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7% remove it93% keep it
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Brother HL-4070CDW

What is Brother HL-4070CDW?

This is the software that allows your computer to recognize and print to the Brother HL-4070CDW monochrome laser printer. The program includes various software including the core printer drivers, the Control Center as well as a printer management applications and settings controls.

Overview

Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 3 MB (3,146,044 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL4070
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{E
Estimated size: 3 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Brother HL-4070CDW

  • BRUNINST.dll - Brother MFL Pro (bruninst)
  • bpdunins.dll - bpdunins (uninstaller)
  • PPDREG.exe - ppdreg (Registration software for BR-Script PPD file)
  • brdefprn.exe
  • BrPnpU32.exe
  • BrPnpU64.exe
  • LN407CDW.exe
  • WEBLINK.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • brdefprn.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Brdefprn' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL4070\Brdefprn.exe -d.

How do I remove Brother HL-4070CDW?

You can uninstall Brother HL-4070CDW 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 Brother HL-4070CDW, 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 Brother HL-4070CDW.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.36%
Windows 10 15.89%
Windows Vista 14.02%
Windows XP 2.80%
Windows Server 2003 0.93%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.78%
Windows 7 Professional 19.63%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.15%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.28%
Windows 8.1 5.61%
Windows 10 Pro 4.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.28%
  Canada 5.20%
  France 2.31%
  Germany 1.73%
  Belgium 1.16%
  United Kingdom 1.16%
  Spain 0.58%
  Netherlands 0.58%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 43.84%
Dell 36.99%
GIGABYTE 6.85%
Acer 6.85%
Intel 1.37%
Gateway 1.37%
Alienware 1.37%
ASUS 1.37%
Common models
Dell Studio XPS 8000 3.26%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.26%
Dell XPS 8300 3.26%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.26%
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855 1.09%

About Brother Industries

Brother is an electronics equipment company whose products include printers, multifunction printers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.
Publisher URL: www.brother-usa.com

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