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Should I remove VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,624
United States Rank #9,903
Reach 0.0384%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.09 days
445.22 days >
Average installed length: 233.93 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.2.5.07160 100.00%

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VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update

Overview

VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update is a program developed by Sony. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 installer includes 33 files and is usually about 59.93 MB (62,841,541 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 41% of users of VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: vaio.sony.co.jp
Help link: vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Personalization Manager\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{50A7190B-5DA6-4A51-B275-3D413E617BA6}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 59.93 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update

  • VpmIf.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface
  • VpmIf.exe
  • VpmIf64.dll
  • VpmIfBroker.exe
  • VpmIfDbActionLog.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Database Plugin
  • VpmIfDbActionLog64.dll
  • VpmIfDbEMPData.dll
  • VpmIfDbMData.dll
  • VpmIfDbSiEpg.dll
  • VpmIfDbTsb.dll
  • VpmIfDbTsb64.dll
  • VpmIfDbVep.dll
  • VpmIfEngineVoyager.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Engine Plugin
  • VpmIfEngineVoyager64.dll
  • VpmIfPav.exe - VAIO Personalization Manager Morphological Analysis Interface
  • VpmIfPavPS.dll
  • VpmIfPavPS64.dll
  • VpmIfPlugin.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Plugin Proxy
  • VpmIfPlugin64.dll
  • VpmLMPS.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Preference Analysys Interface
  • VpmLMPS64.dll
  • VpmSetting.exe - VAIO Personalization Manager Setting Application
  • VpmSettingPS.dll
  • VpmUidMusicIf.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface UID Engine
  • VpmUidMusicIf64.dll
  • VpmUidTsbIf.dll
  • VpmUidTsbIf64.dll
  • VpmUidTVEpgIf.dll
  • VpmUidTVEpgIf64.dll
  • VpmLM.exe - VAIO Personalization Manager
  • VEClient.dll - Voyager Engine Client (VEClient)
  • VEClient64.dll
  • pavcore.dll - PavCore Interface

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • VpmLM.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VpmLM Task Music Rotman' (runs daily at 06:11 p.m.).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • VpmLM.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VpmLM Task Music Rotman.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

VpmIfPav.exe
Memory:13.44 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000858307%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00006539%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00002044%
0.015104% average

How do I remove VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update?

You can uninstall VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update 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 VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update, 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 VAIO - Media Gallery - VAIO Personalization Manager Update.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Sony
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 83%
Win 7 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 85.73%
Windows 10 14.27%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 63.89%
Windows 10 Home 12.43%
Windows 7 Professional 11.11%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.61%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.70%
Windows 10 Pro 1.46%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.55%
  Germany 7.10%
  United Kingdom 5.90%
  Japan 4.81%
  Brazil 3.17%
  Canada 3.17%
  India 3.17%
  France 2.51%
  Italy 2.30%
  Australia 1.97%
  Saudi Arabia 1.31%
  Indonesia 1.20%
  Netherlands 1.20%
  United Arab Emirates 1.09%

About Sony

Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronics products for the consumer markets and is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group.
Publisher URL: www.sony.com

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