Should I remove PC Speed Maximizer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,019
United States Rank #13,586
Reach 0.0506%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.05 days
473.39 days >
Average installed length: 248.73 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.2 |
100.00% |
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PC Speed Maximizer v3.2
What is PC Speed Maximizer?
Smart PC Solutions is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing. The overall value of such PC performance optimization is questionable yet might offer some benefit depending on the overall usability of the PC.
About (from Smart PC Solutions)
Simple, Easy and Fast. With just the click of a button PC Maximizer will optimize your PC, remove potentially privacy risks and free up disk space. Simple and easy to use, the free diagnostic scan will help you identify items which can be cleaned or optimized to improve your PC performance and remove potential privac... Read more
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 26.94 MB (28,250,139 bytes).
Program details
URL: pcspeedmaximizer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 26.94 MB
Files installed by PC Speed Maximizer v3.2
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SPMGuard.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Performance Monitor (Performance Monitor)
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SPMReminder.exe
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SPMSmartScan.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Smart Scan
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SPMSchedule.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Schedule
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Startw3i.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Launcher
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PCSpeedMaximizer.exe - PC Speed Maximizer
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SPMLauncher.exe - Fix PC problems and optimize performance
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SPMUninstaller.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CB6085E8-F0CE-4135-8B58-6336251EA38D}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- SPMSchedule.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PC Speed Maximizer Schedule.
- SPMLauncher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PC Speed Maximizer Schedule.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- SPMSchedule.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Speed Maximizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\SPMSchedule.exe.
- SPMLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Speed Maximizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\SPMLauncher.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SPMSmartScan.exe |
| Memory: | 1.44 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004778156% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00038254% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009528% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 17,583 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2 Bytes | |
How do I remove PC Speed Maximizer?
You can uninstall PC Speed Maximizer 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 PC Speed Maximizer v3.2, 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 PC Speed Maximizer.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 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 52%
Keep it 48%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.02% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.75% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.52% |
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| Windows XP |
3.71% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.21% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.20% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.55% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.13% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.48% |
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Geography
21.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
21.57% |
| France |
15.26% |
| Germany |
13.33% |
| Italy |
9.87% |
| Spain |
3.66% |
| Netherlands |
3.05% |
| MA |
2.34% |
| Belgium |
2.03% |
| United Kingdom |
1.93% |
| Canada |
1.83% |
| Finland |
1.53% |
| Australia |
1.22% |
| DK |
1.12% |
| Brazil |
1.02% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.98% |
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| Acer |
22.95% |
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| Dell |
12.46% |
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| ASUS |
10.03% |
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| Toshiba |
6.23% |
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| Samsung |
5.47% |
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| Lenovo |
3.19% |
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| Medion |
2.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.13% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.91% |
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| Intel |
0.76% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.99% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.86% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.17% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.47% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.43% |
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| Acer Aspire E1-531 |
1.74% |
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