NETGEAR USB Control Center
What is NETGEAR USB Control Center?
Included with the ReadySHARE® USB Storage Access device and software.
About (from NETGEAR)
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Overview
NETGEAR USB Control Center is a program developed by NETGEAR. The most used version is 1.32, 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. 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 Control Center.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 20.82 MB (21,833,786 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 75% of users of NETGEAR USB Control Center come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.netgear.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\USB Control Center\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{4BA8CC94-07C4-43DA-A952-8C67017728B6}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 20.82 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by NETGEAR USB Control Center
| Program executable: | Control Center.exe |
| Control Center |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\USB Control Center\Control Center.exe |
| MD5: | f8dc260f478b958cce507cf3a8729f6f |
Additional files:
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Choose_Language.exe
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Control Center.exe - Control Center
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NuDrvInst.exe
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NuDrvInst64.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Choose_Language.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CB0E45E0-DEA6-46AD-8B8C-3D9714D61CE8}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Control Center.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named NETGEAR USB Control Center_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Startup File (User Run)
- Control Center.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Control Center' and executes as C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\USB Control Center\Control Center.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Control Center.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'NETGEAR USB Control Center' which loads as C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\USB Control Center\Control Center.exe -mini.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Control Center.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\USB Control Center\Control Center.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Control Center.exe |
| Memory: | 4.24 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001592486% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012478% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003447% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 555,777 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 357 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove NETGEAR USB Control Center?
You can uninstall NETGEAR USB Control Center 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 NETGEAR USB Control Center, 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 NETGEAR USB Control Center.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win Vista 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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.40% |
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| Windows 10 |
43.43% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.08% |
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| Windows XP |
2.89% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.20% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.51% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
13.09% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.08% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.28% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.95% |
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Geography
75.30% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
75.30% |
| Australia |
4.74% |
| Italy |
3.68% |
| Canada |
2.41% |
| United Kingdom |
2.34% |
| Germany |
2.12% |
| Netherlands |
1.34% |
| Switzerland |
1.13% |
| South Africa |
0.92% |
| DK |
0.71% |
| Austria |
0.64% |
| New Zealand |
0.64% |
| Norway |
0.50% |
| Belgium |
0.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.88% |
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| Dell |
26.55% |
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| Acer |
12.11% |
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| ASUS |
10.56% |
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| Toshiba |
7.61% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.37% |
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| Lenovo |
4.50% |
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| Samsung |
1.09% |
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| MSI |
0.93% |
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| Intel |
0.78% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.62% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.83% |
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| ASUS All Series |
5.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.21% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
3.24% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.27% |
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| HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook ... |
2.27% |
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About NETGEAR
Netgear is amanufacturer of computer networking equipment and other computer hardware and sells products through multiple sales channels worldwide, including online retailers, wholesale distributors, direct market resellers, value-added resellers and broadband service providers.
Publisher URL: www.netgear.com