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Should I remove TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%

Versions

VersionDistribution
Package:1.02.0007 Driver:5.1100.717.2007 UI:502.14 64.29%
Package:1.02.0007 Driver:0.0.0.0 UI:502.1491.725.2 28.57%
1.02.0007 7.14%

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TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility

Overview

TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility is a software program developed by TP-LINK. The most common release is package:1.02.0007 driver:5.1100.717.2007 ui:502.14, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 5.07 MB (5,315,168 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 26% of users of TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Spain.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.tp-link.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TP-LINK\TL-WN313G_353G_353GD\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5CAC0A4E-F179-4229-92DB-FCA9F5BEAB7A}\setup.exe -uninst -l0x9
Estimated size: 5.07 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility

  • RtWLan.exe - TP-LINK Wireless Utility (RtWLan (For WinXP/2003) Application)
  • RtlProt.sys (by Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider) - Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK driver (Realtek Utility I/O Driver)
  • EnumDevLib.dll - EnumDevLib Dynamic Link Library (EnumDevLib DLL)
  • RtlICS.dll (by Realtek) - RtlICS Dynamic Link Library (RtlICS DLL)
  • RtlLib.dll (by Realtek Semiconductor) - RtlLib Dynamic Link Library (RtlLib DLL)
  • IpLib.dll
  • RTxAdmin.exe (by Realtek) - RTxAdmin Application (RTxAdmin MFC Application)
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • rtkbind.exe - RtkBind Application

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RTxAdmin.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F57508E5-DFF6-40A6-9B7C-B4E2FF888593}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • RtWLan.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RtlVistaStart.

How do I remove TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility?

You can uninstall TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility 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 TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility, 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 TP-LINK Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 57%
Win Server 2003 7%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 57.14%
Windows 7 28.57%
Windows Vista 7.14%
Windows Server 2003 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 57.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows Vista Ultimate 7.14%
Windows 7 Professional 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.14%
Microsoft Windows Server ... 7.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 26.32%
  United Kingdom 15.79%
  Spain 10.53%
  Germany 10.53%
  France 5.26%
  Greece 5.26%
  Canada 5.26%
  Czech Republic 5.26%
  Italy 5.26%
  Hungary 5.26%
  Peru 5.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 25.00%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Intel 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Dell 12.50%
American Megatrends 12.50%
Acer 12.50%
Common models
P4V80 P4VM800 10.00%
MEDIONPC AWRDACPI 10.00%
INTEL DH77EB 10.00%
infoquest AWRDACPI 10.00%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 10.00%
Gigabyte G31M-S2L 10.00%

About TP-LINK

TP-Link is a manufacturer of computer networking products whose products include routers, switch, wireless equipment, ADSL modems, and network adapters for PCs.
Publisher URL: www.tp-link.com

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