Should I remove Hawking Control Center?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #34,882
United States Rank #19,663
Reach 0.0035%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.90 days
321.54 days >
Average installed length: 168.95 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.69 |
1.47% |
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2.49 |
16.18% |
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2.23 |
82.35% |
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Hawking Control Center
Overview
Hawking Control Center is a program developed by Hawking. The most used version is 2.23, 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. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is Control Center.exe. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 5.24 MB (5,498,353 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 98% of users of Hawking Control Center come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada.
Program details
URL: \www.hawkingtech.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hawking\Control Center\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{5836F014-73C6-4791-8E76-F3B152EE0DD4}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 5.24 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Hawking Control Center
Program executable: | Control Center.exe |
| Control Center |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Hawking\Control Center\Control Center.exe |
MD5: | 003b92f6fa1a2a6c5aabd2289ceccf0a |
Additional files:
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Control Center.exe - Control Center
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Install.exe
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NuDrvInst.exe
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NuDrvInst64.exe
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Control Center.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Hawking UDS Control Center' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hawking\Control Center\Control Center.exe -mini.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Control Center.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Hawking\Control Center\Control Center.exe'.
How do I remove Hawking Control Center?
You can uninstall Hawking Control Center 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 Hawking Control 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Hawking Control Center.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 7 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
48.53% |
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Windows 10 |
47.06% |
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Windows XP |
4.41% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
17.65% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.18% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
11.76% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.35% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.88% |
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Geography
98.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
98.18% |
Canada |
1.82% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
33.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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Toshiba |
10.00% |
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Lenovo |
10.00% |
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ASUS |
8.33% |
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Apple |
8.33% |
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Acer |
6.67% |
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Sony |
1.67% |
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Samsung |
1.67% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.55% |
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Dell Inspiron 660 |
3.03% |
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Dell Inspiron 580 |
3.03% |
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Apple Inc. MacBookPro9,2 |
3.03% |
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Apple Inc. MacBookPro8,3 |
3.03% |
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HP ProBook 4540s |
3.03% |
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