Should I remove Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,715
United States Rank #10,490
Reach 0.0288%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.99 days
530.76 days >
Average installed length: 278.88 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.00.0187.1 |
1.62% |
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| 1.00.0184 |
18.88% |
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| 1.00.0179 |
0.54% |
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| 1.00.0165 |
61.51% |
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| 1.00.0151 |
3.42% |
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| 1.00.0142 |
13.49% |
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| 1.00.0134 |
0.36% |
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Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility
What is Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility?
This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the LAN networking device to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning properly (only remove this package if you no longer have the LAN device connected to your PC).
Overview
The most used version is 1.00.0165, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software installer includes 23 files and is usually about 5.19 MB (5,446,757 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.edimax.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Edimax\11n USB Wireless LAN Utility\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{9C049499-055C-4a0c-A916-1D8CA1FF45EB}\Install.exe -uninst -l0x9
Estimated size: 5.19 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility
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RtlICS.dll (by Realtek) - RtlICS Dynamic Link Library (RtlICS DLL)
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RtlLib.dll (by Realtek Semiconductor) - RtlLib Dynamic Link Library (RtlLib DLL(IHV))
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Run1x.exe - for Windows 7 / Vista (X86) (Run1X)
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RtlService.exe (by Realtek) - RtlService Application (RtlService MFC Application)
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IpLib.dll
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RTxAdmin.exe - RTxAdmin Application (RTxAdmin MFC Application)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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RtWLan.exe (by Realtek Semiconductor) - RtWLan Application (RtWLan ( For Vista / Win7) Application(External Registrar))
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WPSProt.exe (by Realtek By Karl) - WPS Firewall Prot
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RtlIhvOid.dll - IHV OID (IHV OID(for Win7))
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RTLDHCP.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- RTxAdmin.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F57508E5-DFF6-40A6-9B7C-B4E2FF888593}' (runs on registration).
- RtlService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{68B9D66E-98BA-4428-BD3A-1BD007013E9D}' (runs on registration).
Service
- RtlService.exe runs as a service named 'RealtekUSB' (RealtekUSB).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- RtWLan.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\REALTEK\11n USB Wireless LAN Utility\RtWLan.exe'.
- RTLDHCP.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\REALTEK\11n USB Wireless LAN Utility\RTLDHCP.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| RtlService.exe |
| Memory: | 1.76 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001831000% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012099% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006211% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 18,753 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 6 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
How do I remove Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility?
Quickly and completely remove Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility from your computer by downloading Reason's ‘Should I Remove It?’ (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Edimax Wireless LAN Driver and Utility.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.64% |
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| Windows XP |
8.26% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.54% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.24% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.24% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.83% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.14% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.88% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.89% |
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Geography
48.12% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
48.12% |
| United Kingdom |
15.46% |
| Germany |
9.25% |
| Israel |
5.06% |
| France |
2.89% |
| Taiwan |
2.46% |
| Australia |
2.17% |
| Italy |
2.02% |
| Romania |
1.30% |
| South Africa |
0.87% |
| Austria |
0.87% |
| Ireland |
0.87% |
| Philippines |
0.72% |
| Slovenia |
0.58% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
30.19% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.02% |
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| Acer |
16.60% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.81% |
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| ASUS |
7.17% |
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| Intel |
3.77% |
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| Samsung |
2.64% |
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| Gateway |
2.26% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.89% |
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| Lenovo |
1.89% |
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| Toshiba |
0.75% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.56% |
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| MEDION H61H2-LM3 |
3.09% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
3.09% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
3.09% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 780 |
2.47% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 755 |
2.47% |
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