What is nvinitx.dll?

nvinitx.dll is part of NVIDIA D3D shim drivers and developed by NVIDIA Corporation according to the nvinitx.dll version information.

nvinitx.dll's description is "NVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 364.72 "

nvinitx.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on nvinitx.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameNVIDIA D3D shim drivers
Company nameNVIDIA Corporation
File descriptionNVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 364.72
Internal namenvinit
Original filenamenvinit.dll
Legal copyright(C) 2016 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version10.18.13.6472
File version10.18.13.6472

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameNVIDIA D3D shim drivers
Company nameNVIDIA Corporation
File descriptionNVIDIA shim initialization dll, Vers..
Internal namenvinit
Original filenamenvinit.dll
Legal copyright(C) 2016 NVIDIA Corporation. All rig..
Product version10.18.13.6472
File version10.18.13.6472

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of nvinitx.dll's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameNVIDIA Corporation PE Sign v2014
Certificate issuer nameNVIDIA Subordinate CA 2014
Certificate serial number6130049c000000000003

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the nvinitx.dll file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the nvinitx.dll file.

Folder name variants

nvinitx.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named nvinitx.dll

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54bfc703a79ea782f103680bd99521bf4
SHA256670b01d9ec085e3a37d436690ff0a4d7f8d1a6297d53fa3a9889e07aac25bf24

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