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Should I remove West Mountain Radio Drivers?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

West Mountain Radio Drivers

Overview

West Mountain Radio Drivers is a software program developed by West Mountain Radio. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 3.45 MB (3,612,423 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 93% of users of West Mountain Radio Drivers come from the United States, it is also popular in Norway and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.westmountainradio.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\West Mountain Radio
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\WESTMO~1\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files1\WESTMO~1\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 3.45 MB

Program filesFiles installed by West Mountain Radio Drivers

  • WMRdiagnostics.exe
  • UNWISE.EXE (by Symantec) - WISE (WiseScript Uninstaller)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove West Mountain Radio Drivers?

You can uninstall West Mountain Radio Drivers 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 West Mountain Radio Drivers, 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 West Mountain Radio Drivers.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 90%
Win Vista (SP2) 10%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 90.00%
Windows Vista 10.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 30.00%
Windows 10 Home 30.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.00%
Windows 10 Pro 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro 10.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.59%
  Norway 3.70%
  Austria 3.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Medion 16.67%
ASUS 16.67%
Acer 16.67%
Common models
MEDION P7624 11.11%
Hewlett-Packard p6-2326s 11.11%
HP Split 13 x2 Detachable... 11.11%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1070t 11.11%
Compaq-Presario KJ383AA-A... 11.11%
BIOSTAR Group A880G+ 11.11%

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