84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove RegTask?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
36% remove it64% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #29,487
United States Rank #19,660
Reach 0.0050%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.88 days
792.85 days >
Average installed length: 416.58 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.0.1 17.35%
1.0.1.1 61.22%
1.0.0.2 21.43%

RegTask

What is RegTask?

RegTask is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing. The overall value of such PC performance optimization is questionable yet might offer some benefit depending on the overall usability of the PC.

About  (from Time Pioneer Limited)

The number one cause of these errors and such error messages in Windows is due to a malfunctioning that occurs within the registry, affecting classes keys, as well as numerous settings. Critically acclaimed by its customers, RegTask is a Windows Registry Cleaner that scans the whole computer and fixs the errors found.

Overview

The most used version is 1.0.1.1, 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. 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 main program executable is RegTask.exe. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 13.96 MB (14,642,651 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: regtask.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\regtask
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\RegTask\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 13.96 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by RegTask

Program executable:RegTask.exe
Name:Reg Task Application
Path:C:\Program Files\RegTask\RegTask.exe
MD5:e7e167dc4621acd5d4d7a4ddb7a83694
Additional files:
  • RegTask.exe - Reg Task Application
  • RegFixer.dll - RegTask (RegTask dll)
  • uninst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RegTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RegTask'.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • RegTask.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RegTask' which loads as C:\Program Files\RegTask\RegTask.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

RegTask.exe
Memory:11.75 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0115808946%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00786226%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00371864%
0.015104% average

How do I remove RegTask?

You can uninstall RegTask 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 RegTask, 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 RegTask.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 36%
Keep it 64%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.51%
Windows Vista 17.35%
Windows 10 4.08%
Windows XP 3.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.49%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.37%
Windows 7 Professional 9.28%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.09%
Windows 10 Pro 2.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 74.48%
  United Kingdom 4.14%
  Iran 2.76%
  Russia 2.07%
  Australia 1.38%
  Indonesia 1.38%
  Canada 1.38%
  MK 0.69%
  South Africa 0.69%
  Brazil 0.69%
  Thailand 0.69%
  Dominican Republic 0.69%
  Colombia 0.69%
  UA 0.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.25%
Dell 19.18%
Acer 15.07%
Toshiba 9.59%
GIGABYTE 5.48%
Lenovo 4.11%
Sony 4.11%
ASUS 2.74%
American Megatrends 2.74%
Intel 1.37%
Samsung 1.37%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.65%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.49%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.49%
Dell Inspiron 545s 2.33%
HP G60 Notebook PC 2.33%
HP Pavilion dv9000 (GL880... 1.16%

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