AMD OverDrive Beta
What is AMD OverDrive Beta? (from Advanced Micro Devices)
The award-winning AMD OverDrive™ gives you complete control of your system. Personalize your experience in real time with easy-to-use screens designed for novice to expert users. AMD OverDrive™ allows user to tune parameters to help system stability, optimize performance, and control cooling/acoustic characteristics. A... Read more
Overview
AMD OverDrive Beta is a program developed by Advanced Micro Devices. The most used version is 4.2.6.0659, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is AMD OverDrive.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 20.07 MB (21,047,792 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 53% of users of AMD OverDrive Beta come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.amd.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\AMD\OverDrive\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{5ED97A27-2666-42CD-B964-C0A368724ACC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 20.07 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by AMD OverDrive Beta
| Program executable: | AMD OverDrive.exe |
| Name: | AMD OverDrive™ Utility |
| AOD Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\AMD\OverDrive\AMD OverDrive.exe |
| MD5: | 5669e0ba6fac506a02233872853337b3 |
Additional files:
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AMD OverDrive.exe
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Device.dll - AMD OverDrive (Device Dynamic Link Library)
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Platform.dll - Platform Dynamic Link Library
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QtCore4.dll (by Trolltech ASA) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
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QtGui4.dll (by Trolltech ASA)
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QtNetwork4.dll
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QtXml4.dll
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AODAssist.exe
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CustomLogo.exe
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Helper.exe
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SampleCode.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AMD OverDrive.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7167BA65-A5C7-4FAC-A174-E68D9CE1D8E1}' (runs on registration).
Service
- AODAssist.exe runs as a service named 'AODService' (AODService).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| AODAssist.exe |
| Memory: | 6.55 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000579145% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001448% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004344% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 8,966,762 | |
| Switches/sec: | 15 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 19.23 KB | |
How do I remove AMD OverDrive Beta?
You can uninstall AMD OverDrive Beta 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 AMD OverDrive Beta, 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 AMD OverDrive Beta.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
29.26% |
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| Windows XP |
2.19% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.41% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.89% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.05% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.75% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.12% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.02% |
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Geography
52.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
52.85% |
| Germany |
8.02% |
| United Kingdom |
6.11% |
| Canada |
3.67% |
| France |
2.85% |
| Poland |
2.31% |
| Italy |
2.17% |
| Australia |
1.63% |
| Sweden |
1.22% |
| Netherlands |
1.22% |
| Japan |
0.95% |
| Czech Republic |
0.95% |
| RS |
0.82% |
| Finland |
0.82% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
30.85% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
26.60% |
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| Acer |
14.89% |
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| ASUS |
10.64% |
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| Dell |
8.51% |
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| MSI |
2.48% |
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| Toshiba |
1.77% |
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| Lenovo |
1.06% |
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| Medion |
1.06% |
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| Alienware |
1.06% |
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| Samsung |
1.06% |
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Common models |
| Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 |
5.24% |
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| Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 |
3.93% |
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| MSI MS-7640 |
3.93% |
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| MSI MS-7599 |
3.49% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.49% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.06% |
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About Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets.
Publisher URL: www.amd.com