Should I remove Citrix Desktop?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

5% remove it95% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0009%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0	100.00%

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Citrix Desktop

from Citrix Systems, Inc.

Remove Citrix Desktop

Overview

Citrix Desktop is a program developed by Citrix Systems. 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 34 files and is usually about 8.09 MB (8,486,718 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 74% of users of Citrix Desktop come from the United States, it is also popular in Switzerland and Austria.

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\citrix\selfserviceplugin

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Citrix\SelfServicePlugin\SelfServiceUninstaller.exe -u "citrix-5e6fbb92@@Citrix Desktop"

Estimated size: 8.09 MB

Files installed by Citrix Desktop

Citrix.Diagnostics.dll - Citrix Common Diagnostic Facility (Citrix.Diagnostics)
Citrix.Diagnostics.Recorder.Cdf.dll - Citrix.Diagnostic.Recorder.CDF
Citrix.GroupPolicy.Accessors.dll - Citrix Group Policy Management (Citrix.GroupPolicy.Accessors)
Citrix.DeliveryServices.CoreUtilities.dll - Citrix Receiver Storefront
Citrix.DeliveryServices.DazzleResources.Contract.dll
Citrix.DeliveryServices.Mvc.Contract.dll
Citrix.DeliveryServices.ResourcesCommon.Contract.dll
Citrix.DeliveryServices.ResourcesHelpers.dll
BaseClassLibrary.dll - Citrix Receiver (BaseClassLibrary)
Citrix.DeliveryServices.Clients.AuthManager.dll - Authentication Manager SDK
Citrix.DeliveryServices.Clients.AuthManagerUtils.dll - Authentication Manager SDK Utilities
Citrix.Receiver.SelfService.ConfigMgr.Communication.dll - SSP ConfigMgr Communciations
Credentials.dll - Credentials
Dazzle.Model.dll - Dazzle.Model
DazzleConfig.dll - DazzleConfig
DazzleLauncher.dll - SelfServiceLauncher
DeliveryServicesClient.dll - DeliveryServicesClient
ExtensionSDK.dll - ExtensionSDK
FMD.dll - FMD
InstallerLib.dll - InstallerLib
LauncherGenerator.dll - LauncherGenerator
LauncherStubLib.dll - LauncherStubLib
LaunchUtils.dll - LaunchUtils
PNAClient.dll - PNAClient
PreLaunchConfig.dll - PreLaunchConfig
RadeMonitor.dll - RadeMonitor
ReceiverShim.dll - ReceiverShim
ResourceProvider.dll - ResourceProvider
SelfService.exe
SelfServicePlugin.exe
SelfServiceUninstaller.exe - SelfServiceUninstaller
TestProvider.dll - TestProvider
CleanUp.exe - Receiver (Receiver Cleanup)

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

SelfService.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CitrixSelfService64' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Citrix\SelfServicePlugin\SelfService.exe".

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

SelfService.exe
Memory:	30.71 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000889312%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00006869%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00002024%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	24,423	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	57 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	45 Bytes	105.02 KB average
SelfServicePlugin.exe
Memory:	15.33 MB
Total CPU:	0.0025124334%
Kernel CPU:	0.00125622%
User CPU:	0.00125622%

How do I remove Citrix Desktop?

You can uninstall Citrix Desktop 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 Citrix Desktop, 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 Citrix Desktop.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 67%

Win 10 33%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 5%

Keep it 95%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	66.67%
Windows 10	33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional	55.56%
Windows 10 Pro	11.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro	11.11%
Windows 10 Home	5.56%
Windows 7 Enterprise	5.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate	5.56%

Geography

73.53% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	73.53%
Switzerland	8.82%
Austria	2.94%
Australia	2.94%
Canada	2.94%
DK	2.94%
Netherlands	2.94%
Norway	2.94%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	43.75%
Dell	18.75%
Lenovo	18.75%
ASUS	6.25%
Samsung	6.25%
GIGABYTE	6.25%
Common models
Samsung 940X3G	5.88%
Microsoft Corporation Sur...	5.88%
LENOVO 427637U	5.88%
LENOVO 24297XG	5.88%
LENOVO 20AL009CUS	5.88%
HP 750-197c	5.88%

About Citrix Systems

Citrix Systems provides server and desktop virtualization, networking, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies, including Xen open source products.

Publisher URL: www.citrix.com

Learn more about Citrix Systems, Inc.

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