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Should I remove Premium Sound HD?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,874
United States Rank #2,192
Reach 0.3548%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.07 days
267.56 days >
Average installed length: 140.58 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.12.5100 0.01%
1.12.5000 32.28%
1.12.4700 0.10%
1.12.4600 28.53%
1.12.4200 0.34%
1.12.3000 0.26%
1.12.1800 22.62%
1.12.1200 0.99%
1.12.0800 1.66%
1.12.0700 0.60%
1.12.0300 12.61%

Premium Sound HD

What is Premium Sound HD?  (from SRS Labs)

SRS Premium Soundâ„¢ provides the ultimate audio and entertainment experience for all PC applications related to music, movies and games. Utilizing advanced patented technologies, SRS Premium Sound delivers immersive surround complete with deep, rich bass and crystal clear dialog. It also delivers high-frequency definiti...  Read more

Overview

Premium Sound HD is a software program developed by SRS Labs. The most common release is 1.12.5000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 programs's main executable is SRSPanel_64.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 8.96 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 2.39 MB (2,509,352 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 43% of users of Premium Sound HD come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.SRSLabs.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3007FF9F-5B2C-41FF-8BFC-08BF25DB2681}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.39 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Premium Sound HD

Program executable:SRSPanel_64.exe
Name:SRS APO Control Panel
SRS Control Panel
Signed by:SRS Labs
Path:C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\SRSPanel_64.exe
MD5:4b7f09079e38b87d7946115d34664d93
Additional files:
  • SRSPanel.exe - SRS APO Control Panel (SRS Control Panel)
  • SRSPanel_64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SRSPanel_64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7D6E2DAA-5122-4558-8BAD-E6D43E4A0BEA}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • SRSPanel_64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 5.
  • SRSPanel.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SRS Premium Sound.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • SRSPanel_64.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SRS Premium Sound 3D' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\SRSPanel_64.exe" /f="C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\SRS_Premium_Sound_PS3D.zip" /h.
  • SRSPanel.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SRS Premium Sound HD' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\SRSPanel.exe" /f="C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Control Panel\SRS_Premium_Sound_HD.zip" /h.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

SRSPanel_64.exe
Memory:8.96 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0008927311%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00056332%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00032942%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:16
70 average

How do I remove Premium Sound HD?

You can uninstall Premium Sound HD 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 Premium Sound HD, 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 Premium Sound HD.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 65%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 65.49%
Windows 7 34.45%
Windows XP 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 29.10%
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.30%
Windows 8 18.75%
Windows 10 Home 11.10%
Windows 7 Professional 2.99%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.43%
  United Kingdom 10.93%
  France 5.27%
  Germany 4.82%
  Italy 3.96%
  Canada 3.92%
  Australia 3.41%
  Spain 1.97%
  Netherlands 1.80%
  Portugal 1.24%
  Belgium 1.12%
  Mexico 1.10%
  Sweden 0.98%
  Ireland 0.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 99.65%
Acer 0.17%
Hewlett-Packard 0.07%
Dell 0.06%
GIGABYTE 0.01%
Lenovo 0.01%
ASUS 0.01%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L855 15.65%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855 10.63%
TOSHIBA Satellite L875D 8.36%
TOSHIBA Satellite L850 8.28%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L855D 4.51%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855D 3.39%

About (from SRS Labs, Inc.)

DTS, Inc.
Publisher URL: www.srslabs.com

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