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Should I remove SMSC Fast Infrared Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,434
United States Rank #18,176
Reach 0.0178%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.01.0000 40.29%
1.00.0000 59.71%

Typically installed together

SMSC Fast Infrared Driver

Overview

SMSC Fast Infrared Driver is a program developed by SMSC. The most used version is 1.00.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is devsmsc.exe. The software installer includes 3 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 31% of users of SMSC Fast Infrared Driver come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.smsc.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SMSC\SMSC IrDA v6.0.4000.1
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{1AEC7728-1640-4E98-AABC-5EBE3FB57FE4}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x000e -removeonly
Language: Hungarian

Program filesFiles installed by SMSC Fast Infrared Driver

Program executable:devsmsc.exe
Name:SMSC devsmsc
SMSC Setup API
Path:C:\Program Files\SMSC\SMSC IrDA v6.0.4000.1\devsmsc.exe
MD5:50a55a5f27d07f219a768974d8187df4
Additional files:
  • smscir64.sys - SMSC Fast Infrared Driver
  • smscirda.sys

How do I remove SMSC Fast Infrared Driver?

You can uninstall SMSC Fast Infrared Driver 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 SMSC Fast Infrared Driver, 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 SMSC Fast Infrared Driver.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,434

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 48.29%
Windows 7 47.14%
Windows 10 2.57%
Windows XP 2.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 39.77%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.16%
Windows 7 Professional 13.83%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.39%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.34%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.02%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.16% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.16%
  Germany 17.09%
  United Kingdom 8.04%
  Italy 5.03%
  Spain 3.52%
  France 3.52%
  MA 3.52%
  Canada 3.27%
  Netherlands 2.76%
  Austria 1.51%
  Belgium 1.51%
  Norway 1.51%
  Poland 1.51%
  South Africa 1.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 68.20%
Hewlett-Packard 20.66%
Dell 5.57%
Sahara 2.95%
ASUS 1.64%
Lenovo 0.66%
GIGABYTE 0.33%
Common models
Acer Aspire 5630 14.24%
Acer Aspire 5610Z 12.73%
Acer Aspire 5610 12.42%
HP Compaq 6910p 8.18%
Acer Aspire 3690 4.24%
Acer Aspire 5680 3.03%

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