No worries, i've turned it off accidently when purposely turning off the tray icon.

    If it was off by default, that's weird its usually enabled by default (unless maybe it restricts certain context menu options for standard user?)
     
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  10. mbk1969

    mbk1969 Ancient Guru

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    I have never launched NVCP under that standard user. And tray icon too. But I got whole family to log on with that account, so...
     

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