Should I remove Rainmeter?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,670
United States Rank #19,424
Reach 0.0102%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.88 days
173.56 days >
Average installed length: 91.19 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.2 beta r2371 |
0.50% |
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| 3.2 beta r2325 |
0.50% |
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| 3.1 r2290 |
0.50% |
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| 3.0.2 r2161 |
0.99% |
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| 2.5 beta r1758 |
0.50% |
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| 2.4 r1678 |
0.50% |
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| 2.4 beta r1617 |
0.50% |
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Rainmeter
from Rainmeter
What is Rainmeter?
Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool for Windows.
About (from Rainmeter)
Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on your desktop. Many skins are even functional: they can record your notes and to-do lists, launch your favorite applications, and control your media player - all in a clean, unobtrusive interface that you ca... Read more
Overview
Rainmeter is a software program developed by Rainmeter. The most common release is 3.2 beta r2371, with over 1% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named Rainmeter.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 11.21 MB (11,758,133 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 45% of users of Rainmeter come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and Germany.
Program details
URL: rainmeter.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\rainmeter
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe"
Estimated size: 11.21 MB
Files installed by Rainmeter
| Program executable: | Rainmeter.exe |
| Name: | Rainmeter |
| Rainmeter - A Customizable Resource Meter |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe |
| MD5: | b0c298b552b89f873bb717b7a4c9afcc |
Additional files:
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Rainmeter.dll - Rainmeter
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Rainmeter.exe - Rainmeter - A Customizable Resource Meter
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Rainmeter.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Rainmeter.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Rainmeter.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Rainmeter' which loads as C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Rainmeter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Rainmeter.exe |
| Memory: | 9.66 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002417363% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00008968% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015205% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 14,622,772 | |
| Switches/sec: | 21 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 120 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 867 Bytes | |
How do I remove Rainmeter?
You can uninstall Rainmeter 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 Rainmeter (remove only), 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 Rainmeter.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.39% |
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| Windows XP |
23.76% |
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| Windows 10 |
9.90% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.46% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.87% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
24.38% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.38% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.45% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.98% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
2.99% |
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Geography
45.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.08% |
| Iran |
11.07% |
| Germany |
6.97% |
| Canada |
4.51% |
| France |
3.28% |
| United Kingdom |
3.28% |
| Sweden |
2.46% |
| UA |
2.05% |
| Japan |
1.64% |
| DZ |
1.23% |
| Spain |
1.23% |
| Argentina |
1.23% |
| Hong Kong |
1.23% |
| Austria |
0.82% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.62% |
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| Dell |
20.66% |
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| GIGABYTE |
17.36% |
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| Acer |
13.22% |
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| Toshiba |
7.44% |
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| ASUS |
4.13% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.31% |
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| Intel |
3.31% |
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| Alienware |
1.65% |
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| Medion |
1.65% |
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| Gateway |
1.65% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.86% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
2.86% |
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| Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 |
1.90% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebo... |
1.90% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
1.90% |
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| ASUSTeK K54C |
1.90% |
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