Disk Speedup
What is Disk Speedup?
The software is bundled by various adware bundlers as well as with some versions of Reg Clean pro.
About (from Systweak Inc)
Disk Speedup arranges fragmented files contiguously. It scans the entire disk to determine the fragmentation and effectively removes all the fragments from the hard disk. This helps to consolidate scattered data so it can be accessed quickly. Moreover, it creates more free space, which makes the system more effective a... Read more
Overview
Disk Speedup is a software program developed by Systweak Inc. 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 primary executable is named dsu.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 27.29 MB (28,617,496 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 61% of users of Disk Speedup come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
- Installs a Windows Service
Disk Speedup has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Systweak INC.
URL: www.systweak.com/DiskSpeedup
Help link: www.systweak.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Disk Speedup\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Disk Speedup\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 27.29 MB
Files installed by Disk Speedup
| Program executable: | dsu.exe |
| Name: | Systweak Disk Speedup |
| Disk Speedup - Disk SpeedUp |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\disk speedup\dsu.exe |
| MD5: | 5f9bc49020f4573fc5ff3d160117fa4c |
Additional files:
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AsInvoker.exe - Systweak Disk Speedup (Disk Speedup - UAC Launcher)
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asores.dll
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DSUDefragServiceManager.exe - Disk Speedup - Install Helper
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DSUDefragSrv.exe - Disk Speedup - Defrag Service
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DSUDefragSrv64.exe
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DSUHelper.dll
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dsusys.dll
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HighestAvailable.exe
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KillDSUProcesses.exe
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RequireAdministrator.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- DSU.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DSU-Optimize' (runs weekly on Sundays at 15:19).
- RequireAdministrator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8ED88101-53BC-457D-8DE1-B7A2819AFA29}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
- DSUDefragSrv64.exe runs as a service named 'DSUDiskOptimizer' (DSUDiskOptimizer).
- DSUDefragSrv.exe runs as a service named 'DSUDiskOptimizer' (DSUDiskOptimizer).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| DSU.exe |
| Memory: | 21.25 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0494390645% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.04039139% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00904767% | |
| Switches/sec: | 147 | |
| DSUDefragSrv.exe |
| Memory: | 1.5 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0029008866% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00204244% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00085845% | |
| Switches/sec: | 114 | |
| DSUDefragSrv64.exe |
| Memory: | 2.38 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003724397% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028997% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008247% | |
How do I remove Disk Speedup?
You can uninstall Disk Speedup from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Disk Speedup, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Disk Speedup.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.68% |
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| Windows 10 |
21.47% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.63% |
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| Windows XP |
8.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.81% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.09% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.94% |
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Geography
60.90% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.90% |
| Germany |
6.10% |
| France |
3.20% |
| United Kingdom |
2.62% |
| Netherlands |
2.47% |
| Canada |
2.47% |
| Italy |
1.89% |
| Israel |
1.60% |
| Belgium |
1.45% |
| Australia |
1.45% |
| Brazil |
1.31% |
| Sweden |
1.31% |
| Japan |
1.16% |
| DK |
1.02% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.24% |
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| Dell |
22.64% |
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| Acer |
14.61% |
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| Toshiba |
7.74% |
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| ASUS |
6.30% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.30% |
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| Intel |
3.72% |
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| Lenovo |
2.87% |
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| Medion |
1.43% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.15% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.38% |
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| MSI MS-7522 |
3.19% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.19% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.66% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.66% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.66% |
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About Systweak Inc
Advanced System Optimizer is a software utility for Windows that has utilities for optimization, speedup, cleanup, memory management, etc.
Publisher URL: www.systweak.com