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Should I remove BBCiPlayerDownloads?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,701
United States Rank #32,231
Reach 0.0029%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.10.2 1.75%
2.9.0 3.51%
2.8.6 1.75%
2.8.3 3.51%
2.5.6 22.81%
2.5.5 17.54%
2.5.4 3.51%
2.5.3 15.79%
2.5.2 3.51%
2.5.0 7.02%
2.3.0 8.77%
2.2.0 7.02%
2.1.1 1.75%
2.0.0 1.75%

BBCiPlayerDownloads

Overview

BBCiPlayerDownloads is a program developed by British Broadcasting. The most used version is 2.5.6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 210.22 MB (220,430,267 bytes). Update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 51% of users of BBCiPlayerDownloads come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\bbciplayerdownloads
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\bbciplayerdownloads\Update.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 210.22 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by BBCiPlayerDownloads

  • BBCiPlayerDownloads.exe - BBCiPlayerDownloads
  • Update.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • Update.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'tmp' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\bbciplayerdownloads\update.exe" --processStart "BBCiPlayerDownloads.exe" --process-start-args "--hidden".

How do I remove BBCiPlayerDownloads?

You can uninstall BBCiPlayerDownloads 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 BBCiPlayerDownloads, 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 BBCiPlayerDownloads.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 85.96%
Windows 7 14.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 66.67%
Windows 10 Pro 14.04%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.77%
Windows 7 Professional 3.51%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 1.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

51.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 51.35%
  United Kingdom 43.24%
  Canada 1.35%
  France 1.35%
  Netherlands 1.35%
  Singapore 1.35%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo 36.00%
Hewlett-Packard 24.00%
Acer 14.00%
Dell 10.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
Samsung 4.00%
GIGABYTE 2.00%
Common models
HP EliteBook 2560p 4.35%
LENOVO 20H50078UK 4.35%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P850 2.17%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L50D-C 2.17%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L50-C 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 2.17%

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