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Should I remove Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,055
United States Rank #25,790
Reach 0.0048%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.96.0 15.96%
1.0.95.0 84.04%

Typically installed together

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Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components

Overview

Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 1.0.95.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is msitvirtualsmartcardcomponents.exe. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 63% of users of Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components come from the United States, it is also popular in India and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\package cache\{01c77979-63c1-47f3-b69c-2674756fd0ef}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{01c77979-63c1-47f3-b69c-2674756fd0ef}\MsitVirtualSmartCardComponents.exe" /uninstall

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components

Program executable:msitvirtualsmartcardcomponents.exe
Name:Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components
Path:C:\ProgramData\package cache\{01c77979-63c1-47f3-b69c-2674756fd0ef}\msitvirtualsmartcardcomponents.exe
MD5:6b5aeeda6d45daf586c0a6cff7bd97cd

How do I remove Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components?

You can uninstall Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components 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 Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components, 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 Microsoft IT Virtual Smart Card Components.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,055
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10

Distribution by countryGeography

62.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.89%
  India 8.25%
  United Kingdom 8.25%
  Brazil 3.09%
  Hong Kong 2.06%
  CY 1.03%
  BH 1.03%
  Singapore 1.03%
  Taiwan 1.03%
  NG 1.03%
  Switzerland 1.03%
  Korea 1.03%
  Finland 1.03%
  Russia 1.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo 50.70%
Hewlett-Packard 23.94%
Dell 16.90%
ASUS 8.45%
Common models
HP EliteBook 8570w 4.35%
Microsoft Corporation Sur... 3.26%
LENOVO 3448B86 3.26%
LENOVO 4299H19 3.26%
HP Z420 Workstation 3.26%
Dell XPS 12 9Q23 3.26%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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