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Should I remove Marvell Miniport Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #727
United States Rank #1,029
Reach 0.9359%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.44 days
514.48 days >
Average installed length: 270.32 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
12.10.17.3 1.32%
12.10.16.3 0.12%
12.10.14.3 2.26%
12.10.10.3 0.53%
11.45.4.3 15.15%
11.45.3.3 2.33%
11.45.1.3 0.81%
11.44.1.3 0.43%
11.43.1.3 1.06%
11.41.4.3 0.23%
11.41.3.3 0.05%
11.41.1.3 0.12%
11.30.1.3 0.61%
11.29.4.3 0.37%
11.29.1.3 3.12%
11.28.6.3 0.18%
11.27.1.3 0.18%
11.25.4.3 1.27%
11.25.2.3 0.02%
11.24.27.3 6.48%
11.24.17.3 0.02%
11.24.13.3 0.03%
11.24.10.3 1.01%
11.24.5.3 0.63%
11.24.3.3 0.01%
11.23.5.1 0.75%
11.23.3.3 0.14%
11.23.2.3 0.10%
11.22.5.3 0.05%
11.22.4.3 0.08%
11.22.3.9 0.08%
11.22.3.3 17.92%
11.21.4.3 0.33%
11.20.2.3 0.10%
11.10.6.3 0.01%
11.10.5.3 6.21%
11.0.5.3 0.01%
10.70.6.3 0.09%
10.70.5.3 3.29%
10.70.3.3 4.03%
10.70.2.3 0.14%
10.70.1.3 0.03%
10.69.2.3 0.56%
10.68.4.3 0.23%
10.68.3.3 0.14%
10.67.9.3 0.01%
10.67.8.3 0.11%
10.67.5.3 0.49%
10.67.3.3 0.25%
10.66.4.3 0.09%
10.64.17.3 0.13%
129 versions

Marvell Miniport Driver

What is Marvell Miniport Driver?

This is the software driver package for the installed Marvell Miniport device. The driver package is required in order for the Marvell Miniport device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware device.

Overview

The most common release is 11.22.3.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 InstallU.exe. The setup package generally installs about 37 files and is usually about 2.76 MB (2,898,270 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.marvell.com
Help link: www.marvell.com/yukon/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\marvell\miniport driver
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Marvell\Miniport Driver\Uninst.exe
Estimated size: 2.76 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Marvell Miniport Driver

Program executable:InstallU.exe
Name:InstallU Application
Installation Tools for Windows Server 2003 64 bit AMD
Path:C:\Program Files\Marvell\Miniport Driver\InstallU.exe
MD5:6da680a7135e36b9e91e3499b29d1304
Additional files:
  • yk51x86.sys - Marvell Yukon Ethernet Controller. (Miniport Driver for Marvell Yukon Ethernet Controller.)
  • yk60x64.sys
  • yk60x86.sys
  • yk62x64.sys
  • yk62x86.sys
  • ykx32coinst.dll - Marvell NCU Dynamic Link Library (Marvell Network Utility Co-Installer)
  • ykx64coinst.dll
  • yk51x64.dll - Marvell Miniport Co-installer
  • yk51x86.dll
  • yk60x64.dll
  • yk60x86.dll
  • yk62x64.dll
  • yk62x86.dll
  • ykx32ie.exe - Marvell Yukon Install Utility
  • ykx32mpcoinst.dll
  • ykx64ie.exe
  • ykx64mpcoinst.dll
  • Uninst.exe - Miniport Driver for Windows (Setup Launcher)
  • yk51x86ver.dll - Marvell Miniport Installer (Marvell Miniport Driver Version DLL)
  • yk60x64ver.dll
  • yk60x86ver.dll
  • yk62x64ver.dll
  • yk62x86ver.dll
  • yk63x86ver.dll
  • ykx32id.dll - Marvell Yukon Install DLL
  • ykx64id.dll
  • infpu.dll - Installation Tools for Windows Server 2003 64 bit AMD
  • installu.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • ykx32ie.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7560ACCD-2C08-4C51-A4F9-62EE933999D6}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Marvell Miniport Driver?

You can uninstall Marvell Miniport Driver 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 Marvell Miniport 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 Marvell Miniport Driver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 10 0%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#727

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.13%
Windows Vista 18.92%
Windows XP 12.25%
Windows 10 6.62%
Windows Server 2003 0.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.74%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.37%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.23%
Windows 7 Professional 9.32%
Windows 7 Starter 5.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.52%
  Germany 9.21%
  United Kingdom 6.84%
  France 5.93%
  Italy 4.40%
  Canada 3.03%
  Brazil 2.21%
  Spain 2.18%
  Netherlands 1.77%
  Poland 1.54%
  Australia 1.47%
  Belgium 1.23%
  Sweden 1.16%
  MA 0.97%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Samsung 46.37%
Dell 13.27%
Hewlett-Packard 12.18%
Toshiba 8.18%
Acer 7.24%
American Megatrends 3.36%
Gateway 3.35%
GIGABYTE 2.50%
Sony 2.09%
Intel 1.03%
Lenovo 0.44%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 6.78%
Samsung R530/R730 6.36%
Samsung RV410/RV510/S3510... 6.03%
Dell Inspiron 1525 5.54%
Samsung R530/R730/R540 ... 4.43%
Acer Aspire 5735 3.32%

About Marvell

Marvell is a producer of storage, communications and consumer semiconductor products and ships over one billion chips a year.
Publisher URL: www.marvell.com

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