Intel Desktop Utilities
What is Intel Desktop Utilities?
Intel Desktop Utilities provides you with the means to monitor system temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, and hard drive health; view detailed system information, and test your system hardware for common errors. Intel Desktop Utilities will display and log alerts if system parameters deviate from optimal setting to let users take preventative action.
About (from Intel)
Prevent downtime without the cost of IT support or expensive software. Intel® Desktop Utilities is an essential solution for small and medium businesses to prevent critical system failures. Intel® Desktop Utilities audits, detects, and alerts you of changes in temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds that impact your o... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 1.0.0, 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 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 iduServ.exe. The software installer includes 100 files and is usually about 10.4 MB (10,909,957 bytes).
Program details
URL: downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=20488
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Desktop Utilities\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{F01CBA59-B5BD-4608-A834-1CBE8C292A71}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 10.4 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Intel Desktop Utilities
| Program executable: | iduServ.exe |
| Name: | Intel(R) Desktop Utilities |
| Service application for Intel(R) Desktop Utilities |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Desktop Utilities\iduServ.exe |
| MD5: | c9a8fef5d2a5af5cf7e11ef4773f02f1 |
Additional files:
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iduAbout.exe - Intel(R) Desktop Utilities (About Box for Intel(R) Desktop Utilities)
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iduServ.exe - Service application for Intel(R) Desktop Utilities
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intelmain.exe - GUI application for Intel(R) Desktop Utilities
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iptray.exe - Tray application for Intel(R) Desktop Utilities
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cpuid_dll.dll (by OSA Technologies) - cpuid_dll
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IpmiTrans.dll (by OSA Technologies Taiwan Branch) - IpmiTrans
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osaiodll.dll (by OSA Technologies Taiwan Branch) - osaiodll
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InstHelp.dll (by OSA Technologies, An Avocent Company) - provides InstallShield with all necessary functions
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ServiceControl.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- intelmain.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9D56E83E-3927-4974-8CC4-F2BA6833894E}' (runs on registration).
Service
- iduServ.exe runs as a service named 'Intel(R) Desktop Utilities Service' (IduService) "Manages IDU component communication and alerts".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- iptray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ipTray.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Desktop Utilities\ipTray.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- intelmain.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Desktop Utilities\intelmain.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| iduServ.exe |
| Memory: | 16.35 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000237167% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001493% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000879% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 643,226 | |
| Switches/sec: | 10 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.33 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 223 Bytes | |
| iptray.exe |
| Memory: | 6.23 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000113796% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000524% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000614% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 283,580 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.02 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 421 Bytes | |
How do I remove Intel Desktop Utilities?
You can uninstall Intel Desktop Utilities 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 Intel(R) Desktop Utilities, 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 Intel Desktop Utilities.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win 7 0%
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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 22%
Keep it 78%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
82.63% |
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| Windows 10 |
11.23% |
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| Windows XP |
5.47% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.62% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
40.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
23.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.97% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.49% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.23% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.60% |
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Geography
31.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
31.27% |
| India |
21.30% |
| Brazil |
5.50% |
| Israel |
4.35% |
| Germany |
2.85% |
| BD |
2.43% |
| Australia |
2.05% |
| South Africa |
2.05% |
| Canada |
2.00% |
| Netherlands |
1.53% |
| Peru |
1.49% |
| Philippines |
1.32% |
| Argentina |
1.19% |
| Italy |
1.19% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Intel |
64.15% |
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| ASUS |
17.07% |
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| Acer |
6.94% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
6.11% |
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| Dell |
4.24% |
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| Lenovo |
0.83% |
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| Alienware |
0.39% |
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| Samsung |
0.28% |
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Common models |
| INTEL DH77EB |
30.15% |
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| INTEL DZ77GA |
13.97% |
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| INTEL DZ77BH |
12.50% |
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| Mustek6376 MST6376 Mecer |
4.41% |
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| INTEL DZ75ML |
3.68% |
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| Equus Computer Systems No... |
2.94% |
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About Intel
Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors found in most personal computers.
Publisher URL: www.intel.com