Should I remove BTHomeHub?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
26% remove it74% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,942
United States Rank #31,389
Reach 0.1039%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 32.92 days
971.03 days >
Average installed length: 510.20 days
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BTHomeHub
from British Telecommunications Plc.
What is BTHomeHub?
The BT Home Hub is a family of wireless residential gateway routers distributed by BT. All models of the Home Hub prior to the Home Hub 3 support VoIP Internet calls via BT’s Broadband Talk service and are compatible with existing DECT handsets. The firmwares for the BT Home Hub models are periodically updated.
About (from British Telecommunications Plc)
The BT Home Hub is a wireless Internet router from BT. It is based on the IEEE 802.11g (WiFi) standard and also supports IEEE 802.11b devices.
Overview
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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is LaunchHM.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 4.34 MB (4,550,881 bytes).
Program details
URL: bt.custhelp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bthomehub
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files.\BTHomeHub.\Uninstall.exe BTHomeHub3.0
Estimated size: 4.34 MB
Files installed by BTHomeHub
| Program executable: | LaunchHM.exe |
| Name: | BT Launcher v1.2.0 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\bthomehub\Launcher\LaunchHM.exe |
| MD5: | 25d6e908f2659f17655310df5a93db44 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - Uninstaller (BT Uninstaller)
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ThomsonSupport.dll - BT Home Hub Support dll
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LaunchHM.exe - BT Launcher v1.2.0
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- LaunchHM.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C19B8187-2F30-40F7-B508-436A5A5CD7E7}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- LaunchHM.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BTHomeHub\Launcher\LaunchHM.exe'.
How do I remove BTHomeHub?
You can uninstall BTHomeHub 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 BTHomeHub, 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 BTHomeHub.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 26%
Keep it 74%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,942
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.62% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.51% |
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| Windows XP |
8.70% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
49.06% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
16.45% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.23% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.06% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.55% |
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Geography
96.80% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
| United Kingdom |
96.80% |
| United States |
2.00% |
| Belgium |
0.30% |
| France |
0.10% |
| Australia |
0.10% |
| Netherlands |
0.10% |
| Canada |
0.10% |
| Singapore |
0.05% |
| South Africa |
0.05% |
| UA |
0.05% |
| Latvia |
0.05% |
| Greece |
0.05% |
| Austria |
0.05% |
| Spain |
0.05% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
27.39% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.96% |
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| Acer |
22.21% |
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| Toshiba |
10.75% |
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| Samsung |
5.10% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.90% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.67% |
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| Lenovo |
1.51% |
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| ASUS |
1.43% |
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| Sahara |
1.19% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.88% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.49% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
4.22% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.13% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 |
2.86% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.31% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.31% |
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