84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Acer Jumpstart?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
Be the first to rate (click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #23,177
United States Rank #15,478
Reach 0.0082%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.3.19180.60 47.83%
3.3.19180.50 0.62%
3.3.19180.30 0.62%
3.2.18270.20 4.97%
3.1.18240.4 1.86%
3.0.18135.100 44.10%

Acer Jumpstart

Overview

Acer Jumpstart is a program developed by Acer. The most used version is 3.3.19180.60, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The software installer includes 4 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 73% of users of Acer Jumpstart come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\acer\acer jumpstart
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{4B92BFBE-917D-4FA1-97E9-DB9D91286E90}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Acer Jumpstart

  • hermes.exe - Acer Jumpstart (Hermes)
  • wall.exe - Wall
  • amundsen.dll - Amundsen
  • newtonsoft.json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • hermes.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AcerJumpstartTask.

How do I remove Acer Jumpstart?

You can uninstall Acer Jumpstart 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 Acer Jumpstart, 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 Acer Jumpstart.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Acer
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Distribution by countryGeography

72.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 72.61%
  United Kingdom 6.96%
  Italy 5.65%
  Canada 3.04%
  Netherlands 2.17%
  Singapore 1.74%
  Spain 1.30%
  Japan 1.30%
  Germany 0.87%
  France 0.87%
  Austria 0.43%
  Australia 0.43%
  Belgium 0.43%
  Switzerland 0.43%

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.