Should I remove Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.0.6.60	0.29%
4.0.5.55	0.12%
4.0.4.51	0.53%
4.0.3.49	0.08%
4.0.2.42	0.83%
4.0.1.40	0.24%
4.0.0.5	0.00%
4.0.0.36	2.23%
4.0.0.29	0.00%
4.0.0.27	0.10%
4.0.0.23	0.00%
3.0.5.69	0.98%
3.0.4.65	0.81%
3.0.3.60	0.85%
3.0.2.54	1.45%
3.0.1.41	2.82%
3.0.0.34	2.00%
3.0.0.33	0.46%
3.0.0.20	0.16%
3.0.0.19	1.09%
3.0.0.16r	0.00%
3.0.0.160	0.00%
3.0.0.16	4.26%
3.0.0.12	0.01%
2.5.4.40	2.61%
2.5.3.34s	0.00%
2.5.3.34	3.54%
2.5.2.32	0.78%
2.5.1.28	3.17%
2.5.1.26	0.00%
2.5.0.19+	0.00%
2.5.0.19	13.50%
2.0.0.102	1.58%
2.0.0.100	1.16%
1.0.9.254	1.65%
1.0.8.251	3.35%
1.0.7.248	2.16%
1.0.6.245	2.50%
1.0.5.235	7.13%
1.0.4.225	6.22%
1.0.4.220	9.61%
1.0.3.214	9.32%
1.0.10.255	3.84%
1.0.1.209	5.54%
1.0.0.199	3.01%
1.0.0.178	0.00%
1.0.0.134	0.01%
1.0.0.105	0.00%

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from Intel Corporation

eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a computer interface specification that defines a register-level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB), which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0 compatible devices. The specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specification. Support for Streams was added to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed specification, primarily to enable high performance storage operations over USB.

The most used version is 2.5.0.19, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 4.01 MB (4,207,684 bytes).

URL: www.intel.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Uninstall\setup.exe -uninstall

Estimated size: 4.01 MB

iusb3mon.exe
Memory:	2.52 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000290885%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00001454%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00001454%	0.015104% 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 Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, 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 Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 80% Win 10 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 2% Keep it 98%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	50.09%
United Kingdom	4.47%
France	4.22%
Germany	3.81%
Italy	2.90%
Canada	2.75%
Australia	2.27%
Netherlands	1.76%
India	1.42%
Sweden	1.22%
Brazil	1.19%
Spain	1.16%
Poland	0.95%
Belgium	0.88%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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

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