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What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
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United States Rank #22,996
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Lifespan of installation (until removal)
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Average installed length: 17.54 days

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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver

What is Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver?  (from Native Instruments)

KOMPLETE AUDIO 6 is a premium-quality 6-channel audio interface that picks up where its predecessor AUDIO KONTROL 1 left off. It provides everything you need to record, play and perform music, with four analog ins/outs, digital in/out, MIDI and low-latency performance — all in a sleek, rugged metal casing. The two mic ...  Read more

Overview

Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver is a program developed by Native Instruments. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 ka6cpl.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 53.84 MB (56,457,960 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 47% of users of Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.native-instruments.com
Help link: www.native-instruments.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Komplete Audio 6 Driver
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{5FF9A8EC-7E3F-4332-9A1F-E71EC5D9A37D}\Komplete Audio 6 Driver Setup PC.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 53.84 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver

Program executable:ka6cpl.exe
Name:Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Control Panel
Komplete Audio 6 Control Panel
Path:C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Komplete Audio 6 Driver\ka6cpl.exe
MD5:5199c919920d755f4c3a0d531e22ec1f
Additional files:
  • ka6asio32.dll - Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Control Panel (Komplete Audio 6 Control Panel)
  • ka6asio64.dll
  • WdfCoInstaller01009.dll (by Microsoft) - WDF Coinstaller
  • DPInst.exe (by Microsoft) - Programme d'installation du package de pilotes (DPInst) (Programme d'installation du package de pilotes)
  • devcon.exe - Windows Setup API

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DPInst.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9D7E6BB6-D452-4E75-96F0-43F9D85FCFCE}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • ka6cpl.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Control Panel' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Komplete Audio 6 Driver\ka6cpl.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • DPInst.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\DPInst.exe'.

How do I remove Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver?

You can uninstall Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver 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 Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 51%
Win 7 5%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 50.75%
Windows 7 49.25%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.05%
Windows 10 Home 18.80%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.29%
Windows 7 Professional 10.53%
Windows 10 Pro 9.77%
Windows 8.1 6.77%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.24%
  Germany 7.98%
  Italy 6.75%
  France 4.91%
  Netherlands 4.91%
  Australia 3.68%
  Canada 3.68%
  United Kingdom 2.45%
  Switzerland 1.84%
  Sweden 1.84%
  UA 1.23%
  Norway 1.23%
  Russia 1.23%
  New Zealand 1.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.35%
ASUS 19.72%
Dell 16.90%
Acer 14.08%
Lenovo 5.63%
Apple 2.82%
GIGABYTE 2.82%
MSI 2.82%
Samsung 2.82%
Toshiba 2.82%
American Megatrends 2.82%
Alienware 1.41%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.88%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.96%
Gigabyte Z97M-D3H 1.96%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.96%
MSI MS-7922 1.96%
TOSHIBA Satellite P850 0.98%

About Native Instruments

Native Instruments is a technology company that develops software and hardware for music production and DJing whos product line include software synthesizers, samplers and effect processors, sound libraries and emulations of acoustic instruments, groove production systems and audio interfaces, as well as various products for computer-based DJing that include DJ software, hardware controllers and specific DJ audio interfaces.
Publisher URL: www.native-instruments.com

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