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Should I remove Wireless Console 2?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,215
United States Rank #10,278
Reach 0.0958%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.34 days
98.50 days >
Average installed length: 51.75 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.10 61.23%
2.0.8 30.51%
2.0.6 0.16%
2.0.5 0.05%
2.0.2 7.63%
2.0.1 0.42%

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Wireless Console 2

What is Wireless Console 2?

Wireless Console is a program that helps to toggle between ASUS WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. However, it is not essential for that ASUS PC's WiFi and Bluetooth to work but could be utilized when you do not have dedicated WLAN or BT on/off buttons on your PC installed with Windows. It provides a way to cycle through WLAN--BT on--off, on--on, off--on, off--off states is with this utility.

About  (from ASUS)

ASUS Wireless Console 2 is a utility to provide an on-screen selection interface for the built-in wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth. After installing ASUS Wireless Console, one could use the function key to turn the built-in wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth ON or OFF. Hold [Fn] and press [F2] separately to scroll through the ...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 2.0.10, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named wcourier.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 2.12 MB (2,217,805 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.asus.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Wireless Console 2
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{83F73CB1-7705-49D1-9852-84D839CA2A45}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 2.12 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Wireless Console 2

Program executable:wcourier.exe
Name:Wireless Console 2
Path:C:\Program Files\Wireless Console 2\wcourier.exe
MD5:59b24a9daf3b716c7425520ca25edca0
Additional files:
  • msvcr71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • wcourier.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Wireless Console 2' and executes as C:\Program Files\Wireless Console 2\wcourier.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • wcourier.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Wireless Console 2' which loads as C:\Program Files\Wireless Console 2\wcourier.exe.

How do I remove Wireless Console 2?

You can uninstall Wireless Console 2 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 Wireless Console 2, 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 Wireless Console 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 55%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 64.53%
Windows 7 17.05%
Windows XP 15.56%
Windows 10 2.86%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 52.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.67%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.18%
Windows Vista Business 3.94%

Distribution by countryGeography

17.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 17.31%
  Germany 14.26%
  France 10.47%
  Italy 7.48%
  Australia 5.74%
  Taiwan 4.89%
  Netherlands 3.89%
  United Kingdom 3.79%
  Poland 3.59%
  Spain 3.54%
  Czech Republic 2.44%
  Portugal 2.29%
  Sweden 2.24%
  Belgium 2.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 87.55%
American Megatrends 12.45%
Common models
ASUSTeK F5GL 4.90%
ASUSTeK X71SL 4.15%
ASUSTeK F5RL 3.83%
ASUSTeK F5SL 3.77%
ASUSTeK F5SR 3.39%
ASUSTeK X58LE 2.89%

About ASUS

ASUSTeK Computer, also often called ASUS is a computer hardware & electronics company.
Publisher URL: www.asus.com

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