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Should I remove Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,195
United States Rank #15,868
Reach 0.0107%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.59 days
536.99 days >
Average installed length: 282.15 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.00.11 53.55%
2.00.07 13.27%
2.00.06 2.84%
1.00.12 15.64%
1.00.10 8.06%
1.00.08 6.64%

Other programs by Belkin International

Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter

What is Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter?  (from Belkin International)

The N Wireless USB Adapter connects your desktop or notebook computer to a wireless network. Providing greater range and faster speeds, N offers an excellent solution for sending large files such as video, music, photos, and documents among the networked computers in your home.

Based on the 802.11n draft, N Wire...  Read more

Overview

Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter is a software program developed by Belkin International. The most common release is 2.00.11, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 32 files and is usually about 5.39 MB (5,654,406 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 58% of users of Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.belkin.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Belkin\F5D8055\v2
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5032D684-B2EB-46CC-9416-C9C955A53A85}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0010 -removeonly
Estimated size: 5.39 MB
Language: Italian

Program filesFiles installed by Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter

  • SecurityII.dll - Belkin Security file (SecurityII)
  • DetectDriver.exe - DetectDriver Application (DetectDriver MFC Application)
  • F5D_IsRes.dll (by InstallShield Software) - InstallShield (R) (InstallShield (R) Dialog Resources)
  • islrmv_32.exe
  • islrmv_64.exe
  • BelkinDetectUI.exe - BelkinDetectUI
  • RM_DEV_CODE.dll - RM_DEV_CODE
  • DRC.EXE - GM DRC (DRC)
  • gACS.dll (by Client Team) - gACS
  • gNG.dll (by Client Team) - gNG
  • COI.EXE - COI
  • dbgprint.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • BelkinDetectUI.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'F5D8055v2' which loads as C:\Program Files\Belkin\F5D8055\v2\BelkinDetectUI.exe.

How do I remove Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter?

You can uninstall Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Belkin N+ Wireless USB Adapter.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.88%
Windows 10 17.54%
Windows XP 9.48%
Windows Vista 7.11%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.10%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.67%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.71%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.18%
  United Kingdom 14.18%
  Italy 5.09%
  Canada 4.73%
  Germany 2.91%
  Belgium 1.45%
  France 1.45%
  Austria 1.45%
  Spain 1.09%
  Netherlands 1.09%
  United Arab Emirates 1.09%
  Switzerland 0.73%
  Australia 0.73%
  Thailand 0.36%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 31.86%
Hewlett-Packard 29.20%
GIGABYTE 13.27%
Acer 11.50%
ASUS 7.08%
Intel 3.54%
American Megatrends 1.77%
Lenovo 0.88%
Toshiba 0.88%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530s 3.67%
Compaq-Presario AY030AA-A... 2.75%
ASUS All Series 1.83%
Acer Aspire M3970 1.83%
Dell OptiPlex 755 1.83%
Dell Inspiron 620 1.83%

About Belkin International

Belkin is a manufacturer of consumer electronics that specializes in connectivity devices and sells in both the consumer and the commercial market, with various product lines including routers, mobile computing accessories, hubs, cables, KVM switches and other peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.belkin.com

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