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What percent of users and experts removed it?
25% remove it75% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #44,650
United States Rank #34,870
Reach 0.0019%
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WinUtilities 10.42 Free Edition
What is WinUtilities Free Edition? (from YL Computing, Inc)
WinUtilities Free Edition is a multi-functional system performance and optimization suite for Microsoft Windows. This collection of tools lets you supercharge your PC's performance, enhance its security, tweak and optimize its settings, and customize and personalize your screens. Registry Cleaner makes your system more... Read more
Overview
WinUtilities 10.42 Free Edition is a software program developed by YL Computing, Inc. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 31 files and is usually about 22.24 MB (23,315,900 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 64% of users of WinUtilities Free Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.ylcomputing.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinUtilities\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WinUtilities\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 22.24 MB
Files installed by WinUtilities 10.42 Free Edition
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ToolRegBackup.exe (by YL Software) - WinUtilities Registry Backup and Restore
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ToolFindDuplicate.exe (by YL Software) - WinUtilities Duplicate Files Finder
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ToolDocProtector.exe - WinUtilities Document Protector
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ToolSysInfo.exe - WinUtilities System Information
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Defrag.dll - WinUtilities DiskDefrag Module
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ToolSafeUninstall.exe - WinUtilities Uninstall Manager
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ToolMemoryOptimizer.exe - WinUtilities Memory Optimizer
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ToolProcessSecurity.exe - WinUtilities Process Security
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ToolRegistryCleaner.exe - WinUtilities Registry Cleaner
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ToolFixShortcut.exe - WinUtilities Shortcuts Fixer
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ToolHistoryCleaner.exe - WinUtilities History Cleaner
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ToolRegistrySearch.exe - WinUtilities Registry Search
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ToolStartupCleaner.exe - WinUtilities Startup Cleaner
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ToolRegDefrag.exe - WinUtilities RegistryDefrag
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ToolSchedule.exe - WinUtilities Task Scheduler
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ToolSysControl.exe - WinUtilities System Control
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AppAutoShutdown.exe - WinUtilities Auto Shutdown
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ToolFileSplitter.exe - WinUtilities File Splitter
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ToolSecureDelete.exe - WinUtilities File Shredder
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ToolWinTools.exe - WinUtilities Windows Tools
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ToolDiskCleaner.exe - WinUtilities Disk Cleaner
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ToolBHORemover.exe - WinUtilities BHO Remover
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ToolFileLock.exe - WinUtilities EXE Protect
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ToolDiskDefrag.exe - WinUtilities DiskDefrag
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ToolUndelete.exe - WinUtilities Undelete
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CloseApps.exe - CloseApps Module (CloseApps)
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WinUtil.exe - WinUtilities
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- ToolRegistryCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinUtilities_Registry_Cleaner_D81CDF27E9284402' (runs weekly on Fridays at 12:10 PM).
- ToolDiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinUtilities_DiskDefrag_D81CDF27E9284404' (runs weekly on Fridays at 12:30 PM).
- ToolDiskCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinUtilities_Disk_Cleaner_D81CDF27E9284401' (runs weekly on Fridays at 12:00 PM).
- ToolHistoryCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinUtilities_History_Cleaner_D81CDF27E9284403' (runs weekly on Fridays at 12:20 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ToolMemoryOptimizer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MemOptimizer-02BB2F56CB964deb8996194DE7EB5275.
How do I remove WinUtilities Free Edition?
You can uninstall WinUtilities Free Edition 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 WinUtilities 10.42 Free Edition, 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 WinUtilities Free Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 7 5%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.63% |
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| Windows XP |
21.05% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.42% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.89% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.47% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
21.05% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.89% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.89% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.26% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.63% |
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Geography
64.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.00% |
| Belgium |
4.00% |
| Australia |
4.00% |
| Netherlands |
4.00% |
| Germany |
4.00% |
| Canada |
4.00% |
| Poland |
4.00% |
| United Kingdom |
4.00% |
| Brazil |
2.00% |
| Taiwan |
2.00% |
| Croatia |
2.00% |
| Italy |
2.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
18.75% |
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| Toshiba |
18.75% |
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| Dell |
15.63% |
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| Acer |
15.63% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.25% |
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| ASUS |
6.25% |
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| Medion |
6.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.13% |
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| Sony |
3.13% |
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| MSI |
3.13% |
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| Intel |
3.13% |
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Common models |
| Compaq-Presario FQ582AA-A... |
6.06% |
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| VIA K7VT2 |
3.03% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite U305 |
3.03% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P755 |
3.03% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L850 |
3.03% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
3.03% |
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About (from YL Computing, Inc)
We are one of the original manufacturers and vendors of our software and related products.
Publisher URL: www.ylcomputing.com