Quite often, many users have questions about the presence of unknown applications in the system, for example, the KLCP Update Check applet. What is this, few people guess, although the answer lies, as they say, directly on the surface. Actually, this application and how to get rid of it (and whether it should be done) will be discussed later.
KLCP Update Check: what is it generally understood?
In order to understand what this component is, you just need to delve into the translation of the program name. It indicates the check for updates. But updates of what?
KLCP, in turn, is an abbreviation derived from the name of the K-Lite Codec Pack. Thus, the full name can be interpreted as a tool for checking updates for a package of codecs and decoders.
KLCP Update Check: what is this program for Windows-systems?
But how does this applet appear in the system? The fact is that it is installed automatically and in the background during the installation of the main set. At the same time, it does not matter which version of the package itself was supposed to be installed (basic, standard, full, mega).
In any case, the KLCP Update Check applet appears in the system. What this component is is a little clear. But after all, right after installing a set of codecs and decoders in the system as a separate application, it is not visible. Why?
Yes, only because it is activated together with the same-name executable process, which can be seen in the “Task Manager” (though not always), and only if the user clicks the appropriate button for independent (manual) verification in the settings of the main installed application available updates of the entire set present on the computer (KLCP Update Check or Check for updates).
In general, all those users who are still in doubt can be encouraged: this is not a virus! So, it’s not worth it to scan systems, although the updater itself can cause short-term loads on system resources.
Can I remove the applet?
However, many users try to ask questions about how to remove KLCP Update Check. The question is rhetorical. If an application in the same section of programs and components is visible as a separate element (which is unlikely), you can try to get rid of it.
But usually it is not possible to find it in the list of installed programs. In this case, you can try to complete its process in the "Task Manager" and exclude this component from the startup section of the system (provided that it is there too).
This is the KLCP Update Check. What kind of tool, sorted out. Now look at its complete removal. It is impossible to execute it without uninstalling the entire package of codecs and decoders, no matter how you want it. It is possible to completely get rid of all the elements that were installed during the installation of the main set only if the uninstaller is launched, which removes absolutely all the components.
You can use the same section of programs and components or uninstall programs. Uninstallers look preferable in that they are able to run a powerful scan, find the remnants and delete them in full, including registry entries, directories and files in automatic mode, which saves the user from performing such procedures in manual mode. But keep in mind that after this, not only codecs and decoders will disappear from the system, but also the same classic Media Player Classic, which is present in the Full and Mega version packages or is installed during the update process.
Codec upgrade issues before and after removal
But all this concerned only a single element of KLCP Update Check. What is it, sorted out. Now a few words about the updates themselves.
Many users even before uninstalling the component, but after the installed updates, they don’t notice much difference in multimedia playback. In principle, there is nothing surprising. Well, what do you want 4k video to start playing on an old video card? You can’t even count on it! Actually, kits like Mega themselves, by and large, are better not to use on older computers, since it consumes a lot of system resources during playback.
If the package was uninstalled, to improve the performance of the players or to be able to play some types of files, the entire set will have to be reinstalled.
Instead of a total
Summing up the brief results, we can make an unambiguous conclusion: you should not touch this component without the need. If you want to receive timely updates for the installed package, this item cannot be removed. In the best case, exclude it from startup, and if necessary, set a manual update check. It is especially worth paying attention of all users to the fact that only updates that correspond to the installed version of the set itself will be installed as updates. For other modifications, search and installation will not be performed.
Finally, if it is a virus, you can determine it not by the process attribute, but by the location of the files, which will differ from the standard K-Lite Codec Pack folder in the Program Files directory.