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Should I remove DriverMax 6?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,264
United States Rank #9,741
Reach 0.0348%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.54 days
576.49 days >
Average installed length: 302.90 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.41.0.363 26.38%
6.40.0.362 12.24%
6.39.0.359 14.58%
6.38.0.356 7.14%
6.37.0.353 7.58%
6.36.0.352 6.56%
6.35.0.349 5.25%
6.34.0.343 3.64%
6.33.0.341 1.17%
6.32.0.339 0.15%
6.31.0.325 3.50%
6.24.0.319 0.29%
6.23.0.315 0.44%
6.22.0.312 1.60%
6.21.0.309 0.44%
6.16.0.259 1.02%
6.15.0.255 1.02%
6.14.0.251 0.29%
6.13.0.238 0.58%
6.12.0.235 0.73%
6.11.0.185 1.17%
6.3.0.323 2.48%
6.2.0.304 0.29%
6.1.0.163 0.58%
6.0.0.160 0.44%
6.0.0.153 0.44%

DriverMax 6

What is DriverMax 6?  (from Innovative Solutions)

DriverMax is a powerful free utility which helps you download, update, backup and restore the drivers installed on your Windows PC. It automatically checks for more recent driver versions and identifies and installs missing drivers for unknown devices in your computer. Download all drivers from one place in just a few ...  Read more

Overview

DriverMax 6 is a program developed by Innovative Solutions. The most used version is 6.41.0.363, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is drivermax.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 16.04 MB (16,813,940 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 45% of users of DriverMax 6 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.innovative-sol.com
Help link: www.drivermax.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 16.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DriverMax 6

Program executable:drivermax.exe
Name:DriverMax
Signed by:Innovative Solutions Grup SRL
Path:C:\Program Files\innovative solutions\drivermax\drivermax.exe
MD5:3c3043e5be7d5ce9bf0e88b5653c83aa
DriverMax is a software application designed to check the PC's currently installed drivers against a database of available drivers for a number of software and device hardware applications. If driver updates are available the software will...
Additional files:
  • innoupd.exe - Innovative Solutions Software Updater (Software Updater)
  • devices.exe - Innovative Solutions (DriverMax)
  • innorst.exe - Application restarting tool
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • rbk32.exe
  • rbk64.exe
  • stop_dmx.exe
  • sync.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • devices.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverMax' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\devices.exe" -agent.
  • drivermax.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverMax' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Innovative Solutions\DriverMax\drivermax.exe" -agent.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

drivermax.exe
Memory:17.53 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0141354265%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00437027%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00976515%
0.015104% average

How do I remove DriverMax 6?

You can uninstall DriverMax 6 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 DriverMax 6, 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 DriverMax 6.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,264

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.10%
Windows XP 17.64%
Windows Vista 7.43%
Windows 10 5.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.23%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.06%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.53%
Windows 7 Professional 8.98%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.89%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 2.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.35%
  Germany 10.50%
  United Kingdom 3.82%
  Brazil 3.58%
  Canada 2.86%
  Spain 2.63%
  Italy 2.39%
  Hungary 1.55%
  France 1.31%
  Australia 1.31%
  Poland 1.31%
  Belgium 1.19%
  India 1.19%
  Iran 1.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 23.80%
Dell 20.76%
Acer 16.20%
GIGABYTE 12.91%
ASUS 6.33%
Toshiba 4.56%
Intel 4.05%
American Megatrends 3.54%
Samsung 3.29%
Medion 1.52%
Lenovo 1.52%
Sahara 1.52%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.99%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.23%
GBT AWRDACPI 2.69%
Dell Studio XPS 8100 2.15%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.15%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 1.61%
Publisher URL: www.innovativesol.com

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