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What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,914
United States Rank #2,871
Reach 0.3468%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.20 days
418.97 days >
Average installed length: 220.13 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3 100.00%

YoWindow

What is YoWindow?  (from RepkaSoft)

YoWindow is a full featured weather program with beautiful graphics. The magic of YoWindow is living landscapes that reflect the weather. Just like in your window. In YoWindow you can even scroll time forward to see the weather forecast. The magic of YoWindow is the living landscape that reflects actual weather. Pictur...  Read more

Overview

YoWindow is a program developed by RepkaSoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 programs's main executable is yowindow.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 81.3 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 3.03 MB (3,181,751 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 32% of users of YoWindow come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: yowindow.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\yowindow
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\YoWindow\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 3.03 MB

Program filesFiles installed by YoWindow

Program executable:yowindow.exe
Name:YoWindow 3
Path:C:\Program Files\yowindow\yowindow.exe
MD5:bf9193ae984e435aa8db88fb1667688d
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
Additional files:
  • yowindow2.exe - WiMo (YoWindow!)
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • yowindow.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0D360EE0-24C7-47DF-BC07-703C977F5AF6}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • yowindow.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named YoWindow.
Startup File (User Run)
  • yowindow.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'YoWindow 3' and executes as "C:\Program Files\YoWindow\yowindow.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • yowindow.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'YoWindow' which loads as "C:\Program Files\YoWindow\yowindow.exe" -mt.
Network connections
  • yowindow.exe connects to 64.34.200.154 (port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

yowindow.exe
Memory:81.3 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0001358601%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00004401%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00009185%
0.015104% average

How do I remove YoWindow?

You can uninstall YoWindow 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 YoWindow, 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 YoWindow.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.19%
Windows 10 28.17%
Windows XP 8.32%
Windows Vista 4.31%
Windows Server 2003 0.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.55%
Windows 7 Professional 9.45%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.33%
Windows 10 Home 6.71%
Windows 8.1 6.55%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.77%
  Germany 26.78%
  France 3.33%
  Italy 2.58%
  Poland 2.36%
  Russia 2.12%
  Hungary 2.05%
  Netherlands 1.95%
  Czech Republic 1.85%
  United Kingdom 1.84%
  Belgium 1.68%
  Canada 1.59%
  Austria 1.44%
  Iran 1.36%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.57%
Acer 19.45%
Dell 18.11%
Medion 9.71%
GIGABYTE 9.24%
ASUS 7.76%
Lenovo 3.38%
Toshiba 3.10%
Intel 2.71%
American Megatrends 2.37%
Samsung 1.51%
Sahara 1.12%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.86%
ASUS All Series 4.23%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.99%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.19%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 2.79%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.63%

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