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Should I remove FoneLink Notification Center?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,158
United States Rank #24,016
Reach 0.0146%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.85 days
84.18 days >
Average installed length: 44.23 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.7.9.3001 75.61%
0.7.9.851 19.51%
0.7.9.850 4.88%

FoneLink Notification Center

What is FoneLink Notification Center?

FoneLink Notification Center is a mobile app that can run on the BlueStacks App Player. The BlueStacks App Player lets you run apps from your phone fast and fullscreen on Windows.

Overview

The most used version is 0.7.9.3001, 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. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software installer includes 39 files and is usually about 7.53 MB (7,897,088 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.bluestacks.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bluestacks
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{502334FB-9E84-4E86-8E8D-AC881A56EEB9}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.53 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by FoneLink Notification Center

  • hd-agent.exe - BlueStacks (BlueStacks Agent)
  • hd-apkhandler.exe - BlueStacks Apk Handler
  • hd-appcfg-native.dll - BlueStacks AppCfg Native Library
  • hd-audio-native.dll - BlueStacks Audio Native Library
  • hd-blockdevice.exe - BlueStacks Block Device Helper Process
  • hd-camera-native.dll - BlueStacks Camera Native Library
  • hd-frontend.exe - BlueStacks Frontend
  • hd-frontend-native.dll - BlueStacks Frontend Native Library
  • hd-glcheck.exe - BlueStacks GLCheck Utility
  • hd-gps-native.dll - BlueStacks Gps Native Library
  • hd-hypervisor-amd64.sys - BlueStacks Hypervisor for amd64
  • hd-hypervisor-x86.sys - BlueStacks Hypervisor for x86
  • hd-libraryhandler.dll - BlueStacks Utility Library
  • hd-logcollector.exe - BlueStacks Log Collector
  • hd-logrotator.exe - BlueStacks Log Rotator
  • hd-logrotator-native.dll - BlueStacks Log Rotator Native Library
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe - BlueStacks Log Rotator Service
  • hd-network.exe - BlueStacks Network Helper Process
  • hd-opengl-native.dll - BlueStacks Opengl Native Library
  • hd-quit.exe - BlueStacks Quit Utility
  • hd-restart.exe - BlueStacks Restart Utility
  • hd-runapp.exe - BlueStacks App Runner
  • hd-runtimeuninstaller.exe - BlueStacks Runtime Uninstaller
  • hd-sensor-native.dll - BlueStacks Sensor Native Library
  • hd-service.exe - BlueStacks Service
  • hd-service-native.dll - BlueStacks Service Native Library
  • hd-sharedfolder.exe - BlueStacks Shared Folder Helper Process
  • hd-shortcuthandler.dll
  • hd-startlauncher.exe - BlueStacks StartLauncher
  • hd-vmcommand-native.dll - BlueStacks VM Command Runner Native Library
  • hd-unzip.exe (by Info-ZIP) - Info-ZIP's UnZip for Windows (Info-ZIP's UnZip for Win32 console)
  • devcomponents.dotnetbar2.dll (by DevComponents.com) - DevComponents.DotNetBar
  • adbwinapi.dll (by Google, inc) - Android SDK (Android ADB API)
  • naudio.dll (by Mark Heath) - NAudio
  • hd-adb.exe
  • hd-png2ico.exe
  • hd-zip.exe
  • json.dll (by CodeTitans)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • hd-startlauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E9D1CF68-2BF5-4291-A075-7DBB639729C9}' (runs on registration).
  • hd-adb.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{414B58D5-075E-4F20-A788-93CF9F140FAC}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Log Rotator Service' (BstHdLogRotatorSvc).
  • hd-service.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Android Service' (BstHdAndroidSvc).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • hd-agent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BlueStacks Agent' which loads as C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-Agent.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

hd-adb.exe
Memory:4.6 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0158008696%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00635150%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00944937%
0.015104% average

How do I remove FoneLink Notification Center?

You can uninstall FoneLink Notification Center 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 FoneLink Notification Center, 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 FoneLink Notification Center.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 80.49%
Windows 7 18.82%
Windows Vista 0.35%
Windows XP 0.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 13.99%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.94%
Windows 8 Pro 11.54%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 9.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.04%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.99%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 25.09%
  India 13.24%
  Philippines 7.32%
  Germany 7.32%
  France 3.48%
  Netherlands 3.48%
  Canada 3.14%
  Brazil 2.79%
  Colombia 2.44%
  Indonesia 2.44%
  Iran 1.74%
  Italy 1.74%
  United Kingdom 1.74%
  Vietnam 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.67%
Dell 17.78%
Acer 15.56%
ASUS 12.00%
Lenovo 10.67%
Toshiba 4.89%
Samsung 4.44%
Intel 3.11%
GIGABYTE 2.67%
Medion 1.33%
Sony 0.89%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.03%
Dell Inspiron 3537 2.27%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.27%
HP Pavilion 14 Notebook P... 2.27%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.27%
ASUS All Series 1.52%

About (from BlueStack Systems, Inc.)

Bluestacks is a Silicon Valley-based software company that produces BlueStacks App Player and BlueStacks Cloud Connect.
Publisher URL: www.bluestacks.com

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