Should I remove PTC Quality Agent?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,106
United States Rank #9,578
Reach 0.0417%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.21 days
537.12 days >
Average installed length: 282.21 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.0.0 |
9.74% |
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| 2.0.0.0 |
86.72% |
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| 1.0.1.0 |
3.29% |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
0.24% |
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- #9,105 Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 by Creative Technology Ltd
- #9,106 PTC Quality Agent
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PTC Quality Agent
What is PTC Quality Agent? (from PTC)
Quality Agent is a small executable program (and its files), installed as part of Creo, that collectsinformation about PTC products installed on a user’s machine and about the environment the PTCproducts are running in (platform information) and sends that data back to PTC. PTC will collect data about the environment t... Read more
Overview
PTC Quality Agent is a program developed by PTC. The most used version is 2.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is QAgent_icon.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 48.01 MB (50,344,969 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 41% of users of PTC Quality Agent come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.ptc.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PTC\Quality Agent\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{DE75B409-8D86-4574-944D-3B5E25D87B30}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 48.01 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by PTC Quality Agent
| Program executable: | QAgent_icon.exe |
| Path: | C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{5B7F8A19-AF71-4517-B49C-683AFC5B639C}\QAgent_icon.exe |
| MD5: | 074f2955fa33690a1935fba8ffa041fb |
Additional files:
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baselibmt.dll - Creo (Creo 2.0 from PTC)
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qualityagent.exe
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phm_default_resources.dll
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phm_default_chinese_cn_resources.dll
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phm_default_chinese_tw_resources.dll
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phm_default_french_resources.dll
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phm_default_german_resources.dll
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phm_default_italian_resources.dll
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phm_default_japanese_resources.dll
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phm_default_korean_resources.dll
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phm_default_russian_resources.dll
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phm_default_spanish_resources.dll
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i18nmt.dll
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rtlcoremt.dll
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utfstrmt.dll
How do I remove PTC Quality Agent?
You can uninstall PTC Quality Agent 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 PTC Quality Agent, 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 PTC Quality Agent.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 48%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #9,106
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
46.04% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.71% |
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| Windows XP |
1.58% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.69% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
13.03% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.48% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.92% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.33% |
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Geography
41.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.29% |
| India |
7.18% |
| Germany |
4.96% |
| Italy |
4.22% |
| Austria |
3.06% |
| Taiwan |
2.96% |
| United Kingdom |
2.96% |
| Canada |
2.85% |
| France |
2.43% |
| Australia |
2.11% |
| DK |
2.01% |
| Sweden |
1.90% |
| Brazil |
1.37% |
| Belgium |
1.27% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.86% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.04% |
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| ASUS |
15.85% |
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| Acer |
11.29% |
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| Lenovo |
10.75% |
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| Toshiba |
4.74% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.37% |
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| Samsung |
2.91% |
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| Intel |
2.00% |
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| Alienware |
1.09% |
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| MSI |
1.09% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.35% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
2.90% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.54% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.17% |
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