PC Magazine WinTidy
What is PC Magazine WinTidy? (from Ziff Davis Media)
WinTidy can remember your desktop layout and restore it for you. You can place the icons by hand, or use one of a dozen predefined layouts to automatically arrange icons in the order you choose. Save the arrangement as a named layout that you can restore at will, or associate it with the current screen size. When the s... Read more
Overview
PC Magazine WinTidy is a software program developed by Ziff Davis Media. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named WinTidy.exe. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 1.48 MB (1,549,078 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 92% of users of PC Magazine WinTidy come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and France.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Ziff Davis Publishing
URL: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,17748,00.asp
Help link: www.pcmag.com/downloads
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\WinTidy\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\WinTidy\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.48 MB
Files installed by PC Magazine WinTidy
| Program executable: | WinTidy.exe |
| Name: | WinTidy |
| WinTidy 3.0 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\WinTidy\WinTidy.exe |
| MD5: | 438bc756a59ae9e20902a4c6893c53fe |
Additional files:
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WinTidy.exe - WinTidy (WinTidy 3.0)
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Interop.SHDocVw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
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Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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updatedll3.dll (by Microsoft) - UpdateDll3
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- WinTidy.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Wintidy' and executes as "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\WinTidy\WinTidy.exe".
How do I remove PC Magazine WinTidy?
You can uninstall PC Magazine WinTidy from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program PC Magazine WinTidy, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PC Magazine WinTidy.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win Vista (SP2) 6%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 48%
Keep it 52%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.75% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.75% |
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| Windows XP |
6.25% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.25% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.58% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
19.35% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.45% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
6.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
6.45% |
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Geography
91.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
91.84% |
| Canada |
2.04% |
| France |
2.04% |
| Netherlands |
2.04% |
| South Africa |
2.04% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.78% |
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| Dell |
30.43% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.70% |
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| Toshiba |
4.35% |
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| Lenovo |
4.35% |
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| Gateway |
4.35% |
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| Alienware |
4.35% |
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| Acer |
4.35% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.35% |
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Common models |
| Hewlett-Packard p6610f |
11.54% |
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| NVIDIA 132-CK-NF79 |
3.85% |
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| Micro-Star MS-7551 |
3.85% |
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| Micro-Star MS-7512 |
3.85% |
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| LENOVO 3493AZG |
3.85% |
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| HP-Pavilion FQ563AA-ABA a... |
3.85% |
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About Ziff Davis Media
Ziff Davis is a publisher and Internet company that has primarily published computer and technology related magazines, and its growing number of websites, spun off from its magazines, have established Ziff Davis as an Internet Information company.
Publisher URL: www.ziffdavis.com