Should I remove Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.0.0	99.90%
2.0.2.4	0.10%

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Remove Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update S...

Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.

The most common release is 3.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named HiRezLauncherUI.exe. The setup package generally installs about 233 files and is usually about 7.46 MB (7,826,029 bytes).

URL: www.Hi-RezStudios.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hi-Rez Studios

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Hi-Rez Studios\HiRezGamesDiagAndSupport.exe" uninstall=all

Estimated size: 7.46 MB

Language: English (United States)

AwesomiumProcess.exe
Memory:	12.04 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0602152084%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00177740%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.05843781%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	595	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	5	70 average
I/O reads/min:	23 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service, 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 Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 49% Win 7 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Mozilla Firefox

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 27% Keep it 73%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	55.96%
United Kingdom	4.44%
France	4.15%
Canada	4.05%
Germany	3.42%
Brazil	2.68%
Sweden	1.90%
Australia	1.87%
Netherlands	1.62%
Italy	1.57%
Spain	1.51%
DK	1.39%
Norway	1.15%
Belgium	0.95%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Our talented development team consists of industry-proven concept, character, environment, and technical artists, animators, designers, and programmers.

Publisher URL: www.hirezstudios.com

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