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Should I remove WinMend Registry Defrag?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,456
United States Rank #31,729
Reach 0.0029%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.11 days
681.62 days >
Average installed length: 358.14 days

WinMend Registry Defrag 1.4.6

What is WinMend Registry Defrag?

This is a PC 'cleaner' applicaion that is supposed to speed up a computer by removing invalid registry entries as well as provides some additional utilities.

About  (from WinMend.com)

WinMend Registry Defrag is a free registry defragmentation and cleanup tool. It can rebuild registry index safely and clear waste registry space to make it easy for Windows and other applications to find data more efficiently. As Windows registry is re-organized, you will enjoy much improved operating system performanc...  Read more

Overview

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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 75.4 MB (79,063,035 bytes). LiveUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.winmend.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinMend\Registry Defrag\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WinMend\Registry Defrag\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 75.4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinMend Registry Defrag 1.4.6

  • RegistryDefrag.exe - WinMend Registry Defrag
  • common.dll - For WinMend All
  • HelpUs.dll - For WinMend ALL
  • rd32.dll - Registry Defrag
  • rd64.dll
  • livedown.dll
  • LiveUpdate.exe
  • basefunc.dll
  • Defrag.exe
  • drsa.dll
  • filedown.dll
  • livereplace.exe
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • WinMend-Registry-Defrag Setup.exe - WinMend Registry Defrag Setup

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • LiveUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinmendUpdateTask_user' (runs daily at 12:47).
  • RegistryDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7F2A42C-419F-4068-8993-E3D62A4523C7}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CDRipper\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove WinMend Registry Defrag?

You can uninstall WinMend Registry Defrag 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 WinMend Registry Defrag 1.4.6, 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 WinMend Registry Defrag.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#37,456

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.24%
Windows 10 18.97%
Windows XP 12.07%
Windows Vista 1.72%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.41%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.07%
Windows 7 Professional 10.34%
Windows 8.1 5.17%
Windows 10 Home 3.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.79%
  Japan 8.22%
  Canada 5.48%
  Iran 4.11%
  Sweden 4.11%
  Italy 2.74%
  Australia 1.37%
  BA 1.37%
  BG 1.37%
  Germany 1.37%
  Spain 1.37%
  France 1.37%
  United Kingdom 1.37%
  Greece 1.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.19%
Acer 21.43%
Dell 14.29%
GIGABYTE 11.90%
ASUS 11.90%
Alienware 4.76%
Toshiba 4.76%
American Megatrends 4.76%
Common models
Gigabyte G41MT-USB3 4.35%
MSI MS-7592 4.35%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L30... 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 2.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655D 2.17%
Packard Bell imedia S3800 2.17%

Publisher URL: www.winmend.com

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