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Should I remove Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,472
United States Rank #3,604
Reach 0.1180%

Versions

VersionDistribution
11.0.0.10388 4.90%
11.0.0.10383 0.60%
11.0.0.10375 4.51%
11.0.0.10374 0.04%
11.0.0.10373 4.90%
11.0.0.10367 0.69%
11.0.0.10334 1.25%
11.0.0.10309 0.56%
11.0.0.10299 4.86%
11.0.0.10260 0.73%
11.0.0.10235 2.32%
11.0.0.10232 4.26%
11.0.0.10212 9.29%
11.0.0.10198 27.13%
11.0.0.10164 6.92%
11.0.0.0099 15.61%
11.0.0.0097 11.44%

Other programs by Qualcomm Atheros

Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer

Overview

Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer is a program developed by Qualcomm Atheros. The most used version is 11.0.0.10198, 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. The software installer includes 63 files and is usually about 7.16 MB (7,505,107 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 56% of users of Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Qualcomm Atheros
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3241744A-BA36-41F0-B4AA-EF3946D00632}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 7.16 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer

  • customer.dll - API library (API library for keepalive, wakeup, NDIS settings query)
  • AdminService.exe - BT Software Suite (AdminService Application)
  • AdminTools.exe - AdminTools Application
  • atheros Outlook Addin.dll - Outlook Addin Module
  • AVRemoteControl.exe - Atheros Bluetooth Module
  • BtCommonRes.dll
  • BtContextMenu.dll
  • BtvSdkDll.dll - Bluetooth SDK Dynamic Link Library
  • CombineAgent.dll - Audio Combine Agent
  • CommApi.dll - Common API
  • FolderViewImpl.dll - Bluetooth File Transfer Plugin
  • GattI.dll - Bluetooth 4.0 COM interface SDK
  • gatts.dll - GATT Server Dynamic Link Library
  • Handsfree.dll - Handsfree Dynamic Link Library
  • ipc.dll - Inter Process Communication
  • kbhook.dll - kbhook Dynamic Link Library
  • LeSetting.exe - LE Setting
  • ModuleManager.dll - Module Manager
  • BtTray.exe - BtTray
  • BtTray.Infrastructure.dll - BtTray.Infrastructure
  • BtTray.Toolkit.dll - BtTray.Toolkit
  • CommApiInterop.dll - CommApiInterop
  • ExtensionToolkit.dll - ExtensionToolkit

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • AdminService.exe runs as a service named 'AtherosSvc' (AtherosSvc) "Atheros BT Stack Service Agent".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • BtTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BtTray' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Bluetooth Suite\BtTray.exe".

How do I remove Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer?

You can uninstall Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer 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 Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer, 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 Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN&Bluetooth Installer.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#4,472

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 99.70%
Windows 7 0.30%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 87.66%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 8.00%
Windows 10 Pro 3.57%
Windows 7 Professional 0.21%
Windows 10 Enterprise 0.17%
Windows 10 Education 0.09%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.37%
  Italy 10.01%
  France 4.86%
  United Kingdom 4.63%
  Germany 4.50%
  Canada 3.25%
  Netherlands 2.63%
  Australia 1.67%
  Norway 1.15%
  Spain 1.05%
  Singapore 0.98%
  Philippines 0.95%
  DK 0.92%
  Belgium 0.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 63.15%
ASUS 32.19%
Dell 4.40%
Lenovo 0.09%
Samsung 0.09%
Hewlett-Packard 0.09%
Common models
ASUSTeK E200HA 9.68%
Acer Aspire E5-575G 8.62%
Acer Aspire R5-471T 8.53%
Acer Aspire VN7-592G 7.15%
Acer Aspire VN7-792G 6.53%
Acer Aspire E5-573G 3.07%

About Qualcomm Atheros

Qualcomm Atheros is a developer of semiconductors for network communications, most noteably wireless chipsets for the IEEE 802.
Publisher URL: www.atheros.com

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