Should I remove Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #168
United States Rank #165
Reach 3.1131%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.96 days
441.20 days >
Average installed length: 231.82 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.0.6.60 |
0.29% |
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| 4.0.5.55 |
0.12% |
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| 4.0.4.51 |
0.53% |
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| 4.0.3.49 |
0.08% |
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| 4.0.2.42 |
0.83% |
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| 4.0.1.40 |
0.24% |
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| 4.0.0.5 |
0.00% |
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| 4.0.0.36 |
2.23% |
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| 4.0.0.29 |
0.00% |
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| 4.0.0.27 |
0.10% |
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| 4.0.0.23 |
0.00% |
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| 3.0.5.69 |
0.98% |
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| 3.0.4.65 |
0.81% |
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| 3.0.3.60 |
0.85% |
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| 3.0.2.54 |
1.45% |
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| 3.0.1.41 |
2.82% |
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| 3.0.0.34 |
2.00% |
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| 3.0.0.33 |
0.46% |
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| 3.0.0.20 |
0.16% |
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| 3.0.0.19 |
1.09% |
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| 3.0.0.16r |
0.00% |
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| 3.0.0.160 |
0.00% |
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| 3.0.0.16 |
4.26% |
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| 3.0.0.12 |
0.01% |
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| 2.5.4.40 |
2.61% |
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| 2.5.3.34s |
0.00% |
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| 2.5.3.34 |
3.54% |
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| 2.5.2.32 |
0.78% |
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| 2.5.1.28 |
3.17% |
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| 2.5.1.26 |
0.00% |
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| 2.5.0.19+ |
0.00% |
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| 2.5.0.19 |
13.50% |
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| 2.0.0.102 |
1.58% |
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| 2.0.0.100 |
1.16% |
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| 1.0.9.254 |
1.65% |
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| 1.0.8.251 |
3.35% |
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| 1.0.7.248 |
2.16% |
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| 1.0.6.245 |
2.50% |
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| 1.0.5.235 |
7.13% |
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| 1.0.4.225 |
6.22% |
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| 1.0.4.220 |
9.61% |
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| 1.0.3.214 |
9.32% |
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| 1.0.10.255 |
3.84% |
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| 1.0.1.209 |
5.54% |
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| 1.0.0.199 |
3.01% |
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| 1.0.0.178 |
0.00% |
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| 1.0.0.134 |
0.01% |
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| 1.0.0.105 |
0.00% |
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Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver
What is Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver?
eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a computer interface specification that defines a register-level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB), which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0 compatible devices. The specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specification. Support for Streams was added to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed specification, primarily to enable high performance storage operations over USB.
Overview
The most used version is 2.5.0.19, 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 software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 4.01 MB (4,207,684 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.intel.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Uninstall\setup.exe -uninstall
Estimated size: 4.01 MB
Files installed by Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver
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iusb3hub.sys - USB 3.0 Device Driver (Intel(R) USB 3.0 Hub Driver)
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iusb3xhc.sys - Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver
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Drv64.exe - Intel(R) Installation Framework (64 bit driver installer)
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Setup.exe
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iusb3mon.dll - Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor (iusb3mon)
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iusb3mon.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- iusb3mon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- iusb3mon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'USB3MON' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- iusb3mon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| iusb3mon.exe |
| Memory: | 2.52 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000290885% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001454% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001454% | |
How do I remove Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver?
You can uninstall Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver 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) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, 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 USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win 10 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 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
83.33% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.62% |
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| Windows XP |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
34.70% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.68% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.13% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
9.45% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.89% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.13% |
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Geography
50.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.09% |
| United Kingdom |
4.47% |
| France |
4.22% |
| Germany |
3.81% |
| Italy |
2.90% |
| Canada |
2.75% |
| Australia |
2.27% |
| Netherlands |
1.76% |
| India |
1.42% |
| Sweden |
1.22% |
| Brazil |
1.19% |
| Spain |
1.16% |
| Poland |
0.95% |
| Belgium |
0.88% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
26.88% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.05% |
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| ASUS |
14.93% |
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| Acer |
13.61% |
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| Toshiba |
7.16% |
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| Lenovo |
6.66% |
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| Samsung |
1.89% |
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| MSI |
1.62% |
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| Alienware |
1.31% |
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| Sony |
0.75% |
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| Apple |
0.65% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.55% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
16.45% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3847 |
2.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.50% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5520 |
2.27% |
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| HP ProBook 4540s |
2.25% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 3020 |
1.98% |
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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