Restoring the NVIDIA Control Panel and Tools after the Appx Package Change

Updated 12th August 2024:

  • Post install code snippets updated
  • Article wording updated

With the move from the Standard driver model to the DCH (Declarative Componentized Hardware) driver model implemented from GRID 15.0 (Windows driver version 527.41) and above, the NVIDIA Control Panel app is now distributed through the Microsoft Store as an Appx Package. Even though the base Appx Package is added as part of the driver package install, it might fail to be installed per user if the Microsoft Store is disabled, the system is not connected to the Internet, or installation of apps from the Microsoft Store is blocked by your system settings. Other than the Administrative user that installed the driver, this is not installed by default for other users using Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 LTSC 2019 (version 1809).

Furthermore, even when the Appx Package is registered, users and local Administrators cannot directly launch the nvcplui.exe and NvGpuUtilization.exe tools.

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