Should I remove Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #350
United States Rank #373
Reach 1.7470%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.59 days
459.91 days >
Average installed length: 241.65 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 6.30.66.1 |
0.81% |
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| 6.30.59.49 |
0.94% |
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| 6.30.59.43 |
0.01% |
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| 6.30.59.34 |
0.60% |
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| 6.30.223.99 |
0.28% |
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| 6.30.223.267 |
0.01% |
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| 6.30.223.264 |
0.06% |
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| 6.30.223.255 |
0.06% |
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| 6.30.223.245 |
0.08% |
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| 6.30.223.232 |
2.37% |
|
| 6.30.223.227 |
0.67% |
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| 6.30.223.221 |
0.02% |
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| 6.30.223.201 |
0.42% |
|
| 6.30.223.181 |
0.10% |
|
| 6.223.215.5 |
2.20% |
|
| 6.223.215.3 |
0.09% |
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| 6.223.215.21 |
0.11% |
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| 6.223.215.14 |
0.26% |
|
| 5.60.48.64 |
0.24% |
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| 5.60.48.61 |
8.98% |
|
| 5.60.48.35 |
3.86% |
|
| 5.60.48.31 |
0.62% |
|
| 5.60.48.18 |
0.33% |
|
| 5.60.350.6 |
24.40% |
|
| 5.60.18.8 |
0.05% |
|
| 5.60.18.41 |
2.10% |
|
| 5.60.18.35 |
0.00% |
|
| 5.60.18.12 |
4.28% |
|
| 5.30.21.0 |
1.69% |
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| 5.30.20.0 |
0.57% |
|
| 5.100.82.95 |
0.00% |
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| 5.100.82.86 |
7.88% |
|
| 5.100.82.149 |
0.24% |
|
| 5.100.82.148 |
1.19% |
|
| 5.100.82.143 |
0.67% |
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| 5.100.82.140 |
5.54% |
|
| 5.10.91.8 |
0.11% |
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| 5.10.91.4 |
0.10% |
|
| 5.10.79.5 |
0.55% |
|
| 5.10.79.14 |
0.08% |
|
| 5.10.38.27 |
0.01% |
|
| 5.10.38.26 |
1.57% |
|
| 5.10.38.14 |
0.80% |
|
| 5.10.105.0 |
0.01% |
|
| 4.40.19.0 |
0.26% |
|
| 4.170.77.3 |
1.00% |
|
| 4.170.75.0 |
0.19% |
|
| 4.170.64.5 |
0.05% |
|
| 4.170.25.4 |
0.51% |
|
| 4.170.25.17 |
0.22% |
|
| 4.170.25.12 |
0.86% |
|
| 60 versions |
Typically installed together
Other programs by Broadcom
Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter
What is Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter? (from Broadcom)
Broadcom's AirForce® family has rapidly become the preferred Wi-Fi solution for 802.11 LAN equipment vendors and notebook suppliers. AirForce Wi-Fi solutions include all-CMOS 802.11 radio chips, baseband/MAC chips, 802.11g chipsets, Wi-Fi chipsets and network processors for today's popular wireless LAN standards, inclu... Read more
Overview
Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter is a software program developed by Broadcom. The most common release is 5.60.350.6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named bcmwlu00.exe. The setup package generally installs about 15 files and is usually about 1.9 MB (1,994,670 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 48% of users of Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Broadcom\Broadcom 802.11\Driver
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Broadcom\Broadcom 802.11\Driver\bcmwlu00.exe" verbose /rootkey="Software\Broadcom\802.11\UninstallInfo" /rootdir="C:\Program Files\B
Estimated size: 1.9 MB
Files installed by Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter
| Program executable: | bcmwlu00.exe |
| Name: | Broadcom 802.11 Uninstaller |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\broadcom\broadcom 802.11\driver\bcmwlu00.exe |
| MD5: | 5a11a63ea497908e101cdd005a2b38cd |
Additional files:
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bcmihvui.dll - Broadcom Native 802.11 WLAN IHV Service Extension UI
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bcmihvui64.dll
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bcmwls32.exe - Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter Installation Utility
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bcmwls64.exe
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BCMWL5.SYS - Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter wireless driver
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BCMWL564.SYS
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bcmwl6.sys
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bcmwl664.sys
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bcmwlcoi.dll - Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter Coinstaller
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bcmwlcoi64.dll
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bcmihvsrv.dll - Broadcom Native 802.11 WLAN IHV Service
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bcmihvsrv64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- bcmwlu00.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DCB089BF-631D-491A-9A41-915D17437327}' (runs on registration).
- bcmwls32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BF5BFE1C-B0E7-4306-A9F2-F368066F85A5}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter?
You can uninstall Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter 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 Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter, 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 Broadcom Wireless LAN Adapter.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 10 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #350
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.26% |
|
| Windows 10 |
25.97% |
|
| Windows Vista |
6.61% |
|
| Windows XP |
2.15% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.28% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.11% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.06% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.39% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.09% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.92% |
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Geography
48.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
48.21% |
| Italy |
5.09% |
| United Kingdom |
4.74% |
| France |
4.45% |
| Canada |
3.62% |
| Germany |
2.88% |
| Brazil |
2.10% |
| India |
1.91% |
| Spain |
1.65% |
| Australia |
1.63% |
| Netherlands |
1.47% |
| Sweden |
1.15% |
| Belgium |
1.04% |
| Mexico |
0.87% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
97.26% |
|
| Acer |
1.01% |
|
| Dell |
0.85% |
|
| ASUS |
0.40% |
|
| Sahara |
0.27% |
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| Lenovo |
0.17% |
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| Toshiba |
0.04% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
17.91% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
8.87% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.22% |
|
| HP G62 Notebook PC |
4.48% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
4.03% |
|
| HP G72 Notebook PC |
3.43% |
|
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business.
Publisher URL: www.broadcom.com