Should I remove Corsair Utility Engine?
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 #5,735
United States Rank #3,709
Reach 0.0830%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.46 days
190.66 days >
Average installed length: 100.18 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.2.87 |
0.43% |
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| 3.1.133 |
0.24% |
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| 3.1.131 |
0.43% |
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| 2.24.50 |
2.69% |
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| 2.24.35 |
1.59% |
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| 2.23.40 |
2.81% |
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| 2.22.83 |
1.41% |
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| 2.21.67 |
3.00% |
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| 2.20.72 |
1.83% |
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| 2.19.65 |
0.79% |
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| 2.18.81 |
1.16% |
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| 2.16.87 |
0.79% |
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| 2.15.83 |
0.98% |
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| 2.14.67 |
1.22% |
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| 2.13.80 |
1.65% |
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| 2.12.66 |
1.96% |
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| 2.11.115 |
2.57% |
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| 2.10.71 |
2.75% |
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| 2.9.53 |
3.30% |
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| 2.8.70 |
2.93% |
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| 2.7.78 |
1.10% |
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| 2.6.79 |
1.71% |
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| 2.6.70 |
0.92% |
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| 2.5.66 |
1.65% |
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| 2.4.66 |
1.89% |
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| 2.3.74 |
1.16% |
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| 2.1.63 |
0.06% |
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| 1.16.42 |
22.74% |
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| 1.15.36 |
3.36% |
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| 1.14.43 |
2.26% |
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| 1.13.36 |
5.07% |
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| 1.12.75 |
2.14% |
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| 1.11.86 |
0.73% |
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| 1.11.85 |
2.02% |
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| 1.10.67 |
0.92% |
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| 1.9.62 |
2.75% |
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| 1.8.122 |
0.92% |
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| 1.8.120 |
1.34% |
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| 1.7.106 |
3.42% |
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| 1.5.108 |
1.16% |
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| 1.5.80 |
2.08% |
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| 1.3.91 |
1.16% |
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| 1.3.70 |
1.04% |
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| 1.2.77 |
2.14% |
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| 1.2.74 |
0.18% |
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| 1.1.57 |
0.12% |
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| 1.1.56 |
0.31% |
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| 1.1.48 |
1.10% |
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Corsair Utility Engine
from Corsair Memory, Inc.
Overview
Corsair Utility Engine is a software program developed by Corsair Memory. The most common release is 1.16.42, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 109 files and is usually about 69.56 MB (72,941,568 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 70% of users of Corsair Utility Engine come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.
Program details
URL: www.corsair.com
Help link: www.corsair.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\corsair\corsair utility engine
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{715C77DC-D9A8-4B59-9115-214B880E2C70}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 69.56 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Corsair Utility Engine
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CorsairAudioFWUpd.exe - Corsair Utility Engine Firmware Update
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corsairhid.exe - Corsair Utility Engine
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CUE.exe
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macrorecording.dll
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mediaplayerssupport.dll
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corsairgamingaudioamd64.sys - Corsair Gaming Headset Drivers (Corsair Gaming Headset drivers package)
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corsairgamingaudiocoinstamd64.dll - Corsair Gaming Headset drivers package co-installer
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corsairgamingaudiocoinsti386.dll
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corsairgamingaudioi386.sys
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corsairgamingaudiopoamd64.dll
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corsairgamingaudiopoi386.dll
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corsairvbusdriver.sys - Corsair virtual device driver (Corsair virtual bus driver)
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corsairvhiddriver.sys
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icudt53.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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icuin53.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
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icuuc53.dll - ICU Common DLL
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libssl32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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qt5core.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
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qt5gui.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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qt5multimedia.dll
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qt5network.dll
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qt5qml.dll
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qt5quick.dll
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qt5widgets.dll
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qt5xml.dll
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fwupd.exe
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libegl.dll
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libglesv2.dll
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lua52.dll
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luaqtwrapperlibrary.dll
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quazip.dll
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uninstalldevices_x64.exe
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uninstalldevices_x86.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- corsairhid.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Corsair.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- CUE.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Corsair Utility Engine' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Corsair\Corsair Utility Engine\CUE.exe" --autorun.
- corsairhid.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Corsair Utility Engine' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Corsair\Corsair Utility Engine\CorsairHID.exe" --autorun.
How do I remove Corsair Utility Engine?
You can uninstall Corsair Utility Engine 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 Corsair Utility Engine, 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 Corsair Utility Engine.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 84%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
83.75% |
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| Windows 7 |
16.19% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
39.20% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
31.07% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.69% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.89% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.85% |
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Geography
70.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.29% |
| United Kingdom |
7.36% |
| France |
2.44% |
| Germany |
2.05% |
| Canada |
1.88% |
| Australia |
1.88% |
| Norway |
1.76% |
| Sweden |
1.67% |
| Netherlands |
1.50% |
| DK |
1.50% |
| Italy |
1.46% |
| Spain |
0.68% |
| Finland |
0.64% |
| Belgium |
0.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
22.34% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.49% |
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| Dell |
13.56% |
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| Acer |
10.37% |
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| Alienware |
10.11% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.04% |
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| Lenovo |
7.71% |
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| MSI |
7.18% |
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| Toshiba |
1.60% |
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| Intel |
0.80% |
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| Medion |
0.80% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
32.91% |
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| MSI MS-7917 |
4.99% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
2.71% |
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| MSI MS-7845 |
2.42% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.28% |
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| MSI MS-7850 |
2.28% |
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