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What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #39,888
United States Rank #30,771
Reach 0.0025%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.6 |
100.00% |
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John's Background Switcher 4.6
from johnsadventures.com
What is John's Background Switcher? (from johnsadventures.com)
JBS sits in your system tray (down by the clock) and changes your background at the time interval of your choosing. You tell it where to get pictures from and how to show them – maybe you just want to see one photo at a time or maybe you’d like to see a ‘Snapshot Scrapbook‘ of photos thrown across your desktop. It’s up... Read more
Overview
John's Background Switcher 4.6 is a software program developed by johnsadventures.com. The programs's main executable is backgroundswitcher.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 50.73 MB of memory. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.24 MB (2,350,229 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 67% of users of John's Background Switcher come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Japan.
Program details
URL: johnsadventures.com
Help link: www.backgroundswitcher.com
Installation folder: C:\Office\John's Background Switcher
Uninstaller: C:\Office\John's Background Switcher\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 2.24 MB
Files installed by John's Background Switcher 4.6
| Program executable: | backgroundswitcher.exe |
| Name: | Background Switcher |
| John's Background Switcher |
| Signed by: | John Conners |
| Path: | C:\office\john's background switcher\backgroundswitcher.exe |
| MD5: | 49f77b9c89eff4e919c44280350e2173 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
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uninst.exe - John's Background Switcher
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JBSCore.dll - Background Switcher
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| backgroundswitcher.exe |
| Memory: | 50.73 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000410187% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000677% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003425% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,337,306 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 69.05 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 399.52 KB | |
How do I remove John's Background Switcher?
You can uninstall John's Background Switcher 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 John's Background Switcher 4.6, 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 John's Background Switcher.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win XP 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #39,888
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.35% |
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| Windows 10 |
20.41% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.16% |
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| Windows XP |
4.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.69% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.24% |
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| Windows 8 |
8.16% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
6.12% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
6.12% |
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Geography
67.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
67.21% |
| Germany |
4.92% |
| Japan |
4.92% |
| Australia |
3.28% |
| United Kingdom |
3.28% |
| Canada |
1.64% |
| France |
1.64% |
| GH |
1.64% |
| India |
1.64% |
| Italy |
1.64% |
| Netherlands |
1.64% |
| Peru |
1.64% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.64% |
| Taiwan |
1.64% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
31.82% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
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| Acer |
13.64% |
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| Toshiba |
9.09% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.82% |
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| Lenovo |
4.55% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.55% |
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| Gateway |
2.27% |
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| Sony |
2.27% |
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| Medion |
2.27% |
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| Alienware |
2.27% |
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| ASUS |
2.27% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8500 |
5.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P755 |
2.50% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
2.50% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C650 |
2.50% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A215 |
2.50% |
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| Sony SVE14A1AJ |
2.50% |
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