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WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software

What is WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software?

A Bluetooth stack is software that refers to an implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack. Widcomm was the first Bluetooth stack for the Windows operating system. The stack was initially developed by a company named Widcomm, which was acquired by Broadcom. The Microsoft Windows Bluetooth stack only supports external or integrated Bluetooth dongles attached through USB.

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 (from Dell)

WIDCOMM® software offers customers the most proven, easy porting, broad application support and the most proven Bluetooth stack available. Broadcom’s Widcomm enables easy and cost effective integration of Bluetooth capabilities into mobile handsets, wireless headsets, personal computers, computer mouse and keyboard dev…  

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Overview

The most common release is 5.0.1.2609, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named btdfuwizardp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 31 files and is usually about 2.34 MB (2,450,432 bytes).

Program details

URL:

support.dell.com

Help link:

Support.Dell.com

Installation folder:

C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{84814E6B-2581-46EC-926A-823BD1C670F6}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size:

2.34 MB

Files installed by WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software

Program executable:

btdfuwizardp.exe

Name:Bluetooth Software 5.0.1.2609
Bluetooth DFU Wizard Package
Path:C:\Program Files\widcomm\bluetooth software\bin\btdfuwizardp.exe
MD5:4adcf6b3aaa9e27dca6ca65d7a7181af

Additional files:

• btwdins.exe (by Broadcom)

  – Bluetooth Software 5.0.1.2609 (Bluetooth Support Server)

• dpinst.exe (by Microsoft)

  – Driver Package Installer (DPInst) (Driver Package Installer)

• btdfu.dll (by Broadcom)
• btinvoke.dll
• btinvoke.exe
• btwmpplugin.dll
• btwuiext.resources.dll

  – BTWUIExt

Behaviors exhibited

Service

• btwdins.exe runs as a service named ‘Bluetooth Service’ (btwdins)

  “Handles installation and removal of Bluetooth devices.”

  .

Resource utilization averages

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btwdins.exe

Memory:2.23 MB

21.09 MB average

Total CPU:0.0018235727%

0.031193% average

Kernel CPU:0.00083957%

0.016088% average

User CPU:0.00098401%

0.015104% average

I/O reads/min:513 Bytes

435.61 KB average

I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

105.02 KB average

How do I remove WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software?

You can uninstall WIDCOMM Bluetooth 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

  .

• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click

  Uninstall

  .

• Windows XP: Click the

  Remove

  or

  Change/Remove

  tab (to the right of the program).

OS VERSIONS

Win XP 

75%

Win Vista 0%

HOW IT RUNS

Windows Service? 

Yes

(Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 

1%

Keep it 

99%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows XP
77.84%

Windows 7
17.58%

Windows Vista
2.93%

Windows 10
1.65%

Which OS releases does it run on?

Microsoft Windows XP
77.84%

Windows 7 Ultimate
13.97%

Windows Vista Home Premiu…
2.61%

Windows 7 Professional
2.23%

Windows 7 Home Premium
1.12%

Windows 8 Enterprise N
0.37%

Geography

31.74% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

  United States
31.74%

  Iran
9.54%

  Germany
4.61%

  France
4.11%

  India
3.78%

  United Kingdom
3.45%

  Saudi Arabia
2.63%

  Australia
2.30%

  Netherlands
2.14%

  Turkey
1.64%

  Canada
1.48%

  Spain
1.48%

  Japan
1.32%

  Thailand
1.32%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell
96.33%

Sahara
1.10%

Hewlett-Packard
0.92%

ASUS
0.37%

Lenovo
0.37%

Acer
0.37%

Alienware
0.18%

Intel
0.18%

Samsung
0.18%

Common models

Dell MM061
12.12%

Dell Inspiron 1525
8.14%

Dell Inspiron 1545
5.87%

Dell Latitude E6400
5.49%

Dell Latitude E6410
4.36%

Dell Inspiron N5010
4.17%

About Dell

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Publisher URL:

www.dell.com