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Should I remove Belkin Wireless USB Utility?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,329
United States Rank #12,140
Reach 0.0179%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.85 days
378.95 days >
Average installed length: 199.11 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.3.2.16 100.00%

Other programs by Belkin International

Belkin Wireless USB Utility

What is Belkin Wireless USB Utility?  (from Belkin International)

The Wireless USB Network Adapter works like a conventional network adapter, but without the wires. The easy installation and setup will have you networking wirelessly in minutes. The Adapter complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard in order to communicate with other 802.11g and 802.11b-compliant wireless devices. Integr...  Read more

Overview

Belkin Wireless USB Utility is a program developed by Belkin International. 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 software installer includes 26 files and is usually about 1.09 MB (1,141,084 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 56% of users of Belkin Wireless USB Utility come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.belkin.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Belkin\USB F5D7050\Wireless Utility\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe /M{A6359CCF-215D-43D9-8366-479D231F2A72}
Estimated size: 1.09 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Belkin Wireless USB Utility

  • Belkinwcui.exe - Belkin Wireless Client Utility
  • brdcm2k.dll - brdcm2k Dynamic Link Library
  • BlkwcapiZU.DLL - BlkwcapiAZU Dynamic Link Library (BlkwcapiAZU DLL)
  • UploadDLL.dll - Belkin Corporation
  • CrashRpt.dll - Crash Handler
  • BelkinHWStatus.dll
  • BelkinwcuiDLL.dll
  • BelkinwcuiJAPDLL.dll
  • BelkinwcuiKORDLL.dll
  • BelkinwcuiTCHDLL.dll
  • preflib.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Belkinwcui.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5CB344FA-9346-47CE-87BB-172057655D22}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Belkinwcui.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Belkin\USB F5D7050\Wireless Utility\Belkinwcui.exe'.

How do I remove Belkin Wireless USB Utility?

You can uninstall Belkin Wireless USB Utility 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 Belkin Wireless USB Utility, 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 Belkin Wireless USB Utility.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,329

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.19%
Windows XP 16.43%
Windows Vista 15.86%
Windows 10 6.52%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.66%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.47%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.89%
Windows 7 Professional 9.46%
Windows 10 Home 2.58%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.75%
  United Kingdom 17.79%
  Germany 3.90%
  India 3.04%
  Canada 2.82%
  Spain 2.60%
  France 1.95%
  Italy 1.52%
  Malaysia 1.30%
  Hungary 0.87%
  Czech Republic 0.65%
  Ireland 0.65%
  Sweden 0.65%
  Slovenia 0.65%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 35.29%
Hewlett-Packard 25.13%
Acer 12.83%
GIGABYTE 6.95%
ASUS 5.35%
Intel 4.81%
American Megatrends 3.74%
Toshiba 2.14%
Gateway 2.14%
Sahara 1.60%
Common models
Dell Vostro 200 2.33%
Dell OptiPlex 3010 2.33%
Dell Inspiron 530s 2.33%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.33%
Dell Dimension E521 2.33%
Acer Aspire X1300 1.55%

About Belkin International

Belkin is a manufacturer of consumer electronics that specializes in connectivity devices and sells in both the consumer and the commercial market, with various product lines including routers, mobile computing accessories, hubs, cables, KVM switches and other peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.belkin.com

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