Hi everybody. Today we are talking about branded software, that is, software that the manufacturer makes exclusively for its devices. You can find something like Nvidia Display Container LS on a computer where there is a video card from NVIDIA, I think this is understandable. However, something else is not clear, namely, what kind of program is this?
I started digging, so to speak, to explore the depths of the Internet to find out about the Nvidia Display Container LS ... And this is what I found out. In short, it turns out that this thing is a service. I found a comment from one person, he writes that the Nvidia Display Container LS service is needed to display the panel Nvidia controls, and if this service is disabled, then this panel will not work =(
On another site, I also found information that Nvidia Display Container LS (internal service name seems to be NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem) is responsible for the Nvidia control panel. In short, I think that's the way it is. This control panel can be launched, for example, through the desktop context menu, see what I mean:
Also I think that the Nvidia tray icon can also go haywire if the service is disabled.
I found a picture, here it is this service, here it is in the list of all services:
So guys, firstly, you may have a question, how to get into this window with services? Very simple. You need to squeeze Win buttons+ R and then paste the following command:
And then a list of services will open. If you are sure that you do not need the Nvidia Display Container LS service, then you can disable it, for this you look for it in the list, then double-click on it, the following window will appear (only you will have everything in Russian):
Here you select Startup type: Disabled and then click the Stop button. You can turn off the service if you do not need this Nvidia control panel, I think there are all sorts of settings there, but you can configure everything, and then disable the service =)
But now it became interesting to me, what process does the Nvidia Display Container LS service run under? I began to storm the Internet on this issue and the answer was found, if I understand everything correctly, then the service runs under a process such as NVDisplay.Container.exe and it starts from this folder:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Display.NvContainer\
Wow, learned something else! But what I will write now is you, well, if you want to do it, then do it at your own peril and risk .. In short, you can delete the Nvidia Display Container LS service with this command (but I would not delete it):
You need to put it in the command line, which you can call like this, you hold down Win + R and write the following command:
Click OK and that's it, you will see a black window, this is the command line. But as for me, then deleting the service is too painful radical method I think you can do with a simple shutdown ...
Found more commands. In general, to first stop the service, and then disable autostart, and then delete it, you need to enter the following commands one by one:
sc.exe stop "NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem"
sc.exe config "NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem" start= disabled
sc.exe delete "NVDisplay.ContainerLocalSystem"
It's clear what I mean by entering into command line! =)
Speaking of the Nvidia control panel, here's what it looks like, see:
And here is the icon in the control panel:
This icon launches the Nvidia control panel!
Well guys, I hope that we have solved the problem and unraveled the mystery of what Nvidia Display Container LS is =) And finally Security Question and control response. Can this service be disabled? I think that it is possible, she does not perform any critical important function. If so, then turn it back on. Good luck guys!
Foreword
Let me emphasize once again, this guide is not for everyone, but only for those who have weakness- the processor and at the same time it does not a panacea, not a magic pill that will turn cheap into expensive. That is, if in some particular processor-dependent
game, its loading reaches 100%, then these simple steps may
improve the situation.
However, how much they improve it depends on how weak the processor is. No need to build illusions, and then get offended, give a low rating, write that the author is an asshole, which did not help if now your processor is too weak and only chokes, and think that after the guide it will fly like an airplane. There's a difference between "reaching 100%" and "constantly staying at 100%."
In general, friends, let's adequately evaluate our hardware.
By the way, this guide was written from the very beginning as part of
, but I decided to take this part as a general one, because theoretically this should unload percents in other processor-dependent games to some extent. but haven't personally tested it. Write in the comments if you noticed a difference if you tried it with any other CPU-intensive game.
If the processor is the weak link on your system, and at times of its peak load, you observe FPS microfreezes or other problems associated with a lack of calc. CPU power, it may be possible to solve this problem, together with other optimization methods, by adjusting just a few parameters through nvidia control panel.
Perhaps AMD has similar settings, but I'm not aware, so if anyone knows, please write about it in the comments, it might help someone.
Personally, this is the only way I managed to get rid of FPS stuttering in GTA V on my cheap Intel G4500 running a Palit Super JetStream GTX 980 graphics card, 8 GB of RAM and a Windows 10 SSD. In doing so, I got more than playable FPS and picture quality. True, I also applied several tweaks and found one interesting setting in the game, but all this in a separate article.
CPU dependent games and weak CPU
On the example of GTA V, it can be seen that the more FPS, the greater the processor load. In my case, loading of the Intel G4500 at FPS more than 50 does not just reach 100%, but often hangs on them, the processor simply "chokes". In the game, this is expressed by the appearance of micro-freezes, which makes the game unplayable. But if through an increase graphic settings I achieve the creation of a video card no more than 47 FPS, the processor load only occasionally reaches 100% and friezes are not observed.
That is, as a result, it is impossible to play at minimum wages, but at max. settings 35-47 FPS at beautiful picture. All because of a weak processor. Many people say that with such a processor it is generally impossible to play GTA V normally, but we now already know that this is not true.
Of course, I could also get rid of micro-freezes with my processor by turning on 50% vert. synchronization, which will also lead to 30 FPS (60Hz monitor), but why, if you can play at 35-47 FPS with best response mice and keyboards.
Theoretically, it would be possible to downgrade the frequencies of the video card in order to get an FPS that does not load the processor beyond its capabilities, but why, if you can do it by improving the picture quality.
Here are the graphs of CPU usage at FPS>50 at low graphics settings and at 35-47 FPS at max. settings. It is clearly seen how in the first case the processor often "chokes", and in the second case it works almost to the maximum, but not more than that.
This graph shows a little more clearly the "flooding" of the processor on the left:
NVIDIA Control Panel
- Open "NVIDIA Control Panel", go to section
3D Settings -> Manage 3D Settings -> Software Settings
and select the game you are interested in from the drop-down list. - Set the following options to the specified values:
Parameter
Explanation
Shader caching
Reduces the likelihood of FPS microfreezes, since shaders are compiled once and saved to disk in this form so that they can be loaded from it in the future instead of recompiling. It also speeds up the loading of levels and other things, if shaders are compiled during it.
Maximum number of pre-trained frames
The most important setting. The higher the value, the more the processor is loaded with the preparation of frames for their processing by the video card. Prefabricated frames help to evenly feed data to the graphics card for processing, which can smooth out small differences in rendering time. but high value can lead to input lag. Important: if you set the value "Use 3D application setting", then the game can use some of its own value other than 1, or the default value adopted in Windows, i.e. 3.
- Now go to section
3D Options -> Manage 3D Settings -> Surround, PhysX Settings
and in the area "PhysX Settings" just in case explicitly specify your video card.As far as parameters are concerned, aimed specifically at offloading the CPU. Also in software settings For games, the following values \u200b\u200bare advised:
For all settings for which it is possible - "Control from the application / Use the setting of the 3D application". And the setting is already done in the game itself, but if there is no setting, then through the control panel. Remember that if you set an explicit value for a parameter, i.e. On, Off. or, for example, x2, x4, etc., you force using exactly this value, ignoring the game settings. For example, only setting "Vertical Sync" to "Use 3D Application Setting" will respect the game's own setting. Settings via the control panel have higher priority.It is also worth mentioning that it is not recommended to use this kind of settings in the global settings, because for some games it is sometimes worth setting other values. Specified settings to unload the CPU, it should be used if it cannot cope, i.e. if its load level often reaches 100% in the game.
Shutdown unnecessary services And NVIDIA software
So that you can determine which service is needed and which is not for you personally, I will give short description each. Immediately make a reservation, the launch of the program GeForce Experience does not depend on services, but the functionality it provides does.
Service name
Short description
NVIDIA Display Driver Service
If disabled, it will not be possible to open the NVIDIA Control Panel, it will disappear from the desktop context menu. However, everything will still function in normal mode, as if the service were still running. You can set the startup type - Manual, then the service will start on the first call to the control panel, but after that it will remain running.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience Service
Regardless of the start type of this service (including Disabled), GeForce Experience will start, so if you use only ShadowPlay of all GeForce Experience features, you can disable the service.
This is about NVidia services. You can always find information on the network about other services, system and those that are installed with programs, to understand whether you need them, whether you can and should disable them.
It is also worth paying attention to programs in autorun. For example, again referring to NVIDIA:
- Nvidia Backend (NvBackend.exe), which is responsible for the optimization functions of games according to the parameters for them from GeForce Experience. Can be removed from startup if you do not use this function.
- Nvidia Capture Server (nvspcaps64.exe) is needed for ShadowPlay.
Other programs and services
Naturally, setting these values in the NVidia control panel does not the only way unload the processor in the game, so if in your case this was not enough, I recommend paying attention using the task manager, what other programs / services use the processor in parallel with the game.
Nvidia Control Panel, or in other words Nvidia Update - universal software which allows users personal computers from installed video card from Nvidia, manage it, allocate resources optimal way, etc. This software works great on GeForce and ION GPUs, both for personal computers and laptops. In the event that this software is not installed on your computer, then it can be easily downloaded from the official Nvidia website. In the control panel, the user will be able to independently set necessary settings. For example, run or disable Nvidia Update, set the frequency of checks for updates. You can enable or disable beta driver notifications for Nvidia graphics cards, and in addition, you can even edit game profiles.
Launching the Nvidia Control Panel
Unfortunately, some users, even those who have the Nvidia control panel installed, cannot find it, which means they cannot fine-tune the video card settings. There are two quite simple ways to open this control panel. The first way is for the user to simply click right click mouse on free space desktop, and in the appeared context menu select "Nvidia Control Panel". The second way is no less simple than the first. To do this, right-click on the system tray image (arrow in the lower right corner of the screen). After clicking, all the logos of programs running in the tray will open. To launch the Nvidia control panel, you need to click on the corresponding icon (Nvidia logo).
Issues with Nvidia Control Panel
Some may encounter one significant problem - the driver control panel does not open. There are several solutions similar problem. First, if you have programs installed on your computer that allow you to directly control the monitor, then you need to remove them. They directly block the operation of the Nvidia control panel and cannot be used. Secondly, the control panel may not open if the computer is disabled hardware acceleration. It can be enabled in the display properties. And the last thing - the driver control panel may not start if disabled system service Nvidia Display Driver Service. In order to enable it, you need to go to the "Control Panel", select the "Administration" item and find the "Services" field. If this service is disabled, then you need to enable it to start automatically.
Small digression:
At first, absolutely all laptops had only graphics output devices that did not support 3D processing at all, and if they did, it was very bad.
For example, in one of my laptops of 2000 there was a NeoMagic video adapter equipped with only 2.5 megabytes of video memory and supporting only D2D mode (it more or less ran Diablo II), and in the second laptop (2003) - S3 with 8 megabytes of video memory (with brakes it was possible to play Counter Strike).
However, high graphics performance, especially in games, they were not required: laptops were very expensive niche products for corporate users who had high requirements for mobility, and therefore an acceptable battery life.
But the years went by 3D graphics actively conquered the world, and then laptops began to become more and more massive and, importantly, a universal product.
Accordingly, they began to be used in the widest range of tasks - from ordinary office to multimedia, and users very quickly ceased to be satisfied with the low efficiency of graphic solutions built into laptops.
Manufacturers have stepped up graphics subsystem laptops, even a class of devices appeared, so-called - gaming laptops ...
But it is easy to guess that the power consumption of such laptops has increased greatly, which negatively affected the time of their battery life. By the way, top-end Alienware laptops from Dell, equipped with the most top-end on this moment iron, at the peak they consume about 300 watts. From batteries, such a monster obviously will not work for a long time.
There was a split: a laptop was either powerful, but large, heavy and with very short battery life, or small, light, with good time battery life, but poor gaming performance.
The engineers faced difficult (and even mutually exclusive) tasks, namely how to simultaneously save long time battery life and high graphics performance.
Currently, there is such a solution: the laptop has two video accelerators - most often graphics core Intel HD Graphics and a discrete video accelerator from Nvidia, the switching mode of which can be selected in the Nvidia control panel: 
There are 3 modes available in total: Autoselect, And Integrated graphics hardware.
If put Autoselect, then theoretically the system itself should choose a graphics accelerator depending on the load on the graphics subsystem.
You can select one of the modes (default is Autoselect); after selecting the mode, press Apply. It may work immediately, or it may require a system reboot.
Despite the fact that in laptops with technology Nvidia Optimus there are two graphics devices, the image on the monitor always is output through the integrated accelerator, and hence the peculiarity of the work of some games that simply do not know about the existence external video or for some reason can't access it.
In this article, we will look at several ways to force launch games and applications on a discrete Nvidia video chip.
Regular methods
A. The easiest way. Right click on the shortcut and select Run from GPU> High performance Nvidia processor
B. Software binding discrete video in the Nvidia panel settings.
1. In the Nvidia Control Panel, open Manage 3D settings and go to tab Global Options
, where we expose High performance Nvidia processor and click Apply.
If you want to force discrete (as well as integrated; I had to assign integrated video to firefox browser, because when choosing a discrete accelerator, it began to pour artifacts and crashed with errors) video only for certain applications, go to the tab Software settings:
2. Click the button Add and indicate executable file the game that we will be forced to run with discrete video.
Special case - only for games and applications that use Java machine(for example, Minecraft and others). It is not the game executable that needs to be added to the list, but the Java machine itself. To do this, you first need to find where the javaw.exe file is launched from. For example, you can start the task manager, go to the tab Processes, hover over the process of interest to us, right-click and select Properties. The path will be shown in the window that opens. I have javaw.exe in the folder C:\Windows\SysWOW64(Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, Java 7SE 32 bit). After the location of the file is known, add it, as described above.
3. Select from the drop-down list High performance Nvidia processor.
4. Click the button Apply.
It may work right away, or you may need to reboot the system.
If standard methods did not help, there is one more - not very obvious, but quite workable.
1. Open Screen resolution:
2. Click the button To find. Two more monitors will appear with inscriptions No other screen detected:
3. Select the monitor corresponding to the discrete video accelerator: 
For comparison, a monitor corresponding to the integrated Intel HD Graphics was selected: 
4. Select from the drop-down list Multiple Screens paragraph Try to connect to VGA anyway, press the button Apply:
The result will be the following: 
5. Choose Extend these screens, press Apply, confirm saving the parameters: 
We observe the result.
Both video cards are now available in the game settings.
TES: Skyrim settings window: 
AND dragon age:origins: 
Needless to say, the games are now running faster?
Video card monitoring widget from 0rbmu2k now correctly determines the total amount of memory, the amount used memory and GPU load in percent: 
And here is the Adobe Photoshop performance settings window: 
And the PTGui settings window, in which I collect panoramas: 
Even on a card as far from the fastest as the GT630M with 1 GB of DDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus, Photoshop renders images and tools very quickly. So, for example, the crop frame moves smoothly across the image, rather than jerkily, as if hardware acceleration wasn't working.
Spherical panoramas in PTGui with a resolution of about 26000 * 13000 (twenty-six thousand by thirteen thousand is not a typo) with activated hardware acceleration are stitched in a matter of minutes, while on CPU even when using all 8 threads, it took an average of 10-15 to 20-30 minutes to assemble some panoramas.
By the way, I played Crysis 2, adding an executable to Nvidia panel by the first method. Graphics settings using the Crysis2AdvancedGraphicsOptions tweaker for comfortable game I had to set it to the very minimum (it turned out that Crysis 2 stubbornly launched on Intel core HD4000). Now it runs smoothly on Extreme settings (though with disabled anisotropy).
The disadvantages of this solution are:
1. The system has a second monitor where the cursor, shortcuts, widgets, windows, etc. can go.
2. Some games run on a second invisible monitor.
And in conclusion, a few words about how to return the settings back:
1. Select from the drop-down list Show desktop only on 1:
Click the button Apply, confirm saving the parameters, we see the following: 
2. Select the second monitor, select Delete this monitor:
Click Apply.
The settings have been cancelled.
Very good in the comments interest Ask from Rodion from Kiev:
Unfortunately, I personally came to a dead end, because my monitor (TV) is NOT connected via VGA !!! and through HDMI ?, Accordingly, I don’t see that same third extended screen, do you understand?
I have a laptop LCD screen, I have an LCDTV on which the slave is duplicated. table.
As a result of what is described in the article, I have a third monitor, and when I expand the desktop onto it, I take the windows nowhere. What to do? How to make a discrete vidyahu output everything directly to HDMI?
I'll try to answer it too.
By the method of (not) scientific poke, I found the following.
First, we perform all the procedures described above.
After everything is done, click Connecting to a projector or WinKey (aka checkbox) + P, as Windows advises us: 
The panel will open 
Select here Duplicate. NEVER CHOOSE A PROJECTOR ONLY!!! Otherwise, you may get a black screen. There are no windows, the cursor does not run, pressing Escape and rebooting does not help. What to do? You can reboot into safe mode and remove the driver, or you can just act blindly - click WinKey + P, left arrow and Enter.
If everything is done correctly, we get the following: 
It may turn out such a thing that an image in a non-native resolution will go to the screen. To do this, select each screen and put down the desired resolution for each of them. Do not forget to confirm the settings changes with the button Apply.
To undo your actions, press again. Connecting to a projector or WinKey+P and choose Expand.
The computer will flash the screen and the monitors will be configured in the same way as in the first part of this article
Note: last way guaranteed only works on Windows 7. On the Windows 10 guaranteed does not work. On the Windows 8/8.1 functionality has not been tested.
For sim, if you please bow out. I hope this information was useful to someone.
