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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%

Versions

VersionDistribution
8.91.48 20.00%
8.76.155 20.00%
8.51.5 20.00%
8.35.18 20.00%
8.20.74 20.00%

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Logitech Gaming Software

What is Logitech Gaming Software?  (from Logitech)

Logitech Gaming Software is a configuration utility that allows you to customize your Logitech game controller behavior for a particular game. It allows you to create commands and assign them to buttons, and to change controller axis response curves. You can use this to create a new game profile, modify an existing gam...  Read more

Overview

Logitech Gaming Software is a program developed by Logitech. The most used version is 8.91.48, 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. The programs's main executable is lcore.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 56.1 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 33 files. The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 67% of users of Logitech Gaming Software come from the United States, it is also popular in Greece and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.logitech.com/en-us/gaming
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\logitech gaming software
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{690285C2-2481-44FB-8402-162EA970A6DD}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Program filesFiles installed by Logitech Gaming Software

Program executable:lcore.exe
Name:Logitech Gaming Framework
Signed by:Logitech
Path:C:\Program Files\logitech gaming software\lcore.exe
MD5:1539331ffdb2d977bff14f5737f5063e
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
(From the publisher) “The Logitech G15 and G19 keyboards and the G13 Advanced Gameboard offer unprecedented levels of in-game information, programmability and control.”
Additional files:
  • DtsRoomInfo.dll - Logitech Gaming Framework (Logitech DtsRoomInfo)
  • LGS_Hlpr2.dll
  • LGSToast.dll
  • Logitech Game Integrations.exe - Logitech Game Integration Installer
  • RestartLCore.exe
  • LGJoyDriverAPI.dll - Logitech Gaming Software (Logitech Win2000 (and beyond) Driver API COM Abstraction DLL)
  • uninstallhlpr.exe - Logitech Uninstaller (Setup)
  • LGSHlpr.dll - Unifying Software (Unifying Software (UNICODE))
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • Qt5Core.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
  • Qt5Gui.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
  • Qt5Multimedia.dll
  • Qt5Network.dll
  • Qt5OpenGL.dll
  • Qt5PrintSupport.dll
  • Qt5Script.dll
  • Qt5Svg.dll
  • Qt5Widgets.dll
  • Qt5Xml.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • LCore.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Launch LCore' which loads as C:\Program Files\Logitech Gaming Software\LCore.exe /minimized.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

lcore.exe
Memory:56.1 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000684800%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00003828%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00003020%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:125,101
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:1
70 average
I/O reads/min:87 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:11 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Logitech Gaming Software?

You can uninstall Logitech Gaming Software 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 Logitech Gaming Software, 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 Logitech Gaming Software.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Acer
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 25%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 75.00%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Pro 33.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 33.33%
Windows 10 Home 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.67%
  Greece 16.67%
  Italy 16.67%

About Logitech

Logitech develops products like peripheral devices for PCs, including keyboards, mice, microphones, game controllers and webcams.
Publisher URL: www.logitech.com

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