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Should I remove Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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Versions

VersionDistribution
3.22.017.001.14 100.00%

Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer

Overview

Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer is a software program developed by Novatel Wireless. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 8.14 MB (8,535,949 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvtl.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Novatel Wireless\CustomerInstaller\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{171B6E08-E57A-4FC4-8A43-79FDA555E647}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 8.14 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer

  • SetupHelper64.exe - SetupHelperExe Application
  • NWHelper_001.exe - NWHelper Module
  • DIFxAPI.dll (by Microsoft) - Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI) (Driver Install Frameworks for API library module)
  • Proc_Serv_Start_Stop.exe - Check_Port_Status Application
  • WdfCoInstaller01009.dll (by Microsoft) - WDF Coinstaller
  • WdfCoInstaller01009_amd64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • NWHelper_001.exe runs as a service named 'Novatel Wireless Verizon Device Helper' (NWVZHelper).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

NWHelper_001.exe
Memory:1.45 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0010212924%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00037455%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00064674%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:377
8,062,084 average

How do I remove Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer?

You can uninstall Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer 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 Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer, 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 Novatel Wireless Customer Driver Installer.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Hewlett-Packard
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

About Novatel Wireless

Novatel Wireless provides wireless broadband access solutions for use in PCs and mobile devices and is known for its MiFi line of compact wireless routers.
Publisher URL: www.nvtl.com

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