Associated Program:
United States Cellular Broadband Connect software
Programm Category:
Utilities
What is avqautorun.exe
The executalbe file avqautorun.exe is a process which is also known as a the Daemon AutoRun Application which belongs to the United States Cellular Broadband Connect software. The manufacturer of the software is not known. The software deals with the high speed, nationwide data network for browsing the Internet. The software is usually located in the directory of C:\Program Files and has the file size of 73,728 bytes. The size may vary on different Operating System versions such as Windows XP, Windows Vista And Windows 7. The file avqautorun.exe starts when the Operating system starts and has the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. This process does not belong to the Windows core file system and is not a visible program. The user may always have to option to remove the process by removing the entire software by the use of the Add/Remove Program utility located in the Control panel of the Microsoft Operating System.
How can I stop avqautorun.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avqautorun.exe. is used by United States Cellular Broadband Connect software, If you shut down avqautorun.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avqautorun.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is United States Cellular Broadband Connect software, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as United States Cellular Broadband Connect software, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is avqautorun.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if avqautorun.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if avqautorun.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that avqautorun.exe, belongs to, in this case United States Cellular Broadband Connect software