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Should I remove View Management Utility?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,183
United States Rank #9,415
Reach 0.0304%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 0.72 days
1.48 days >
Average installed length: 0.78 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.0.1.20130412 1.00%
3.0.1.20121226 18.50%
3.0.1.20120921 74.33%
3.0.1.20120820 1.33%
3.0.1.20120815 4.83%

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View Management Utility

What is View Management Utility?  (from Lenovo)

View Management Utility (VMU) 3.0 is a tool which can help user to split the screen into different areas C grid (up to 4x4). It enables you to automate window locations. It enhances productivity by providing the ability to move windows to hot corners and quickly snap them to a predetermined size. Also it enables you to...  Read more

Overview

View Management Utility is a program developed by Lenovo. The most used version is 3.0.1.20120921, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 23.74 MB (24,889,960 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 52% of users of View Management Utility come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Lenovo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\View Management Utility\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\View Management Utility\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 23.74 MB

Program filesFiles installed by View Management Utility

  • ViewController.exe - View Management Utility
  • ViewManagement.exe
  • visp.dll - visp
  • VM_Settings.exe - VM_Settings
  • VM_Settings_Common.dll - VM_Settings_Common
  • VM_Settings_Windows.dll - VM_Settings_Windows
  • VM_Welcome.exe - VM_Welcome
  • VMHook.dll - VMHook DLL
  • VMHook64.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • ViewManagement.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'View Management Utility' and executes as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\View Management Utility\ViewManagement.exe.

How do I remove View Management Utility?

You can uninstall View Management 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 View Management 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 View Management Utility.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.39%
Windows 10 36.44%
Windows XP 0.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 63.09%
Windows 10 Pro 17.62%
Windows 8.1 Pro 11.58%
Windows 8 Pro 2.35%
Windows 8.1 2.18%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

52.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 52.21%
  United Kingdom 6.77%
  Germany 4.82%
  Canada 4.82%
  Italy 4.30%
  France 3.52%
  Netherlands 1.95%
  Norway 1.82%
  Australia 1.82%
  Hong Kong 1.56%
  India 1.43%
  DK 1.43%
  Austria 1.30%
  Switzerland 0.91%

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com

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