Intel Control Center
What is Intel Control Center? (from Intel)
Intel® Desktop Control Center is designed to help you improve system stability, optimize performance, and control cooling and acoustic characteristics. Available only on performance and enthusiast Intel® Desktop Boards, this dynamic application allows you to do more with your desktop board than ever before.
Overview
Intel Control Center is a software program developed by Intel. The most common release is 1.2.1.1007, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 intelcontrolcenter.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.67 MB (1,747,837 bytes). 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 49% of users of Intel Control Center come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/dcc
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Control Center
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Control Center\uninstaller\SetupICC.exe -uninstall -force -confirm
Estimated size: 1.67 MB
Files installed by Intel Control Center
| Program executable: | intelcontrolcenter.exe |
| Name: | Intel® Control Center |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\intel\intel control center\intelcontrolcenter.exe |
| MD5: | 1ee7ba35a205584dcc9b6511f50150d0 |
Additional files:
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SetupICC.exe - Intel® Control Center installer (Intel® Control Center)
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IntelControlCenter.resources.dll - Intel® Control Center
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Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
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Interop.Scripting.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Scripting'.
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Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- IntelControlCenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4098F142-622C-4711-B29D-4133F944B6A6}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- IntelControlCenter.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Magix PCCT IntelControlCenter.exe' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Control Center\IntelControlCenter.exe".
How do I remove Intel Control Center?
You can uninstall Intel Control Center 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 Intel(R) Control Center, 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 Intel Control Center.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
72.94% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.77% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.22% |
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| Windows XP |
0.07% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
46.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.74% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.18% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.62% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.43% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.71% |
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Geography
49.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
49.39% |
| United Kingdom |
5.19% |
| Germany |
5.04% |
| France |
3.70% |
| Italy |
3.31% |
| Canada |
3.28% |
| Brazil |
2.56% |
| Australia |
2.07% |
| Netherlands |
1.71% |
| India |
1.48% |
| Spain |
1.34% |
| Sweden |
0.99% |
| Belgium |
0.94% |
| Taiwan |
0.80% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.24% |
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| Dell |
23.79% |
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| Acer |
18.79% |
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| ASUS |
14.63% |
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| Lenovo |
5.82% |
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| Samsung |
4.63% |
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| Sony |
3.13% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.32% |
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| Intel |
0.66% |
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| Medion |
0.54% |
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| Alienware |
0.51% |
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| Toshiba |
0.50% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.53% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.75% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.40% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.31% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.10% |
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| ASUSTeK K53E |
2.47% |
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About Intel
Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors found in most personal computers.
Publisher URL: www.intel.com