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Should I remove SoundTouch?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,800
United States Rank #8,254
Reach 0.0439%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.88 days
615.91 days >
Average installed length: 323.62 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
23.0.0.2805 0.12%
21.0.3.2635 0.12%
20.0.3.2519 0.12%
18.1.4.2196 0.23%
18.1.4.2009 2.54%
17.170.80.1819 2.54%
16.140.46.1747 1.15%
16.140.46.1669 0.12%
15.120.23.1440 0.92%
14.80.6.708 5.89%
14.0.15.339 6.93%
14.0.15.252 0.23%
14.0.13.228 0.12%
13.0.13.16800 3.93%
13.0.11.16439 1.39%
13.0.10.16141 0.23%
12.0.10.14848 6.00%
11.0.12.13555 5.31%
10.0.13.12393 8.55%
9.0.41.11243 5.66%
7.2.53.10580 2.54%
7.2.21.8752 22.86%
7.0.37.8343 6.35%
6.0.39.7752 4.97%
5.0.21.6712 3.12%
4.0.18.6104 5.31%
3.1.24.5935 0.12%
3.1.22.5854 0.23%
3.1.16.5670 1.96%
2.1.55.5356 0.35%
2.1.51.5033 0.12%

SoundTouch

Overview

SoundTouch is a software program developed by BOSE. The most common release is 7.2.21.8752, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 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 SoundTouch.exe. The setup package generally installs about 54 files and is usually about 1.14 MB (1,190,365 bytes). The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 46% of users of SoundTouch come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SoundTouch\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{413CA8A4-1CAA-4300-B314-62517B701BEC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.14 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by SoundTouch

Program executable:SoundTouch.exe
Name:SoundTouch Application
Path:C:\Program Files\SoundTouch\SoundTouch.exe
MD5:e983c43a2fe882580ca13d1552b3166b
Additional files:
  • icudt51.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icudt56.dll (by The ICU Project)
  • icuin51.dll - ICU I18N DLL
  • icuin56.dll
  • icuuc51.dll - ICU Common DLL
  • icuuc56.dll
  • SystemLogTool.exe - SystemLogTool Application
  • SoundTouch.exe - SoundTouch Application
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
  • Qt5Core.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
  • Qt5Gui.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
  • Qt5Multimedia.dll
  • Qt5MultimediaWidgets.dll
  • Qt5Network.dll
  • Qt5OpenGL.dll
  • Qt5Positioning.dll
  • Qt5PrintSupport.dll
  • Qt5Qml.dll
  • Qt5Quick.dll
  • Qt5Sensors.dll
  • Qt5SerialPort.dll
  • Qt5Sql.dll
  • Qt5Svg.dll
  • Qt5WebChannel.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd)
  • Qt5WebEngineCore.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd)
  • Qt5WebEngineWidgets.dll
  • Qt5WebKit.dll
  • Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
  • Qt5Widgets.dll
  • Qt5Xml.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESV2.dll
  • opengl32sw.dll
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe
  • quazip.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SoundTouch.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B1DEE276-FB51-4973-8D7C-E891ED902860}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • SoundTouch.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SoundTouch\SoundTouch.exe'.

How do I remove SoundTouch?

You can uninstall SoundTouch 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 SoundTouch, 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 SoundTouch.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 62%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,800

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 62.17%
Windows 7 34.72%
Windows Vista 2.54%
Windows XP 0.58%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 33.29%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.24%
Windows 8.1 10.64%
Windows 10 Pro 10.52%
Windows 7 Professional 7.86%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.58%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.10%
  Germany 19.44%
  France 6.48%
  United Kingdom 5.16%
  Canada 3.76%
  Italy 3.38%
  Netherlands 3.19%
  Australia 2.25%
  Belgium 2.25%
  Austria 1.41%
  Switzerland 0.85%
  Norway 0.75%
  Sweden 0.66%
  India 0.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.30%
Dell 20.56%
Acer 14.21%
ASUS 12.52%
Medion 7.66%
Samsung 5.98%
Lenovo 5.42%
Toshiba 4.49%
GIGABYTE 3.74%
Apple 1.12%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.23%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.82%
Dell Dell System XPS L7... 2.02%
HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC 2.02%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.02%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.02%

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