Dell Webcam Manager
What is Dell Webcam Manager?
The Webcam Manager provides basic software and functions to interact with the OEM included Dell webcam.
Overview
Dell Webcam Manager is a program developed by Dell. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is dellwmgr.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 5.76 MB of memory. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 778.41 KB (797,094 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 64% of users of Dell Webcam Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: support.dell.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\dell\dell webcam manager
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\09\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{F
Estimated size: 778.41 KB
Files installed by Dell Webcam Manager
| Program executable: | dellwmgr.exe |
| Name: | Dell Webcam Manager |
| Dell Webcam Manager Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\dell\dell webcam manager\dellwmgr.exe |
| MD5: | dac9b43bbfa0359e252ddb0cb91dea6d |
Additional files:
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HookWnd.dll (by Creative Technology Ltd) - Creative Dialog Skin Engine
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DellWMgr.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{723E53B6-7FCF-4A59-BBBB-2D0DD8B7FEE2}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- DellWMgr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DELL Webcam Manager' and executes as "C:\Program Files\DELL\DELL Webcam Manager\DellWMgr.exe" /s.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- DellWMgr.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DELL Webcam Manager' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Webcam Manager\DellWMgr.exe" /s.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DellWMgr.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Webcam Manager\DellWMgr.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| dellwmgr.exe |
| Memory: | 5.76 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000728952% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004521% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002768% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,260 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 334 Bytes | |
How do I remove Dell Webcam Manager?
You can uninstall Dell Webcam Manager 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 Dell Webcam Manager, 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 Dell Webcam Manager.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 53%
Win 7 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 Vista |
61.36% |
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| Windows 7 |
29.91% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.75% |
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| Windows XP |
3.99% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
47.20% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.40% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
8.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.53% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.94% |
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Geography
64.41% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.41% |
| United Kingdom |
4.66% |
| Canada |
4.21% |
| France |
2.31% |
| Germany |
2.29% |
| Australia |
1.98% |
| Brazil |
1.79% |
| Iran |
1.79% |
| India |
1.63% |
| Mexico |
0.83% |
| Netherlands |
0.69% |
| Italy |
0.69% |
| Belgium |
0.55% |
| Spain |
0.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
97.59% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
1.01% |
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| Acer |
0.93% |
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| ASUS |
0.39% |
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| Alienware |
0.08% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 1525 |
29.58% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
11.26% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1720 |
9.30% |
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| Dell XPS M1330 |
6.94% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1520 |
4.69% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1420 |
3.84% |
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About Dell
Dell manufactures, sells and supports computers and related products and services.
Publisher URL: www.dell.com