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Should I remove Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN Installer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,948
United States Rank #2,867
Reach 0.1373%

Versions

VersionDistribution
11.0.10393 1.85%
11.0.10388 18.51%
11.0.10383 2.36%
11.0.10380 1.22%
11.0.10377 0.48%
11.0.10376 0.26%
11.0.10375 0.33%
11.0.10374 8.64%
11.0.10367 6.24%
11.0.10366 1.29%
11.0.10335 0.11%
11.0.10332 2.22%
11.0.10307 0.59%
11.0.10299 28.44%
11.0.10260 5.54%
11.0.10245 2.44%
11.0.10243 4.17%
11.0.10242 1.22%
11.0.10232 3.66%
11.0.10198 2.77%
11.0.10164 0.52%
11.0.10100 0.04%
11.0.0.0099 2.07%
11.0.0.0097 4.32%
11.0.0.0096 0.15%
11.0.0.0083 0.15%
11.0.0.0082 0.11%
11.0.0.0032 0.07%
11.0.0.0016 0.22%

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Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN Installer

Overview

Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN Installer is a program developed by Qualcomm Atheros. The most used version is 11.0.10299, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 9 files and is usually about 5.65 MB (5,926,048 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 64% of users of Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN Installer come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Qualcomm Atheros
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{20CA507E-24AA-4741-87CF-CC1B250790B7}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 5.65 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN Installer

  • customer.dll - API library (API library for keepalive, wakeup, NDIS settings query)
  • AdminService.exe - BT Software Suite (AdminService Application)
  • btatherosInstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • AdminService.exe runs as a service named 'AtherosSvc' (AtherosSvc) "Atheros BT Stack Service Agent".

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

You can uninstall Qualcomm Atheros 11ac Wireless LAN 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 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 Installer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 99%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 99.11%
Windows 7 0.89%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 84.93%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 8.90%
Windows 10 Pro 4.03%
Windows 7 Professional 0.44%
Windows 7 Ultimate 0.30%
Windows 10 Enterprise 0.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.39%
  Italy 8.28%
  Germany 4.05%
  United Kingdom 3.89%
  France 2.87%
  Canada 2.38%
  Netherlands 2.20%
  Spain 2.12%
  Australia 1.02%
  Singapore 0.94%
  Norway 0.91%
  Brazil 0.83%
  Poland 0.72%
  Hong Kong 0.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 67.76%
Lenovo 29.64%
Samsung 2.44%
ASUS 0.11%
Toshiba 0.04%
Common models
Acer Aspire E5-575G 15.88%
Acer Aspire E5-575 7.48%
Acer Aspire ES1-523 6.79%
Acer Aspire E5-774G 5.99%
Acer Aspire F5-573G 4.94%
Acer Aspire R5-571T 3.74%

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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