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Should I remove MotioninJoy ds3 driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,921
United States Rank #13,605
Reach 0.0149%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.88 days
468.32 days >
Average installed length: 246.07 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.5.0002 100.00%

MotioninJoy ds3 driver version 0.5.0002

Overview

MotioninJoy ds3 driver version 0.5.0002 is a software program developed by www.motioninjoy.com. 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 setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.07 MB (3,216,474 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 56% of users of MotioninJoy ds3 driver come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.motioninjoy.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MotioninJoy\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MotioninJoy\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 3.07 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MotioninJoy ds3 driver version 0.5.0002

  • DS3_Tool.exe - DS3_Tool
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • DIFxAPI.dll (by Microsoft) - Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI) (Driver Install Frameworks for API library module)
  • MijCmd.exe
  • unins001.exe
  • WdfCoInstaller01009.dll (by Microsoft) - WDF Coinstaller

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DS3_Tool.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{044D58C1-AE77-4D25-802F-997220107BE7}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • DS3_Tool.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DS3 Tool' and executes as C:\Program Files\MotioninJoy\ds3\DS3_Tool.exe -mini.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

DS3_Tool.exe
Memory:89.07 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0010001096%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00041337%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00058674%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:13,453,331
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:22.96 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.61 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove MotioninJoy ds3 driver?

You can uninstall MotioninJoy ds3 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 MotioninJoy ds3 driver version 0.5.0002, 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 MotioninJoy ds3 driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 76.27%
Windows 10 23.05%
Windows Vista 0.68%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.92%
Windows 8.1 10.92%
Windows 7 Professional 10.24%
Windows 10 Home 4.44%
Windows 8 3.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.38%
  Canada 8.51%
  Australia 4.79%
  United Kingdom 4.79%
  Sweden 2.66%
  Germany 2.39%
  Portugal 2.13%
  Netherlands 1.86%
  Finland 1.60%
  Belgium 1.06%
  DK 1.06%
  France 1.06%
  Norway 1.06%
  Italy 0.80%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.98%
Acer 16.06%
ASUS 15.03%
Dell 13.99%
Alienware 6.22%
Toshiba 6.22%
GIGABYTE 5.70%
Samsung 4.66%
Lenovo 3.11%
Sony 1.04%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.68%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.68%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 2.94%
Acer Aspire 5733 2.21%
Dell XPS 8500 2.21%
ASUS All Series 2.21%

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