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Should I remove Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,969
United States Rank #15,522
Reach 0.0071%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.12 11.51%
1.11 38.85%
1.10 26.62%
1.09 11.51%
1.05 11.51%

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Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard

Overview

Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard is a program developed by Lenovo. The most used version is 1.11, 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 main program executable is SklFundKb.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 2.85 MB (2,986,784 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 79% of users of Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Lenovo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{520AA862-0064-4B41-B777-1FAFC1AD1293}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.85 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard

Program executable:SklFundKb.exe
Name:Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard
Path:C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard\SklFundKb.exe
MD5:40bb44ed67333aaf88d606acc94151d2
Additional files:
  • SklFundKb.exe - Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard
  • SkHidKbd.dll (by LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP) - SkHidKbd
  • skosd.dll (by LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP) - OSD Functions DLL
  • SKUtil.DLL - General Utility Functions DLL

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • SklFundKb.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 5.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • SklFundKb.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard\SklFundKb.exe /RestartByRestartManageC:D98ECEE6-B8FB-4b79-9BF1-10F4BE59B954 /RestartByRestartManageC:D0F23CF4-D668-4de6-959C-2D511CFE419D /RestartB.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • SklFundKb.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Lenovo Fundamental USB Keyboard' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard\SklFundKb.exe.

How do I remove Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard?

You can uninstall Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard 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 Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard, 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 Lenovo Calliope USB Keyboard.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Distribution by countryGeography

79.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 79.43%
  France 4.31%
  Italy 3.83%
  United Kingdom 2.87%
  Germany 1.44%
  Australia 0.96%
  Switzerland 0.96%
  Colombia 0.96%
  Spain 0.96%
  Netherlands 0.96%
  Singapore 0.96%
  Ireland 0.48%
  Poland 0.48%
  Portugal 0.48%

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com

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