Should I remove DriverMax 7?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,512
United States Rank #3,176
Reach 0.2471%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.13 days
239.69 days >
Average installed length: 125.94 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.72.0.1207 |
0.18% |
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| 7.71.0.1201 |
0.37% |
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| 7.71.0.1199 |
0.02% |
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| 7.69.0.1195 |
0.27% |
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| 7.69.0.1194 |
0.78% |
|
| 7.68.0.1194 |
0.90% |
|
| 7.67.0.1189 |
1.23% |
|
| 7.66.0.1181 |
0.08% |
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| 7.65.0.1178 |
0.14% |
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| 7.64.0.1168 |
0.47% |
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| 7.63.0.1160 |
0.74% |
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| 7.62.0.1155 |
0.18% |
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| 7.61.0.1155 |
0.60% |
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| 7.60.0.1151 |
0.51% |
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| 7.59.0.1144 |
0.10% |
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| 7.59.0.1143 |
0.74% |
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| 7.58.0.1130 |
1.56% |
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| 7.57.0.1127 |
0.90% |
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| 7.56.0.1119 |
1.25% |
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| 7.55.0.1097 |
0.18% |
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| 7.54.0.1092 |
1.42% |
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| 7.53.0.1091 |
1.17% |
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| 7.52.0.1087 |
0.84% |
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| 7.51.0.1084 |
0.90% |
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| 7.50.0.1080 |
0.04% |
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| 7.49.0.1001 |
1.31% |
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| 7.48.0.1000 |
1.81% |
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| 7.47.0.998 |
2.34% |
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| 7.46.0.997 |
0.04% |
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| 7.45.0.740 |
2.40% |
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| 7.44.0.738 |
0.88% |
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| 7.43.0.723 |
0.02% |
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| 7.43.0.671 |
0.82% |
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| 7.42.0.665 |
2.01% |
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| 7.41.0.661 |
0.04% |
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| 7.41.0.653 |
0.08% |
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| 7.40.0.465 |
1.31% |
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| 7.38.0.463 |
0.02% |
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| 7.38.0.458 |
1.72% |
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| 7.37.0.451 |
1.54% |
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| 7.37.0.448 |
0.16% |
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| 7.36.0.429 |
0.43% |
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| 7.35.0.425 |
2.09% |
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| 7.34.0.423 |
2.01% |
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| 7.33.0.407 |
0.27% |
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| 7.32.0.407 |
3.26% |
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| 7.31.0.393 |
0.80% |
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| 7.30.0.392 |
1.40% |
|
| 7.29.0.225 |
7.21% |
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| 7.28.0.206 |
5.32% |
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| 7.27.0.203 |
3.74% |
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| 68 versions |
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DriverMax 7
What is DriverMax 7? (from Innovative Solutions)
Quickly finds and downloads the right updated drivers for your hardware, for computers running Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, 32-bit and 64-bit editions. You can also backup your drivers and reinstall them after a reformat. This reinstalls all your drivers in one step which takes less than 5 minutes and req... Read more
Overview
DriverMax 7 is a program developed by Innovative Solutions. The most used version is 7.29.0.225, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is drivermax.exe. The software installer includes 27 files and is usually about 12.62 MB (13,228,503 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 38% of users of DriverMax 7 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.innovative-sol.com
Help link: www.drivermax.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 12.62 MB
Files installed by DriverMax 7
| Program executable: | drivermax.exe |
| Name: | DriverMax |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\innovative solutions\drivermax\drivermax.exe |
| MD5: | bdfc25c79db554a4401eaaf3fd02be7e |
Additional files:
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innoupd.exe - Innovative Solutions Software Updater (Software Updater)
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devices.exe - DriverMax
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drivermax de la Dan.exe
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drivermax_IObitDel.exe
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innorst.exe - Application restarting tool
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innostp.exe - Application Starter
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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InnoSolUOs.exe
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rbk32.exe
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rbk64.exe
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stop_dmx.exe
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sync.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- drivermax.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DriverMaxWelcome' (runs daily at 11:54 PM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- innostp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Application Starter - de0c13fedcb720a47f6f3d4c11f75b7f.
- drivermax.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverMaxWelcomes.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- drivermax.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverMax_RESTART' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\drivermax.exe" -RESTART.
- devices.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverMax_RESTART' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\devices.exe" -RESTART.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- drivermax.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DriverMax' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\drivermax.exe" -agent.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| drivermax.exe |
| Memory: | 55.05 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000260039% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002248% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000352% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,153,072 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 35.68 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 87 Bytes | |
How do I remove DriverMax 7?
You can uninstall DriverMax 7 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program DriverMax 7, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DriverMax 7.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #2,512
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.11% |
|
| Windows 10 |
27.42% |
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| Windows XP |
6.55% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.81% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.34% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.20% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.27% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.86% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.56% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.47% |
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Geography
38.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.48% |
| Germany |
6.69% |
| United Kingdom |
5.49% |
| Italy |
3.50% |
| Brazil |
3.43% |
| Netherlands |
3.24% |
| Canada |
3.15% |
| France |
2.82% |
| Australia |
2.24% |
| Sweden |
1.98% |
| India |
1.52% |
| Belgium |
1.45% |
| DK |
1.30% |
| Spain |
1.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.76% |
|
| Dell |
21.09% |
|
| Acer |
18.17% |
|
| ASUS |
9.97% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.45% |
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| Toshiba |
6.15% |
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| Lenovo |
3.27% |
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| Intel |
2.70% |
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| Samsung |
1.98% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.62% |
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| Sahara |
0.97% |
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| Medion |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.09% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.89% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
3.70% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.83% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.83% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.39% |
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Publisher URL: www.innovativesol.com