Should I remove ImproveSpeedPC?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,387
United States Rank #11,975
Reach 0.0116%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.39 days
424.63 days >
Average installed length: 223.11 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.2.3.1 |
2.19% |
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| 1.0 |
97.81% |
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ImproveSpeedPC
What is ImproveSpeedPC? (from the publisher)
ImproveSpeedPC deploys a high-performance algorithm to its one click scan that quickly identities missing and inaccurate references within the windows registry. Within minutes, ImproveSpeedPC scans the entire Windows Registry for all invalid or obsolete entries and generates a list of errors found. You can then choose ... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 improvespeedpc.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 10.5 MB (11,013,611 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 77% of users of ImproveSpeedPC come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
ImproveSpeedPC has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.improvespeedpc.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\improvespeedpc
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ImproveSpeedPC\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 10.5 MB
Files installed by ImproveSpeedPC
| Program executable: | improvespeedpc.exe |
| Name: | ImproveSpeedPC |
| ImproveSpeedPC Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\improvespeedpc\improvespeedpc.exe |
| MD5: | ce3dbfdb07acac302bade128855b44e4 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ImproveSpeedPC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ImproveSpeedPC' (runs weekly on Mondays at 1:00 AM).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ImproveSpeedPC.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ImproveSpeedPC' which loads as C:\Program Files\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ImproveSpeedPC.exe |
| Memory: | 14.33 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001046326% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006231% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004232% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 43 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 16 Bytes | |
How do I remove ImproveSpeedPC?
You can uninstall ImproveSpeedPC 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/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program ImproveSpeedPC, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ImproveSpeedPC.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.95% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.04% |
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| Windows XP |
5.26% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.32% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.44% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
55.07% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.69% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.17% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.29% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.64% |
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Geography
77.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
77.35% |
| Canada |
6.76% |
| Australia |
6.18% |
| United Kingdom |
5.29% |
| Ireland |
2.06% |
| Iran |
0.88% |
| Singapore |
0.29% |
| SD |
0.29% |
| CW |
0.29% |
| Greece |
0.29% |
| Pakistan |
0.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.36% |
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| Dell |
29.45% |
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| Acer |
11.66% |
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| Toshiba |
11.04% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.68% |
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| Intel |
3.07% |
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| Samsung |
3.07% |
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| ASUS |
2.45% |
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| Gateway |
0.61% |
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| Apple |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.33% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5050 |
2.50% |
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| Dell Inspiron 620 |
2.50% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.50% |
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| ASUSTeK K53E |
1.67% |
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| Dell Dell System Inspir... |
1.67% |
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