Should I remove Opera Update Checker?

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Remove Opera Update Checker

An Opera Widget is a small stand-alone application that runs on the desktop in the context of the Opera web browser.

Opera Update Checker is a program developed by Opera Widgets. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is Opera Update Checker.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 964.7 KB (987,856 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 31% of users of Opera Update Checker come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and BG.

URL: widgets.opera.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Opera Update Checker

Uninstaller: wscript "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Opera Update Checker\uninstall.vbs"

Estimated size: 964.7 KB

Opera Update Checker.exe
Memory:	256.71 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0476244771%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.04139734%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00622714%	0.015104% average

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 Opera Update Checker, 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 Opera Update Checker.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 40% Win 10 10%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 6% Keep it 94%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	30.77%
Australia	7.69%
BG	7.69%
Germany	7.69%
United Kingdom	7.69%
Greece	7.69%
Italy	7.69%
Japan	7.69%
Norway	7.69%
New Zealand	7.69%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Opera Widgets are small standalone applications sitting on the desktop that use the browser's rendering engine.

Publisher URL: widgets.opera.com

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