Should I remove Dolby Digital Plus?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,222
United States Rank #7,177
Reach 0.0489%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.6.7.2 |
26.90% |
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| 7.6.7.1 |
73.10% |
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Dolby Digital Plus
Overview
Dolby Digital Plus is a program developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. The most used version is 7.6.7.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is ddpf3.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 1.86 MB (1,951,744 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 51% of users of Dolby Digital Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Dolby\DDP_F3\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{D2CD7DCF-D129-4A54-8543-38BECC6CFDAE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.86 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Dolby Digital Plus
| Program executable: | ddpf3.exe |
| Name: | DolbyDigitalPlus |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Dolby\DDP_F3\ddpf3.exe |
| MD5: | 079511e999acab4b8cc08432f0363368 |
Additional files:
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DDPASLF3.dll - Dolby Digital Plus ASL DLL
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Dolby.DDP.Controls_Desktop_F3.dll - Dolby.DDP.Controls_Desktop
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ddpcf3.dll - Dolby.Pcee.Common
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Dolby.InteropF3.dll - Dolby.Interop
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ddpf3.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DDPF3' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Dolby\DDP_F3\ddpf3.exe" -S.
How do I remove Dolby Digital Plus?
You can uninstall Dolby Digital Plus 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 Dolby Digital Plus, 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 Dolby Digital Plus.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
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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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Geography
51.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.07% |
| United Kingdom |
10.15% |
| Italy |
9.24% |
| France |
3.55% |
| Spain |
3.47% |
| Germany |
2.56% |
| Australia |
2.23% |
| Norway |
2.06% |
| Netherlands |
1.90% |
| Canada |
1.32% |
| Czech Republic |
1.07% |
| Singapore |
0.91% |
| India |
0.91% |
| Thailand |
0.58% |
Publisher URL: www.dolby.com