Should I remove iTunes?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,745
United States Rank #12,065
Reach 0.0217%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.93 days
735.32 days >
Average installed length: 386.36 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.0.2.16 |
16.63% |
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| 7.0.1.8 |
1.87% |
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| 7.0.0.70 |
1.87% |
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| 6.0.5.20 |
4.45% |
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| 6.0.4.2 |
10.07% |
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| 6.0.3.5 |
1.64% |
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| 6.0.2.23 |
7.03% |
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| 6.0.1.3 |
5.62% |
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| 6.0.0.18 |
3.28% |
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| 5.0.1.4 |
4.22% |
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| 5.0.0.35 |
0.23% |
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| 4.9.0.17 |
3.04% |
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| 4.8.0.31 |
3.98% |
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| 4.7.1.32 |
0.47% |
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| 4.7.1.30 |
3.98% |
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| 4.7.0.42 |
11.94% |
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| 4.6.0.15 |
7.96% |
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| 4.5.0.31 |
4.92% |
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| 4.2.0.74 |
4.45% |
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| 4.2.0.72 |
1.64% |
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| 4.1.1.54 |
0.23% |
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| 4.1.0.52 |
0.47% |
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Typically installed together
Rankings
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- #13,744 Nero Multimedia Suite by Nero AG
- #13,745 iTunes by Apple
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- #13,747 Adobe Flash Player 15 Pepper
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- #13,750 Adobe Reader XI - Turkish
iTunes
What is iTunes?
Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes is an application that allows the user to purchase and manage audio and video on a personal computer, acting as a front end for Apple's QuickTime media player. Officially, using iTunes is required in order to manage the audio of an Apple iPod portable audio player.
About (from Apple)
iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all your devices and computers. And it’s a store that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime. iTunes lets... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 7.0.2.16, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is iTunes.exe. The software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 81.39 MB (85,343,134 bytes). iPodUpdaterExt.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.apple.com
Help link: www.info.apple.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe /M{BE20E2F5-1903-4AAE-B1AF-2046E586C925}
Estimated size: 81.39 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by iTunes
| Program executable: | iTunes.exe |
| Name: | iTunes |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe |
| MD5: | 67550728ffa44cd64cd6e2bb6e081365 |
Additional files:
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iPodUpdaterExt.dll - iPod Universal Updater (iPod Universal Updater Module)
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ITDetector.ocx - ITDetector Module
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iTunes.dll - iTunes
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iTunes.exe
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iTunesAdmin.dll - iTunes Administrative DLL
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iTunesHelper.dll - iTunesHelper DLL
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iTunesHelper.exe - iTunesHelper Module
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iTunesMapiHelper.dll - iTunesMapiHelper Module
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iTunesMiniPlayer.dll - iTunes Mini Player DLL
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iTunesOutlookAddIn.dll - iTunes Outlook Add-in
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iTunesPhotoProcessor.dll - iTunes Photo Processor
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iTunesPhotoProcessor.exe
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iTunesPhotoSupport.dll - iTunes Photo Support DLL
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iTunesSetup.exe - iTunes Installer
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CDDBControlApple.dll (by Gracenote (formerly CDDB,)) - CDDBControl Core Module (CDDBControl Core Module (Apple))
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- iTunes.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'iTunesShowSongsOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'iTunes.ShowSongsOnCD' and the action verb 'showsongs.
Scheduled Task
- iTunes.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1F8D251B-5EF5-4B64-964F-54704DA4C405}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- iTunesHelper.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named iTunesHelper.
Startup File (User Run)
- iTunes.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'iTunes' and executes as C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- iTunesHelper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'iTunesHelper' which loads as C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- iTunes.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\iTunes\iTunes.exe'.
- iTunesHelper.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| iTunes.exe |
| Memory: | 467.55 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0013704816% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00066120% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00070929% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 14,259,454 | |
| Switches/sec: | 56 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 33.38 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 26.78 KB | |
| iTunesHelper.exe |
| Memory: | 2.19 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0057802383% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00232711% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00345313% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.1 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 21 Bytes | |
How do I remove iTunes?
You can uninstall iTunes 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 iTunes, 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 iTunes.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 50%
Win Vista 1%
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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 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
57.48% |
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| Windows 7 |
28.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
6.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
57.28% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.06% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.67% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.94% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.69% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.72% |
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Geography
50.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.78% |
| United Kingdom |
5.45% |
| France |
4.67% |
| Germany |
4.47% |
| Italy |
4.09% |
| Canada |
2.14% |
| Spain |
2.14% |
| India |
2.14% |
| Belgium |
1.56% |
| Israel |
1.36% |
| Netherlands |
1.36% |
| Argentina |
1.17% |
| Australia |
0.97% |
| Sweden |
0.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.59% |
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| Dell |
14.83% |
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| American Megatrends |
11.72% |
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| Sahara |
11.38% |
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| Acer |
8.97% |
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| Toshiba |
8.62% |
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| Intel |
8.28% |
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| ASUS |
3.79% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.76% |
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| Lenovo |
1.03% |
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| Samsung |
1.03% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.32% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
4.32% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A100 |
3.60% |
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| Dell Computer Dimension 4... |
3.60% |
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| NVIDIA AWRDACPI |
2.88% |
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| HP Pavilion 061 PU063AV-A... |
2.16% |
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About Apple
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Publisher URL: www.apple.com