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Should I remove VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,895
United States Rank #48,052
Reach 0.0026%

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.0.874665 1.92%
4.0.0.602215 32.69%
4.0.0.422570 65.38%

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VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in

What is VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in?  (from VMware)

VMware Remote Console is a browser plug-in that you can use with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The VMware Remote Console plug-in enables you to use the Firefox browser to interact with the virtual machine. You can use Mozilla Firefox to open VMware Remote Console and use the guest operating system of...  Read more

Overview

VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in is a program developed by VMware. The most used version is 4.0.0.422570, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 40.87 MB (42,850,304 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 29% of users of VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.vmware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\common files\vmware\usb
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{BBE8DEB4-F77F-46FB-83A9-913450CE4DC8}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 40.87 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in

  • vmware-usbarbitrator.exe - VMware USB Arbitration Service
  • vmwarebase.dll - VMware Workstation (VMware base library)
  • vnetlib.dll - VMware network install library
  • vnetlib.exe - VMware network install library executable
  • vnetlib64.dll - VMware network install library (64-bit version)
  • vnetlib64.exe - VMware network install library executable (64-bit version)
  • zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • vmware-usbarbitrator.exe runs as a service named 'VMware USB Arbitration Service' (VMUSBArbService).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

vmware-usbarbitrator.exe
Memory:2.22 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003459220%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00011280%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00023312%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:1
70 average

How do I remove VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in?

You can uninstall VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in 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 VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in, 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 VMware Remote Console and Client Integration Plug-in.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.54%
Windows 10 36.54%
Windows XP 1.92%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 29.41%
Windows 7 Enterprise 19.61%
Windows 8.1 Pro 13.73%
Windows 8 Enterprise 9.80%
Windows 10 Pro 7.84%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

28.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 28.57%
  Italy 16.07%
  France 12.50%
  Germany 10.71%
  Netherlands 5.36%
  Russia 3.57%
  United Kingdom 3.57%
  South Africa 1.79%
  Belgium 1.79%
  Switzerland 1.79%
  GA 1.79%
  Australia 1.79%
  India 1.79%
  Portugal 1.79%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 43.48%
Hewlett-Packard 21.74%
Lenovo 13.04%
Intel 8.70%
GIGABYTE 6.52%
Toshiba 2.17%
Acer 2.17%
American Megatrends 2.17%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6410 4.55%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 4.55%
TOSHIBA PORTEGE Z930 2.27%
Dell Latitude E6320 2.27%
Dell Latitude E5440 2.27%
Dell Latitude E5420 2.27%

About VMware

VMware provides virtualization platform products that include a player that enables users to run virtual machines on their desktops as well as Workstation for software developers and IT professionals, Server, which enables virtual partitioning of a server, Virtual SMP that enables a virtual machine to use four physical processors simultaneously and VMFS, which allows multiple ESX Servers to share block-based storage.
Publisher URL: www.vmware.com

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