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What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,973
Reach 0.0099%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.34 days
570.60 days >
Average installed length: 299.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.1.6965.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum

What is Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum?  (from Microsoft)

The Windows Mobile Device Center enables you to set up new partnerships, synchronize content and manage music, pictures and video with Windows Mobile powered devices (Windows Mobile 2003 or later). The Windows Mobile Device Center combines an efficient business-data synchronization platform with a compelling user exper...  Read more

Overview

Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum is a software program developed by Microsoft. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 15 files and is usually about 801 KB (820,224 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 55% of users of Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum come from Netherlands, it is also popular in Belgium and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\windows\windowsmobile\drivers\rndis
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{E7044E25-3038-4A76-9064-344AC038043E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 801 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum

  • btplugin.dll - Microsoft® Windows Mobile® Device Center (Windows Mobile Bluetooth Provider)
  • ceutil.dll - Registry Utility Library
  • dtptdns.dll - Proxy DNS Handler
  • rapi.dll - ActiveSync RAPI Backward Compatibility
  • rapimgr.dll - ActiveSync RAPI Manager
  • rapispxy.dll - RAPI Proxy Provider
  • rapistub.dll - RAPI Provider
  • setup.exe - Windows Mobile Device Center setup
  • tcp2udp.dll - TCP to UDP Bridge
  • wcescomm.dll - ActiveSync Connection Manager
  • wcescpxy.dll - WCESCOMM Proxy Provider
  • wmcoinst-070531-0845.dll - ActiveSync CoInstaller
  • wmcoinst-070531-0952.dll
  • wmdc.exe - Windows Mobile Device Center

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • wmdc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{03DC8798-3293-49C9-B29C-AE6D78AEC064}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • wmdc.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 5.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • wmdc.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe /show.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • wmdc.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Windows Mobile-based device management' which loads as C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

wmdc.exe
Memory:5.67 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0001450169%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00006701%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00007801%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:100,603
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:106 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:142 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum?

You can uninstall Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum 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 Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum, 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 Update voor het stuurprogramma voor Windows Mobile Apparaatcentrum.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.63%
Windows Vista 28.57%
Windows 10 14.29%
Windows XP 0.51%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.69%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.38%
Windows 7 Professional 11.28%
Windows Vista Business 5.64%
Windows 10 Home 4.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.92% of installs come from Netherlands
Which countries install it?
  Netherlands 54.92%
  Belgium 37.82%
  United States 2.59%
  Germany 1.04%
  United Kingdom 1.04%
  France 0.52%
  Hungary 0.52%
  Italy 0.52%
  Poland 0.52%
  Sweden 0.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 23.42%
Dell 22.52%
Hewlett-Packard 21.62%
Medion 10.81%
GIGABYTE 9.01%
ASUS 6.31%
Alienware 1.80%
Intel 1.80%
Toshiba 1.80%
American Megatrends 0.90%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.48%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 3.48%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.61%
MEDIONPC MS-7318 2.61%
Acer TravelMate 7730 1.74%
ASUSTeK K52Jc 1.74%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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