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Should I remove Window Drive Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.56 100.00%

Window Drive Manager

Overview

Window Drive Manager is a program developed by Slideway. 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 18 files and is usually about 120.69 MB (126,557,309 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windriveuse
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\windriveuse\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 120.69 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Window Drive Manager

  • windrivetask.exe - Window Drive Manager updater
  • windrivetask_.exe
  • WinDriveSync.exe - Window Drive Manager
  • WinDriveSync_.exe
  • WinDriveUse.exe
  • WinDriveUse_.exe
  • libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
  • widevinecdmadapter.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Widevine Content Decryption Module Adapter
  • libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
  • libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • log4cplusU.dll
  • Uninstall.exe
  • wow_helper.exe
  • d3dcompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_47.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D HLSL Compiler for Redistribution
  • msvcp120.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcr120.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Services
  • WinDriveSync_.exe runs as a service named 'Window Drive Manager2' (WinDriveSvc2).
  • WinDriveSync.exe runs as a service named 'Window Drive Manager' (WinDriveSvc).

How do I remove Window Drive Manager?

You can uninstall Window Drive Manager 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 Window Drive Manager, 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 Window Drive Manager.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 60%
Win 7 5%
 
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 10 60.00%
Windows 7 40.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 36.84%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.05%
Windows 7 Professional 15.79%
Windows 10 Enterprise 5.26%
Windows 10 Pro 5.26%
Windows 8 5.26%

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 41.18%
Toshiba 17.65%
Acer 11.76%
GIGABYTE 5.88%
Dell 5.88%
Lenovo 5.88%
Intel 5.88%
ASUS 5.88%
Common models
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 11.76%
TOSHIBA Satellite E205 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite C675D 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55t-C 5.88%
Microsoft Corporation Sur... 5.88%
LENOVO 20BTS2TD00 5.88%

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