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Should I remove Hawkes Update Service Manager?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,855
United States Rank #8,037
Reach 0.0168%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 97.14 days
661.50 days >
Average installed length: 347.57 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.9 66.87%
1.0.8 17.77%
1.0.7 4.22%
1.0.6 3.01%
1.0.5 0.90%
1.0.3 0.30%
1.0.1 1.81%
1.0.0 5.12%

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Hawkes Update Service Manager

Overview

Hawkes Update Service Manager is a software program developed by Hawkes Learning Systems. The most common release is 1.0.9, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named hawkes update service manager.exe. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 5.11 MB (5,356,231 bytes). The installed file HawkesUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 99% of users of Hawkes Update Service Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in VI and BM.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.hawkeslearning.com/Knowledgebase
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hawkes Learning Systems\Hawkes Update Service Manager
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{93906220-8503-45CF-87CB-5A54C8DE1AB2}\Hawkes Update Service Manager.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 5.11 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hawkes Update Service Manager

Program executable:hawkes update service manager.exe
Path:C:\ProgramData\{93906220-8503-45cf-87cb-5a54c8de1ab2}\hawkes update service manager.exe
MD5:ea67a8fce0f47e196eab24ee6ac9a69a
Additional files:
  • HawkesUpdater.exe - HLS Update Service
  • srvany.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • srvany.exe runs as a service named 'MinerGate' (MinerGate).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

HawkesUpdater.exe
Memory:6.27 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004757706%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00031273%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00016304%
0.015104% average
I/O reads/min:3.83 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:653 Bytes
105.02 KB average
srvany.exe
Memory:839.43 KB
Total CPU:0.0001680001%
Kernel CPU:0.00015348%
User CPU:0.00001452%
CPU cycles/sec:643
I/O reads/min:34 Bytes

How do I remove Hawkes Update Service Manager?

You can uninstall Hawkes Update Service Manager 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 Hawkes Update Service 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Hawkes Update Service Manager.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.30%
Windows 10 44.28%
Windows Vista 4.82%
Windows XP 0.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.11%
Windows 8.1 25.61%
Windows 7 Professional 6.10%
Windows 10 Home 6.10%
Windows 8 5.79%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.96%

Distribution by countryGeography

99.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 99.23%
  VI 0.19%
  BM 0.19%
  Saudi Arabia 0.19%
  United Kingdom 0.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 41.18%
Dell 24.26%
Toshiba 11.40%
Acer 8.09%
ASUS 6.99%
Lenovo 4.78%
Samsung 1.47%
Sony 1.47%
GIGABYTE 0.37%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 6.97%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.98%
Dell Inspiron 5547 3.48%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.48%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.99%
HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF 2.49%


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