Should I remove Recovery?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,139
United States Rank #1,776
Reach 0.6069%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.54 days
281.41 days >
Average installed length: 147.86 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.1.0 |
0.22% |
|
| 7.0.5 |
0.49% |
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| 6.1.0.3 |
3.75% |
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| 6.1.0.1 |
6.73% |
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| 6.0.12.20 |
3.89% |
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| 6.0.12.18 |
6.39% |
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| 6.0.12.14 |
3.61% |
|
| 6.0.12.12 |
0.88% |
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| 6.0.12.11 |
0.09% |
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| 6.0.12.10 |
6.96% |
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| 6.0.12.4 |
0.23% |
|
| 6.0.11.0 |
1.49% |
|
| 6.0.10.3 |
0.17% |
|
| 6.0.10.2 |
0.92% |
|
| 6.0.10.1 |
0.01% |
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| 6.0.10.0 |
14.25% |
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| 6.0.9.11 |
0.18% |
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| 6.0.9.10 |
5.17% |
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| 6.0.9.9 |
1.51% |
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| 6.0.9.7 |
2.97% |
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| 6.0.9.6 |
7.73% |
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| 6.0.9.5 |
1.09% |
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| 6.0.9.4 |
2.09% |
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| 6.0.9.3 |
0.38% |
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| 6.0.9.2 |
3.09% |
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| 6.0.7.2 |
6.09% |
|
| 6.0.6.5 |
11.73% |
|
| 6.0.6.3 |
0.43% |
|
| 6.0.6.1 |
3.01% |
|
| 6.0.6.0 |
0.73% |
|
| 6.0.5.0 |
2.73% |
|
| 6.0.4.0 |
0.94% |
|
| 6.0.2.0 |
0.06% |
|
Typically installed together
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Recovery
What is Recovery? (from Samsung Electronics)
Before restoring your computer, you first have to choose a restore method. You can use Samsung Recovery to restore your computer using one of the restore methods. A Basic Restore reloads all the Windows operating system files and leaves all personal files, programs and settings intact. By reloading the Windows operatin... Read more
Overview
Recovery is a software program developed by Samsung Electronics. The most common release is 6.0.10.0, 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 primary executable is named WCScheduler.exe. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 84.89 MB (89,008,905 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. While about 36% of users of Recovery come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Brazil.
Program details
URL: www.samsung.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Samsung\Recovery
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{145DE957-0679-4A2A-BB5C-1D3E9808FAB2}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 84.89 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Recovery
| Program executable: | WCScheduler.exe |
| Name: | Recovery |
| Signed by: | Samsung Electronics CO. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Samsung\Recovery\WCScheduler.exe |
| MD5: | ddc2aa82a8c94c980d69a27fd3f9b370 |
Additional files:
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WsabiInstaller.exe - WSABI Installer (WSAB Istaller)
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AgentsMessagingInterface.dll
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Clonix.UC.Res.dll - Clonix.UC.Res
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Recovery-Uninstall.exe (by Macrovision) - InstallShield (Setup.exe)
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Clonix.UC.dll - Clonix.UC
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CMResdllV.dll (by SEC) - Recovery
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GoRecovery.exe (by SEC)
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InstallManager.exe
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InstDrv.exe
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Manager1.exe
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NetworkServer.exe
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WCScheduler.exe
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LogicNP.FolderView.dll
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Restore.dll
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WinVX64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- WCScheduler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'advRecovery'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- WCScheduler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named advRecovery.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- WCScheduler.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SRSSchedulerForOOBE' which loads as C:\Program Files\Samsung\Recovery\WCScheduler.exe -audit.
How do I remove Recovery?
You can uninstall Recovery 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 Recovery, 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 Recovery.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #1,139
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
99.97% |
|
| Windows 7 |
0.03% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
40.24% |
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| Windows 8 |
21.34% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
11.72% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.11% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
8.23% |
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| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
3.38% |
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Geography
35.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.62% |
| Italy |
9.59% |
| Brazil |
9.47% |
| United Kingdom |
6.37% |
| Germany |
4.27% |
| France |
3.99% |
| Canada |
2.37% |
| Poland |
2.21% |
| Netherlands |
1.82% |
| Norway |
1.53% |
| Chile |
1.49% |
| Australia |
1.34% |
| Sweden |
1.18% |
| Korea |
1.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Samsung |
99.98% |
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| Acer |
0.01% |
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| ASUS |
0.01% |
|
Common models |
| Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
9.75% |
|
| Samsung 350V5C/351V5C/354... |
8.30% |
|
| Samsung 550P5C/550P7C |
5.42% |
|
| Samsung 3570R/370R/470R/4... |
5.32% |
|
| Samsung 530U3C/530U4C/532... |
4.92% |
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| Samsung 355V4C/356V4C/344... |
4.36% |
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About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics which is part of the Samsung Group produces a wide range of printers for both consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and enterprise-use high-speed digital multifunction printer models.
Publisher URL: www.samsung.com