Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver

Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver

by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

What is Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver?

Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver is software application developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 78.11% of installations running this operating system. Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver's installer is typically 895.00 KB in size and installs around 5 files.

Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver is most popular in the United States with 67.40% of installations residing in this country.

Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • nusb3utl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3utl.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • nusb3utl.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1A8ED196-F455-4DB7-8E7D-42CB9275A6C8}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • nusb3mon.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.wdc.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D7BF9739-8A68-4335-BBEE-37752AD9E86B}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Size:
895.00 KB
Language:
English

Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver Executable Details

Primary executable:
ShouldIRemoveIt.exe
Name:
Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver
Path:
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\ShouldIRemoveIt.exe
MD5:
fd4e1abe08984df23ed6732f1f613b53
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
fd4e1abe08984df23ed6732f1f613b53
EXE
087a06db98d0e84c0de90ee308707e63
DLL
c26fd994b8eb39d122acbdd464377f3a
EXE
018e17bf46c65992e96d85f55aaaacce
DLL
3284fba64578376b94392b10def2a03b