Should I remove Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,740
United States Rank #46,090
Reach 0.0137%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.01 days
177.31 days >
Average installed length: 93.16 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.11.1.11220 |
13.70% |
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| 4.11.1.11210 |
33.70% |
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| 4.11.0.09260 |
4.07% |
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| 4.8.0.13250 |
48.52% |
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Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care
Overview
Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care is a software program developed by Sony. The most common release is 4.8.0.13250, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named vhd.exe. The setup package generally installs about 31 files and is usually about 24 MB (25,166,039 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. While about 65% of users of Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care come from France, it is also popular in the United States and Belgium.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Recovery\plugins
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{EC153498-00E1-4C9C-89BE-81527C6750BE}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x040c -removeonly
Estimated size: 24 MB
Language: French (France)
Files installed by Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care
| Program executable: | vhd.exe |
| Name: | VAIO Hardware Diagnostics |
| VAIO Hardware Diagnostics Component Launcher |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio recovery\plugins\vhd.exe |
| MD5: | cd93ff078c0d66769712915c29cb2609 |
Additional files:
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bdrom.dll - VAIO Hardware Diagnostics (VAIO Hardware Diagnostics DLL)
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cdrom.dll
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CommLib.dll - CommLib DLL
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cpu.dll
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dvdrom.dll
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hdd.dll
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HwConfig.dll
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InformationCheck.exe
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lan.dll
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MemoryStick.dll
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ODD.dll
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ODDDiagchk.exe
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ODDInfoCheck.dll - ODDInformation.dll
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Optical.dll
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Resbitmap.dll - Resbitmap DLL
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SD.dll
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SmartInfoCheck.dll - SMARTInformation.dll
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usb.dll
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vhdMediachk.exe
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video.dll
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PartitionDisplayESN.dll - PartitionDisplayRes DLL (Partition Display Resource Dynamic Link Library)
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PartitionDisplayFRA.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- InformationCheck.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VHDInformationCheck32' (runs monthly on Mondays at 22:00).
How do I remove Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care?
You can uninstall Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care 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 Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care, 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 Plug-in de Diagnostic matériel VAIO Care.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Sony
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OS VERSIONS
Win 10 99%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
99.63% |
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| Windows 7 |
0.37% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
60.22% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
15.24% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.52% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
2.23% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
1.86% |
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Geography
65.20% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
| France |
65.20% |
| United States |
7.20% |
| Belgium |
6.80% |
| Canada |
5.60% |
| MA |
3.60% |
| DZ |
3.60% |
| Spain |
2.00% |
| NC |
0.80% |
| Switzerland |
0.80% |
| Luxembourg |
0.80% |
| United Kingdom |
0.80% |
| Brazil |
0.40% |
| Austria |
0.40% |
| GF |
0.40% |
About Sony
Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronics products for the consumer markets and is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group.
Publisher URL: www.sony.com