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What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
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4.1.4 100.00%

CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.4

What is CrystalDiskInfo?

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB connection and Intel RAID. CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values, and disk temperature.

Overview

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is diskinfo.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 3.36 MB (3,525,933 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: crystalmark.info
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.36 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.4

Program executable:diskinfo.exe
Name:CrystalDiskInfo
Path:C:\Program Files\crystaldiskinfo\diskinfo.exe
MD5:e0082d85c3fc81571962e592170ead54
Additional files:
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DiskInfo.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elevated_DiskInfo_1~ATSYRC2~ARGORPC'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • DiskInfo.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CrystalDiskInfo.
Startup File (User Run)
  • DiskInfo.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrystalDiskInfo' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\DiskInfo.exe" /Startup.

How do I remove CrystalDiskInfo?

You can uninstall CrystalDiskInfo 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 CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.4, 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 CrystalDiskInfo.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.39%
Windows XP 13.71%
Windows Vista 6.85%
Windows 10 6.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.52%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.55%
Windows 7 Professional 13.71%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.71%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.05%
Windows 10 Home 2.82%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.42%
  Germany 22.22%
  Japan 5.88%
  France 3.27%
  Taiwan 2.61%
  Austria 1.63%
  Canada 1.63%
  United Kingdom 1.63%
  Belgium 1.31%
  Australia 1.31%
  Argentina 1.31%
  Netherlands 1.31%
  Italy 1.31%
  UA 0.98%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.81%
GIGABYTE 18.80%
Hewlett-Packard 18.05%
Acer 11.28%
Medion 10.53%
ASUS 6.02%
Intel 4.51%
American Megatrends 1.50%
Gateway 1.50%
Sahara 1.50%
Toshiba 1.50%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530 3.28%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.46%
N/A P7812 2.46%
Unknow Unknow 2.46%
ASUS All Series 1.64%
Dell Studio XPS 8000 1.64%

Publisher URL: crystalmark.info

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