Should I remove Windstream Setup Assistant?

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Version	Distribution
8.3.1.7	100.00%

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Remove Windstream Setup Assistant

Windstream Setup Assistant is a software program developed by Windstream. 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 setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 13.61 MB (14,272,617 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Help link: www.windstream.com/Support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windstream\8.3.1.7

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Windstream\8.3.1.7\uninstall.exe" /vendorId=Windstream /full=true

Estimated size: 13.61 MB

• node.exe connects to patt80.att.motive.com (68.235.16.149 port 5222).

MAHostService.exe
Memory:	1.17 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0097123527%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00568884%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00402351%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	1,324,980	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	184	70 average
node.exe
Memory:	23.59 MB
Total CPU:	0.0046423903%
Kernel CPU:	0.00348942%
User CPU:	0.00115297%
CPU cycles/sec:	906,528
Switches/sec:	9
I/O reads/min:	227 Bytes
I/O writes/min:	2 Bytes

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 Windstream Setup Assistant, 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 Windstream Setup Assistant.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 64% Win 7 1%

HOW IT RUNS Windows Service? Yes (Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 3% Keep it 97%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States

100.00%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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