Should I remove WD Drive Utilities?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,572
United States Rank #5,924
Reach 0.0673%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.76 days
524.02 days >
Average installed length: 275.33 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.1.5 |
45.02% |
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| 1.0.0 |
54.98% |
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Typically installed together
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WD Drive Utilities
What is WD Drive Utilities?
WD Drive Utilities and WD Security, are contained within the WD Drive Utilities and the WD Security zip files and installs custom Western Digital software for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives. WD Drive Utilities software allows you to configure, manage, and diagnose your WD drive.
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named WDDriveUtilities.exe. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 10.39 MB (10,890,377 bytes). The installed file WDUpdateRCW.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: support.wdc.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Apps\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3E9C9EE1-1964-4519-BF80-652E7F415ECF}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 10.39 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by WD Drive Utilities
| Program executable: | WDDriveUtilities.exe |
| Name: | WD Drive Utilities |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveUtilities.exe |
| MD5: | bc97f3606ad3b4a9fad7927234813a82 |
Additional files:
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WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe - WD Drive Auto Unlock
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WD Quick Formatter.exe - WDQuickFormatter.exe
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WDLocale.dll - WD Shared Libraries (WD Locale)
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WDUtilities.dll - WDUtilities
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WDDriveUtilities.exe - WD Drive Utilities
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WDUpdateRCW.dll - WDUpdateRCW
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WDUpdate.dll - WD Update
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WDUnzip.exe
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WDControls.dll - WDControls (WD Controls)
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WDDriveSecurity.exe - WDSecurity (WD Security)
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WDDM.dll - WDDM
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WD Drive Unlocker' which loads as C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe |
| Memory: | 2.8 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000550939% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002476% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003033% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,309,781 | |
| Switches/sec: | 12 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 16.37 KB | |
How do I remove WD Drive Utilities?
You can uninstall WD Drive Utilities from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program WD Drive Utilities, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WD Drive Utilities.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.62% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.74% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.21% |
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| Windows XP |
5.43% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.58% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.32% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.23% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.40% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.48% |
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Geography
51.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.17% |
| France |
4.85% |
| Canada |
4.55% |
| United Kingdom |
4.05% |
| Germany |
2.70% |
| Australia |
2.40% |
| Italy |
2.33% |
| Iran |
1.60% |
| India |
1.47% |
| Brazil |
1.35% |
| Netherlands |
1.23% |
| Indonesia |
1.17% |
| Spain |
1.11% |
| Sweden |
0.98% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.42% |
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| Dell |
23.50% |
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| Acer |
12.03% |
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| ASUS |
10.44% |
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| Toshiba |
8.40% |
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| Samsung |
5.33% |
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| Lenovo |
3.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.52% |
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| Medion |
0.91% |
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| Alienware |
0.79% |
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| Intel |
0.79% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
9.60% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.87% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.47% |
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| Dell Dell System XPS L5... |
2.13% |
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| Dell Studio 1558 |
1.87% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
1.87% |
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About Western Digital Technologies
Western Digital is one of the largest hard disk drive manufacturers and has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company.
Publisher URL: www.wdc.com