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Should I remove PhoneTray Free?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #26,049
United States Rank #14,612
Reach 0.0064%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.39 78.74%
1.35 21.26%

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PhoneTray Free

What is PhoneTray Free?  (from Traysoft)

PhoneTray is an easy to use Caller ID software. It shows and speaks the callers name and number before you answer the phone. You can set a different ringtone for each caller or type of callers - select from 20 included ringtones or use any wav file. PhoneTray logs all your incoming calls - date, time, name and number. ...  Read more

Overview

PhoneTray Free is a program developed by Traysoft. The most used version is 1.39, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 installer includes 23 files and is usually about 2.16 MB (2,267,745 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 91% of users of PhoneTray Free come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Argentina.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.phonetray.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Traysoft\PhoneTray
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Traysoft\PhoneTray\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.16 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PhoneTray Free

  • VistaAdmin.dll - PhoneTray (PhoneTray Admin for Windows Vista)
  • PhoneTray.exe - PhoneTray Free
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PhoneTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0B42AC10-17EC-48EB-978C-667246E3328B}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • PhoneTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PhoneTray.
Service
  • PhoneTray.exe runs as a service named 'PhoneTray' (PhoneTray).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PhoneTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PhoneTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\Traysoft\PhoneTray\PhoneTray.exe.

How do I remove PhoneTray Free?

You can uninstall PhoneTray Free 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 PhoneTray Free, 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 PhoneTray Free.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.91%
Windows 10 22.83%
Windows XP 11.81%
Windows Vista 9.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.37%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.90%
Windows 7 Professional 9.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.14%
Windows 10 Pro 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

91.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 91.13%
  Canada 4.93%
  Argentina 0.49%
  Australia 0.49%
  Egypt 0.49%
  Spain 0.49%
  Greece 0.49%
  Israel 0.49%
  Iran 0.49%
  Italy 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 32.53%
Hewlett-Packard 32.53%
Acer 16.87%
GIGABYTE 6.02%
ASUS 6.02%
Intel 3.61%
Compaq 2.41%
Common models
HP-Pavilion RX881AA-ABA m... 2.75%
Micro-Star MS-7549 2.75%
Hewlett-Packard 700-230 2.75%
ASUS All Series 2.75%
Dell Inspiron 530 1.83%
Dell Inspiron 518 1.83%

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