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Should I remove PC Magazine DiskAction v.?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #41,548
United States Rank #25,208
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Versions

VersionDistribution
3.0.3 100.00%

PC Magazine DiskAction v.3.0.3

What is PC Magazine DiskAction v.?  (from PC Magazine)

Have you ever wondered why your hard disk suddenly starts cranking away-seemingly of its own volition-when you're not even sitting at the computer? DiskAction can tell you what it's doing. DiskAction sits in the system tray, monitoring the hard disks you tell it to watch. The tray icon is a picture of a hard disk with ...  Read more

Overview

PC Magazine DiskAction v.3.0.3 is a program developed by PC Magazine. The main program executable is diskaction3.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.83 MB (1,923,557 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 94% of users of PC Magazine DiskAction v. come from the United States, it is also popular in Finland and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.pcmag.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskAction 3\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskAction 3\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.83 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Magazine DiskAction v.3.0.3

Program executable:diskaction3.exe
Name:PC Magazine DiskAction
DiskAction
Path:C:\Program Files\pc magazine utilities\diskaction 3\diskaction3.exe
MD5:9ce6fb8348e097a67438048acaacbd1a
Additional files:
  • updatedll.dll
  • dskact3.sys (by Ziff Davis Media) - DiskAction 3 Driver
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

How do I remove PC Magazine DiskAction v.?

You can uninstall PC Magazine DiskAction v. 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 PC Magazine DiskAction v.3.0.3, 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 PC Magazine DiskAction v..

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#41,548

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.44%
Windows 10 31.11%
Windows Vista 2.22%
Windows XP 2.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.56%
Windows 7 Professional 15.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.33%
Windows 8.1 11.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 6.67%
Windows 10 Pro 4.44%

Distribution by countryGeography

94.20% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 94.20%
  Finland 1.45%
  Australia 1.45%
  Sweden 1.45%
  Czech Republic 1.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 26.47%
Hewlett-Packard 17.65%
Acer 11.76%
American Megatrends 8.82%
GIGABYTE 5.88%
Samsung 5.88%
ASUS 5.88%
Gateway 5.88%
Toshiba 2.94%
Lenovo 2.94%
Intel 2.94%
Alienware 2.94%
Common models
Gateway DX4860 5.71%
Samsung QX311/QX411/QX412... 5.71%
ASUS All Series 5.71%
TOSHIBA Satellite A305 2.86%
Alienware Aurora 2.86%
Acer V5-171 2.86%

Publisher URL: www.pcmag.com

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