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What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,594
United States Rank #10,178
Reach 0.0333%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.86 days
290.74 days >
Average installed length: 152.76 days
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Launchy 2.6 Beta 2
from Code Jelly
What is Launchy Beta 2?
Launchy is a free and open-source application launcher that indexes shortcuts in the start menu, and files in specific folders to allow quicker access to programs without opening the start menu itself, or browsing to the relevant folder. Launchy automatically loads itself on boot and waits for the user to call it by pressing Alt + Space or a custom user hotkey.
Some versions (if downloaded from SourceForge) use the OpenCandy software library to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.
About (from Code Jelly)
Launchy is a free cross-platform utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes! Launchy is designed to help ... Read more
Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is launchy.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 13.1 MB (13,733,209 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework.
Program details
URL: www.launchy.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Launchy\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Launchy\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 13.1 MB
Files installed by Launchy 2.6 Beta 2
| Program executable: | launchy.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\launchy\launchy.exe |
| MD5: | d5f90a1f1c14beec118ae3d10e0d2c34 |
Additional files:
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QtCore4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
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QtGui4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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QtNetwork4.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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Launchy#API.dll - Launchy# API
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ManagedWinapi.dll - ManagedWinapi
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ManagedWinapiNativeHelper.dll
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mathyresurrected0.dll - mathyresurrected
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qmng4.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Launchy.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named launchy.
Startup File (User Run)
- Launchy.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Launchy' and executes as C:\Program Files\Launchy\Launchy.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| launchy.exe |
| Memory: | 23.82 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003012048% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015661% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014460% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 13,306,706 | |
| Switches/sec: | 6 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 671.37 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 9.17 KB | |
How do I remove Launchy Beta 2?
You can uninstall Launchy Beta 2 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 Launchy 2.6 Beta 2, 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 Launchy Beta 2.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? 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 |
52.90% |
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| Windows 10 |
42.84% |
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| Windows XP |
3.05% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.07% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.15% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.10% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.34% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.81% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.08% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.09% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.65% |
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Geography
47.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.45% |
| France |
5.51% |
| Canada |
4.30% |
| United Kingdom |
3.63% |
| India |
3.23% |
| Germany |
3.23% |
| Brazil |
2.15% |
| Italy |
2.15% |
| Spain |
1.34% |
| Netherlands |
1.34% |
| DK |
1.34% |
| Belgium |
1.21% |
| Sweden |
1.21% |
| Russia |
1.08% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
24.34% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.81% |
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| ASUS |
14.81% |
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| Acer |
8.99% |
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| Lenovo |
7.41% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
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| Toshiba |
3.97% |
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| Samsung |
2.65% |
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| Intel |
2.12% |
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| MSI |
2.12% |
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| Sahara |
1.06% |
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| Alienware |
0.79% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
7.39% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.43% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.96% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.46% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.46% |
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| LENOVO 20287 |
1.97% |
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