Should I remove The Weather Channel Desktop 6?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

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from The Weather Channel

Remove The Weather Channel Desktop 6

The Weather Channel Desktop 6 is a program developed by The Weather Channel. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 programs's main executable is DesktopWeather.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 141.94 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 26 files and is usually about 4.62 MB (4,848,342 bytes). 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 97% of users of The Weather Channel Desktop 6 come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and Canada.

URL: www.weather.com/services/winapp.html

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\the weather channel fw\desktop

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Desktop\TheWeatherChannelCustomUninstall.exe

Estimated size: 4.62 MB

• DesktopWeather_reqAd.exe connects to a23-66-232-83.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.66.232.83 port 80).
• DesktopWeather_reqAd.exe connects to dworigin.weather.com (96.8.84.123 port 80).

DesktopWeather.exe
Memory:	141.94 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000608568%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00002089%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00003997%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	21	70 average
I/O reads/min:	149.76 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	12.98 KB	105.02 KB average
DesktopWeather_reqAd.exe
Memory:	55.82 MB
Total CPU:	0.0438792191%
Kernel CPU:	0.02243037%
User CPU:	0.02144885%
Switches/sec:	6

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 The Weather Channel Desktop 6, 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 The Weather Channel Desktop 6.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 57% Win Server 2003 0%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 22% Keep it 78%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	96.67%
Iran	0.38%
Canada	0.38%
Italy	0.21%
Germany	0.17%
Saudi Arabia	0.17%
Mexico	0.13%
Hungary	0.13%
United Kingdom	0.13%
MK	0.09%
Brazil	0.09%
India	0.09%
Sweden	0.09%
Argentina	0.09%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

The Weather Channel (TWC) is a US cable and satellite television network that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news 24 hours a day.

Publisher URL: www.weather.com

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