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Should I remove Windows 10-Update-Assistent?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,767
United States Rank #5,337
Reach 0.0374%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.96 days
205.36 days >
Average installed length: 107.90 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.4.9200.22925 0.41%
1.4.9200.22899 0.14%
1.4.9200.22532 0.14%
1.4.9200.22452 8.40%
1.4.9200.22402 10.70%
1.4.9200.22395 9.89%
1.4.9200.22391 25.34%
1.4.9200.22329 10.98%
1.4.9200.22314 2.03%
1.4.9200.22256 13.55%
1.4.9200.22243 18.16%
1.4.9200.22225 0.14%
1.4.9200.22211 0.14%

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Windows 10-Update-Assistent

Overview

Windows 10-Update-Assistent is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 1.4.9200.22391, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 windows10upgraderapp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 29 files and is usually about 19.75 MB (20,704,516 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 84% of users of Windows 10-Update-Assistent come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\windows10upgrade
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows10Upgrade\Windows10UpgraderApp.exe" /Uninstall
Estimated size: 19.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Windows 10-Update-Assistent

Program executable:windows10upgraderapp.exe
Name:Windows 10-Update-Assistent
Path:C:\windows10upgrade\windows10upgraderapp.exe
MD5:3f81c535e78b9c8fecdaeb932b2fb546
Additional files:
  • AAADWTRIG20.EXE - Watson Subscriber for SENS Network Notifications
  • DWTRIG20.EXE
  • DWDCW20.DLL - Microsoft EventReporting Disk Cleanup Wizard (Microsoft Event Reporting Disk Cleanup Wizard)
  • AAADW20.EXE - Microsoft Application Error Reporting
  • DW20.EXE
  • AAAGatherOSState.EXE - Gather Downlevel OS Activation State
  • GatherOSState.EXE
  • AAAbootsect.exe - Boot Sector Manipulation Tool
  • bootsect.exe
  • ESDHelper.dll - ESD Helper Dynamic Library
  • windlp.dll - Windows Download Platform
  • DevInv.dll - Device Inventory Library
  • wimgapi.dll - Windows Imaging Library
  • esdstub.dll - Windows 8.1 ESD Stub
  • AAAGetCurrentRollback.EXE - GetCurrentRollback
  • GetCurrentRollback.EXE
  • GetCurrentDeploy.dll - GetCurrentDeploy
  • GetCurrentOOBE.dll - GetCurrentOOBE
  • AAAWinREBootApp32.exe - WinREBootApp
  • AAAWinREBootApp64.exe
  • WinREBootApp32.exe
  • WinREBootApp64.exe
  • appraiserxp.dll - appraiserxp
  • downloader.dll - Downloader

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Windows10UpgraderApp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1D3DA2A3-8856-4D1E-B747-00B00EA92541}' (runs on registration).
3 Startup Files (All Users Run Once)
  • Windows10UpgraderApp.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Windows10UpgraderApp.exe' which loads as C:\Windows10Upgrade\Windows10UpgraderApp.exe /SkipSelfUpdate.
  • GetCurrentRollback.EXE is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name '!GetCurrentRollback' which loads as "C:\Windows10Upgrade\GetCurrentRollback.exe" "progress.ini" "C:" "NHV13SIC:<1.4.9200.22395>:<1>".
  • AAAGetCurrentRollback.EXE is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name '!GetCurrentRollback' which loads as "C:\Windows10Upgrade\GetCurrentRollback.exe" "progress.ini" "C:" "EosWuV2:<1.4.9200.22350>:<1>".

How do I remove Windows 10-Update-Assistent?

You can uninstall Windows 10-Update-Assistent 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 Windows 10-Update-Assistent, 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 Windows 10-Update-Assistent.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 98%
Win 7 (SP1) 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,767

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 97.97%
Windows 7 2.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 65.85%
Windows 10 Pro 30.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 1.49%
Windows 10 Education 0.54%
Windows 10 Enterprise 0.27%
Windows 10 Pro N 0.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

83.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.65%
  Germany 10.79%
  Netherlands 3.34%
  Austria 0.68%
  Switzerland 0.60%
  Italy 0.26%
  Spain 0.17%
  France 0.17%
  Australia 0.09%
  United Kingdom 0.09%
  Hungary 0.09%
  Ireland 0.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 26.38%
Hewlett-Packard 17.66%
Medion 17.43%
ASUS 12.61%
Lenovo 11.47%
Dell 5.96%
GIGABYTE 4.13%
Samsung 2.06%
MSI 1.15%
Toshiba 1.15%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.00%
ASUSTeK E200HA 3.56%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.22%
Medion Akoya P2214T 2.22%
Acer Aspire E5-571G 1.78%
Acer Aspire ES1-732 1.78%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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