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Should I remove Windstream Support Center?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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United States Rank #23,159
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Versions

VersionDistribution
9.0.0.209 100.00%

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Windstream Support Center

Overview

Windstream Support Center is a program developed by Windstream Communications. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 10 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.windstream.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windstream support center\9.0.0.209
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Windstream Support Center\9.0.0.209\uninstall.exe" /vendorId=Windstream /full=true

Program filesFiles installed by Windstream Support Center

  • Uninstall.exe - Windstream Support Center (Windstream Support Center installer)
  • MAConfigure.exe
  • npMotive.dll - Windstream Plug-in (Windstream Plug-in for Mozilla Browsers)
  • ipworksssl9.dll (by /n software inc. - www.nsoftware.com) - IP*Works! SSL C++ Edition Version 9.0 (IP*Works! SSL V9)
  • MAHostService.exe (by Alcatel-Lucent) - MAHostService
  • msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr100.dll (by Microsoft)
  • node.exe (by Joyent, Inc) - Node.js (Evented I/O for V8 JavaScript)
  • pcBrowser.exe (by Telstra) - McciBrowser (mcci+McciBrowser)
  • zlib1.dll (by Zlib) - Zlib (Zlib: general purpose data compression / decompression library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Mozilla Plugin
  • npMotive.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Windstream Plug-in' with a plugin key of '@Motive.com/NpMotive,version=1.0' for all users of the PC.
Service
  • MAHostService.exe runs as a service named 'Windstream MAHostService' (Windstream MAHostService) "Windstream Management Agent Host Service".

How do I remove Windstream Support Center?

You can uninstall Windstream Support Center 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 Windstream Support Center, 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 Support Center.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Windstream Support Center you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 4%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 39.13%
Windows Vista 6.52%
Windows XP 4.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.48%
Windows 10 Home 15.22%
Windows 8.1 13.04%
Windows 8.1 Connected 8.70%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.35%
Windows 7 Professional 4.35%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 37.21%
Dell 27.91%
Acer 16.28%
Toshiba 6.98%
Lenovo 4.65%
ASUS 4.65%
Sahara 2.33%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 570 4.35%
Hewlett-Packard 610-1130y 4.35%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.35%
Dell Inspiron 660 4.35%
HP Stream Notebook PC 11 4.35%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 2.17%

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