What Is a Nahimic Companion and How Do I Get Rid of One?

by Jack Prosser
Published: Last Updated on

As someone who uses an MSI laptop or desktop computer, you may have come across something called the Nahimic Companion. This application should enhance the PC’s audio input and output. It should be installed on your PC.  The Nahimic application is software that turns the audio chip into a virtual surround sound system.  This can be used for games, movies, and music playback.

What is Nahimic, and should you uninstall it? That’s the question we’ll answer in this article.

What is a Nahimic Companion and what does it do?

Nahimic Companion is MSI’s driver application, and it allows you to improve your audio experience in a variety of ways. You can adjust the volume levels, adjust the playback speed, and choose between different audio settings. Additionally, you can activate special effects such as 3D sound and positional sound that will make your gaming or movie experience even more immersive.

The simplest way to uninstall Nahimic Companion is to open it from your search bar and click on “Run Companion at Startup” to prevent it from running the next time you restart your computer. The aforementioned is the easiest method if you don’t want to mess with system data files.

How do I know if I have a Nahimic Companion?

Well, it’s just a typical audio driver, not a virus of some sort that can harm your PC; there’s nothing to worry about. Overall it’s there to improve the audio quality of your system.

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How do I get rid of a Nahimic Companion?

If you’re not using the Nahimic audio drivers and Companion software, you may want to completely uninstall and remove them from your PC. This is necessary if you want to completely remove any traces of Nahimic from your system.

However, if you want to completely uninstall and remove the Nahimic Companion audio drivers and software from your PC, you must do the following:

Step 1: Press Windows Key + R to launch the Run dialogue box. Enter services.msc into the search box.

Step 2: Locate the Nahimic Service and stop it using the toolbar button.

Step 3: To open the Run prompt, press Windows Key + R. Enter devmgmt.msc into the search box.

Step 4: Click on Sound, video, and game controllers to expand. Disable or delete the Nahimic mirroring device driver by right-clicking it.

Step 5: Finally, by pressing Windows Key + X and selecting Apps & Features, uninstall the Nahimic companion app.

Step 6: Locate the Nahimic app and select the Uninstall option.

That was the last step you had to follow to remove Nahimic Companion from your Windows PC/Laptop.

if you are having trouble removing Nahimic Companion from your Windows PC, this is the guide for you. Be sure to follow the steps carefully, and if you have any questions or problems, please leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help you out. Thanks for reading!

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