How to fix the error of NVIDIA control panel missing?

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How to fix the error of NVIDIA control panel missing?

6 April 2024 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Summary
Discover practical solutions for restoring the missing NVIDIA Control Panel in Windows 10. Understand the common reasons behind this issue and efficiently regain control of your NVIDIA graphics card settings.

Table of contents

I. Why does the NVIDIA control panel disappear?

II. How to solve the problem that the NVIDIA control panel disappears?

1. Unhide the NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Update the graphics card driver
3. Uninstall and reinstall the graphics card driver

III. How to recover accidentally deleted data with Renee Undeleter?

1. What is Renee Undeleter?
2. How to recover accidentally deleted files with Renee Undeleter?

NVIDIA control panel missing on Winodws 10

I. Why does the NVIDIA control panel disappear?

A graphics card, or GPU, is a crucial component linking a PC’s monitor and motherboard, responsible for rendering display graphics. It transforms computer system display information and drives the monitor, delivering scanning signals and ensuring accurate display output. The dominant graphics card chips are produced by NVIDIA and AMD.

For users with NVIDIA graphics cards, right-clicking on the desktop usually displays the “NVIDIA Control Panel” option. Nevertheless, this feature might disappear following a Windows update or in cases where the graphics card driver is no longer up to date.

After understanding the cause of the problem, the solution is obvious. Let’s find out how to do it.

II. How to solve the problem that the NVIDIA control panel disappears?

1. Unhide the NVIDIA Control Panel

Sometimes a Windows update may cause the NVIDIA Control Panel to be hidden, so you need to manually unhide it, the specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Run the Windows 10 computer, search for the (NVIDIA Control Panel) program in the search box in the lower left corner and open it.

Step 2: Next, in the NVIDIA control panel interface, click the top function menu bar (Desktop) option, and then check the (Add desktop context menu) option.

After that, right-click on the desktop to see the “NVIDIA Control Panel” option.

2. Update the graphics card driver

An outdated graphics card driver can cause the NVIDIA control panel to vanish. Updating the driver to the latest version may resolve this issue. Three methods are available for updating your graphics card driver:

①Download graphics driver from NVIDIA official website

Visit NVIDIA’s official website (https://www.nvidia.cn/geforce/drivers/), select your product type, series, model, operating system, and language, then click “Start Search”. Scroll down to view the available driver versions, download and install one. Right-click on the desktop to check for the "NVIDIA Control Panel" option.

NVIDIA US website: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/

NVIDIA Taiwan website: https://www.nvidia.com/zh-tw/geforce/drivers/

NVIDIA Japan website: https://www.nvidia.com/ja-jp/geforce/drivers/

②Update the graphics card driver through NVIDIA GeForce Experience software

To keep your graphics card driver up-to-date, download GeForce Experience from NVIDIA’s official site. After launching the application, sign in and proceed to the ‘Drivers’ tab to check for updates. When considering third-party driver software, always download from reputable sources to minimize the risk of malware.

③Update the graphics card driver through Windows 10 Device Manager

Step 1: Press (Windows + R keys) simultaneously to open the Run window. Then enter the command (devmgmt.msc) to open the Device Manager window.

Step 2: In the Device Manager, find the Display Adapter, right-click on your graphics card, and select Update Driver > Search automatically for updated driver software. After the update, restart your PC to verify if the issue has been resolved.

3. Uninstall and reinstall the graphics card driver

If updating the driver fails to solve the problem of the disappearance of the NVIDIA control panel, you can also try to reinstall the graphics card driver to solve the current problem. The specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Press (Windows + R keys) simultaneously to open the Run window. Then enter the command (devmgmt.msc) to open the Device Manager window.

Step 2: Locate Device Manager and expand the Display adapters section. Right-click on your graphics card and select Uninstall device. In the confirmation window, check the option Delete the driver software for this device and click Uninstall. After the process is complete, follow the instructions in Method 2 to reinstall the driver.

The above are the common methods to solve the disappearance of NVIDIA Nvidia control panel. In the process of using a computer, it is inevitable that you will encounter various failures. If you accidentally delete some important files in the process of repairing the fault, you can also use Renee Undeleter to recover the deleted data. The following is the detailed operation method.

III. How to recover accidentally deleted data with Renee Undeleter?

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

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2. How to recover accidentally deleted files with Renee Undeleter?

Restoring data with Renee Undeleter is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:

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To avoid data overwriting, do not install on the disk from which you need to recover data. Use Fast Partition Scan for recently deleted files on the built-in disk. For formatted disks, long-time deleted files, or data on external disks, opt for ‘WHole Partition Scan’ or ‘Whole Disk Scan’.

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Step 2: Next, select the partition where the deleted data resides and click on (Next).

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Step 4: Wait for the scan to complete, you can double-click the file to preview, then check the file to be recovered, click the (Recover) button to save the recovered file to another disk.