Feature 'request' - Disable NGX Updater

[achtchaern]

Hi! With the latest driver and DLSS versions, there is a process called nvngx_update.exe that's being fired whenever a game is launching. Actually, it's not just one process, but more than a dozen (just for a few seconds).

As a DLSS nerd, I like to maintain my DLSS config myself So, is there a way to prevent this via NVCleanstall? Including the whole stuff under C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA\NGX that seems to be associated with this system?

I ran a trace with ProcMon, but didn't see anything truly helpful. The parent process of nvngx_update.exe is the game itself, so it must be a DLL that's starting these processes. Maybe it's the DLSS 4 files (which I placed in the game dir - it's a game from the DLSS 2 era) themselves? It almost seems like it, because these DLLs are getting loaded right before.

Removing the nvngx_update.exe from the driver store helps. But that's quite an ugly solution

 

[W1zzard]

Not sure how they are loading it in the processes, maybe some kind of hook or injection

If I understand correctly you've been running without the updater for a while? What's the effect? Games still work with DLSS? I think that updater also takes care of profiles? Maybe check with Process Monitor what files it accesses