Should I remove Holdkey?

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from Bas van Reek

Remove Holdkey by Bas van Reek

Holdkey is a program developed by Bas van Reek. The most used version is 2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The programs's main executable is holdkey.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.23 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 556.58 KB (569,940 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 61% of users of Holdkey come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

URL: www.holdkey.eu

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Holdkey\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{1EF409BD-E9D8-4BD5-8754-A0D53AEDC29B}

Estimated size: 556.58 KB

Language: English (United States)

holdkey.exe
Memory:	3.23 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0005460322%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00007531%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00047072%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	332	70 average
I/O reads/min:	462 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	2 Bytes	105.02 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 Holdkey, 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 Holdkey.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 67% Win XP 1%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 6% Keep it 94%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	61.29%
Canada	6.91%
Australia	6.45%
United Kingdom	5.07%
Netherlands	3.69%
South Africa	2.30%
Germany	1.84%
Italy	1.84%
India	1.38%
Hungary	1.38%
Belgium	0.92%
New Zealand	0.92%
Israel	0.92%
BO	0.46%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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