Should I remove Bonjour Core for Windows?

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Remove Bonjour Core for Windows by Apple

Bonjour Service provides a general method to discover services on a local area network including network printers. The software allows users to set up a network without any configuration. It is used to find printers and file-sharing servers. Bonjour for Windows and AirPort Base Stations may be configured to use Wide Area Bonjour which allows for wide area service discovery via a configured DNS server.

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 777 KB (795,648 bytes).

URL: www.apple.com/support/bonjour

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bonjour

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{56DF5C9E-6392-46D3-B366-297B14E1DAAF}

Estimated size: 777 KB

Language: English (United States)

mdnsresponder.exe
Memory:	1.84 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0023477561%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00150285%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00084490%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	190,962	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	1	70 average
I/O reads/min:	15 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	0 Bytes	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 Bonjour Core for Windows, 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 Bonjour Core for Windows.

OS VERSIONS Win Vista (SP2) 50% Win Vista (SP1) 7%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 10% Keep it 90%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	90.00%
Korea	5.00%
United Kingdom	5.00%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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