The process known as NVidia Settings Update Manager is launched on the computer through the executable file daemonu.exe. This is the auto updater for your NVidia graphic cards. The process runs as a Windows service, launching itself upon system boot-up, and remains running in the background to be on the lookout for updates for your graphic card software. Startup service name for the file is “nVUpdatusService.” The file generally installs in the Program Files folder, saved as such: C:\Program Files\NVidia Corporation\daemonu.exe. Approximate file size is 1.55 MB. If you wish to free up CPU resources, you can disable the file. The process was actually developed by NVidia for heavy gamers who constantly need updated graphics applications to have better quality graphics for their games. Non-gamers choose to disable the file to save on CPU resources. The file is a valid file from NVidia. It is also digitally-signed. There have been no mentions of the file being associated with harmful or malicious files.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. daemonu.exe. is used by Nvidia Settings Update Manager, If you shut down daemonu.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop daemonu.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Nvidia Settings Update Manager, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed daemonu.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Nvidia Settings Update Manager, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if daemonu.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that daemonu.exe, belongs to, in this case Nvidia Settings Update Manager