Should I remove Rainmeter?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #854
United States Rank #921
Reach 0.8012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.57 days
400.39 days >
Average installed length: 210.37 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.1 beta r2876 |
0.01% |
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| 4.1 beta r2858 |
0.05% |
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| 4.1 beta r2851 |
0.01% |
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| 4.1 beta r2838 |
0.09% |
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| 4.1 beta r2824 |
0.04% |
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| 4.1 beta r2815 |
0.01% |
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| 4.1 beta r2807 |
0.09% |
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| 4.1 beta r2806 |
0.02% |
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| 4.1 beta r2793 |
0.08% |
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| 4.1 beta r2787 |
0.06% |
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| 4.0 r2746 |
2.53% |
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| 4.0 beta r2731 |
0.06% |
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| 4.0 beta r2722 |
0.01% |
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| 4.0 beta r2720 |
0.03% |
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| 4.0 beta r2708 |
0.04% |
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| 4.0 beta r2690 |
0.01% |
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| 4.0 beta r2679 |
0.06% |
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| 4.0 beta r2627 |
0.43% |
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| 4.0 beta r2620 |
0.06% |
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| 4.0 beta r2618 |
0.65% |
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| 4.0 beta r2617 |
0.01% |
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| 4.0 beta r2613 |
0.44% |
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| 4.0 beta r2607 |
0.93% |
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| 4.0 beta r2601 |
0.05% |
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| 4.0 beta r2599 |
0.01% |
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| 4.0 beta r2593 |
0.08% |
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| 4.0 beta r2589 |
0.08% |
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| 4.0 beta r2587 |
0.47% |
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| 4.0 beta r2583 |
0.01% |
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| 3.3.3 r2744 |
0.03% |
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| 3.3.2 r2743 |
0.02% |
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| 3.3.2 r2609 |
1.69% |
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| 3.3.1 r2602 |
0.70% |
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| 3.3 r2519 |
2.03% |
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| 3.3 r2494 |
0.09% |
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| 3.3 beta r2494 |
0.01% |
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| 3.3 beta r2493 |
0.01% |
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| 3.3 beta r2468 |
1.12% |
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| 3.3 beta r2464 |
0.06% |
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| 3.3 beta r2461 |
0.75% |
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| 3.3 beta r2457 |
0.08% |
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| 3.3 beta r2438 |
0.08% |
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| 3.3 beta r2423 |
0.12% |
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| 3.3 beta r2416 |
1.24% |
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| 3.3 beta r2414 |
0.21% |
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| 3.3 beta r2412 |
0.41% |
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| 3.3 beta r2410 |
0.01% |
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| 3.3 beta r2403 |
0.01% |
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| 3.3 beta r2402 |
0.47% |
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| 3.2.1 r2386 |
6.17% |
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| 3.2 r2384 |
0.44% |
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| 192 versions |
Rainmeter
What is Rainmeter?
Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool for Windows.
About (from the publisher)
Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on your desktop. Many skins are even functional: they can record your notes and to-do lists, launch your favorite applications, and control your media player - all in a clean, unobtrusive interface that you ca... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 3.2.1 r2386, with over 53% 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 rainmeter.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 2.29 MB (2,399,768 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 49% of users of Rainmeter come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.
Program details
URL: rainmeter.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\rainmeter
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 2.29 MB
Files installed by Rainmeter
| Program executable: | rainmeter.exe |
| Name: | Rainmeter |
| Rainmeter desktop customization tool |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\rainmeter\rainmeter.exe |
| MD5: | c19c31e745743cbf58c717a7c331b205 |
Additional files:
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Rainmeter.dll - Rainmeter
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SkinInstaller.exe
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uninst.exe - Rainmeter Installer
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SkinInstaller.dll - Rainmeter Skin Installer
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Rainmeter.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Lancer Rainmeter' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Rainmeter.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
Startup File (User Run)
- Rainmeter.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Rainmeter' and executes as C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Rainmeter.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Rainmeter' which loads as C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Rainmeter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe'.
Network connections
- Rainmeter.exe connects to 66.151.133.182 (port 80).
- Rainmeter.exe connects to a23-67-252-249.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.252.249 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Rainmeter.exe |
| Memory: | 41.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0016425998% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00102089% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00062171% | |
| Switches/sec: | 57 | |
How do I remove Rainmeter?
You can uninstall Rainmeter 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 Rainmeter, 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 Rainmeter.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.63% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.29% |
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| Windows XP |
1.83% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.25% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.09% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.35% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.61% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.05% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.49% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.08% |
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Geography
49.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
49.17% |
| United Kingdom |
4.84% |
| France |
4.13% |
| Germany |
4.07% |
| Canada |
3.57% |
| Australia |
2.29% |
| India |
1.72% |
| Japan |
1.57% |
| Netherlands |
1.42% |
| Philippines |
1.32% |
| Italy |
1.20% |
| Indonesia |
1.12% |
| Sweden |
1.04% |
| MA |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.07% |
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| Dell |
17.21% |
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| ASUS |
16.00% |
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| Acer |
15.73% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.40% |
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| Lenovo |
6.22% |
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| Toshiba |
4.89% |
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| Samsung |
3.38% |
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| Alienware |
2.10% |
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| MSI |
1.85% |
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| Intel |
1.16% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
11.17% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.36% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.53% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.83% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.09% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
1.87% |
|