Should I remove Bing Search Widget?

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Remove Bing Search Widget by Microsoft

Bing Search Widget is a program developed by Microsoft. The programs's main executable is opera.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 296.95 MB of memory. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 938.33 KB (960,850 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Bing Search Widget

Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Bing Search Widget\uninstall.vbs"

Estimated size: 938.33 KB

opera.exe
Memory:	296.95 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0391181532%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.01584699%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.02327116%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	36,096,572	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	246	70 average
I/O reads/min:	208.73 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	52.31 KB	105.02 KB average

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 Bing Search Widget, 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 Bing Search Widget.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE 100% Hewlett-Packard

OS VERSIONS Win XP 50% Win 7 (SP1) 50%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 6% Keep it 94%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States

100.00%

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