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Should I remove PC Wizard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,314
United States Rank #10,472
Reach 0.0345%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 78.65 days
1067.89 days >
Average installed length: 561.09 days

PC Wizard 2010.1.96

What is PC Wizard?  (from CPUID)

PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodical...  Read more

Overview

PC Wizard 2010.1.96 is a program developed by CPUID. 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 pc wizard.exe. The software installer includes 31 files and is usually about 7.88 MB (8,260,629 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 41% of users of PC Wizard come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.cpuid.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CPUID\PC Wizard 2010\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CPUID\PC Wizard 2010\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 7.88 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Wizard 2010.1.96

Program executable:pc wizard.exe
Name:PC Wizard
System Information Analyzer
Path:C:\Program Files\cpuid\pc wizard 2010\pc wizard.exe
MD5:f5f742f97691c1159808e2bfaa07381b
Additional files:
  • pc-wizard_2010.1.95-setup.exe - PC Wizard 2010 (PC Wizard 2010 Setup)
  • pc-wizard_2010.1.961-setup.exe
  • pc-wizard_2012.2.0-setup.exe - PC Wizard 2012 (PC Wizard 2012 Setup)
  • pc-wizard_2012.2.11-setup.exe
  • pc-wizard_2013.2.12-setup.exe - PC Wizard 2013 (PC Wizard 2013 Setup)
  • pcwiz32x.dll - PC Wizard (PC Wizard Extended Core Library)
  • pcwizard.dll - System Information Analyzer
  • pcwizbch.dll - PC Wizard Benchmark Library
  • pcwizdxb.dll - PC Wizard DirectX Benchmark
  • pcwizfwk.dll - PC Wizard .NET Framework Detection Library
  • pcwizgfx.dll - PC Wizard Graphics Library
  • pcwizhid.dll - PC Wizard Human Interface Device Library
  • pcwizkbm.dll - PC Wizard Knowledge Base Management Library
  • pcwizlcd.dll - PC Wizard Keyboard LCD Library
  • pcwizocl.dll - PC Wizard OpenCL Library
  • pcwizsty.dll - PC Wizard System Stability Library
  • pcwiztbl.dll - PC Wizard Windows 7 Taskbar Library
  • pcwiz32.dll - PC Wizard Core Library
  • pcwizmp3.dll - PC Wizard MP3 Benchmark Library
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PC Wizard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3B87B671-6837-420F-993E-015B6760657F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CPUID\PC Wizard 2010\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove PC Wizard?

You can uninstall PC Wizard 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 Wizard 2010.1.96, 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 Wizard.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,314

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.39%
Windows XP 15.71%
Windows Vista 8.81%
Windows 10 2.94%
Windows Server 2003 0.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.07%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.02%
Windows 7 Professional 13.20%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.23%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.34%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.46%
  Germany 16.21%
  Italy 5.69%
  France 3.84%
  Canada 3.47%
  Brazil 3.34%
  United Kingdom 2.97%
  Netherlands 2.85%
  Japan 1.49%
  Belgium 1.36%
  Russia 1.36%
  Israel 1.24%
  Portugal 0.99%
  Australia 0.87%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.04%
Dell 18.16%
GIGABYTE 15.27%
Acer 14.41%
ASUS 7.49%
Medion 6.05%
Intel 5.19%
American Megatrends 4.61%
Sahara 3.46%
Toshiba 2.88%
Samsung 1.44%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.55%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.90%
MEDIONPC MS-7204 2.60%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 2.60%
ASUSTeK K53SV 1.95%
Dell Inspiron 580 1.95%


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