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Should I remove Lenovo MuteSync?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,173
United States Rank #5,497
Reach 0.0966%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.84 days
496.74 days >
Average installed length: 261.00 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.0.3 2.15%
1.0.10 70.64%
1.0.0.3 16.07%
1.0.0.2 11.13%

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Lenovo MuteSync

What is Lenovo MuteSync?

Lenovo MuteSync Service is pre-instalelled on various Lenovo laptop models and provides the ability to manage the PC's audio settings.

Overview

Lenovo MuteSync is a program developed by Lenovo. The most used version is 1.0.10, 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 programs's main executable is MuteSync.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 34.93 MB of memory. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 553.5 KB (566,784 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 43% of users of Lenovo MuteSync come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and India.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: support.lenovo.com/en_SA/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS012639
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo MuteSync\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{C39EF9B4-0C4F-4D48-8665-8FD45BFF3961}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0409
Estimated size: 553.5 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Lenovo MuteSync

Program executable:MuteSync.exe
Name:MuteSync
Lenovo MuteSync Service
Path:C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo MuteSync\MuteSync.exe
MD5:d3ba2d9ca8905b07907024a394d1be8b
Additional files:
  • MuteSync.exe - MuteSync (Lenovo MuteSync Service)
  • WMISetup.exe (by Quanta Computer) - WmiSetup (Acpi-Wmi Inf Setup Tool)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • MuteSync.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MapsGalaxy_39 Browser Plugin Loader 64' which loads as C:\Program Files2\MAPSGA~2\bar\1.bin\39brmon64.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

MuteSync.exe
Memory:34.93 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000865594%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00004534%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00004122%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Lenovo MuteSync?

You can uninstall Lenovo MuteSync from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Lenovo MuteSync, 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 Lenovo MuteSync.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.72%
Windows 10 44.23%
Windows XP 0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.88%
Windows 8.1 16.04%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.99%
Windows 8 9.26%
Windows 10 Home 7.63%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.21%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.07%
  United Kingdom 8.47%
  India 6.12%
  Germany 3.13%
  Turkey 3.04%
  Thailand 1.89%
  Poland 1.75%
  Czech Republic 1.70%
  Singapore 1.61%
  Brazil 1.47%
  Egypt 1.43%
  Colombia 1.33%
  Malaysia 1.33%
  Russia 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo 97.29%
Acer 0.87%
ASUS 0.81%
Hewlett-Packard 0.76%
Alienware 0.16%
Dell 0.11%
Common models
LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 56.20%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z470... 9.38%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z585 8.05%
LENOVO IdeaPad Y560... 5.83%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z370... 4.29%
LENOVO IdeaPad Z480 4.13%

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com

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