Should I remove Free Desktop Timer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,548
United States Rank #4,556
Reach 0.0458%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.39 days
601.47 days >
Average installed length: 316.03 days
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Free Desktop Timer 1.2
Overview
Free Desktop Timer 1.2 is a program developed by Drive Software Company. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.53 MB (1,602,538 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 87% of users of Free Desktop Timer come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.drive-software.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Free Desktop Timer\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Free Desktop Timer\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.53 MB
Files installed by Free Desktop Timer 1.2
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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DesktopTimer.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DesktopTimer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5A091E6B-2999-4846-BCDF-8C08C68EE2E5}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- DesktopTimer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'FreeDesktopTimer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Free Desktop Timer\DesktopTimer.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| DesktopTimer.exe |
| Memory: | 3.6 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000186479% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001132% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000733% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 59,252 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 146 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 11 Bytes | |
How do I remove Free Desktop Timer?
You can uninstall Free Desktop Timer 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 Free Desktop Timer 1.2, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Free Desktop Timer.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.74% |
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| Windows XP |
4.98% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.64% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.21% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.06% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.61% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.03% |
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Geography
87.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
87.39% |
| Canada |
2.94% |
| United Kingdom |
1.29% |
| India |
0.72% |
| Australia |
0.57% |
| Italy |
0.43% |
| BD |
0.29% |
| Germany |
0.29% |
| Egypt |
0.29% |
| Finland |
0.29% |
| Jordan |
0.29% |
| Philippines |
0.29% |
| Portugal |
0.29% |
| France |
0.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
38.35% |
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| Dell |
30.42% |
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| Acer |
12.78% |
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| ASUS |
5.83% |
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| Toshiba |
4.05% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.40% |
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| Lenovo |
2.10% |
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| Intel |
1.78% |
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| Sahara |
0.65% |
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| Samsung |
0.65% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.88% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.88% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.59% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.61% |
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| Dell Inspiron 660 |
2.29% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.29% |
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