Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

12.0.0.6300	1.33%
12.0.0.6200	0.44%
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Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

BTWDIns.exe

Bluetooth Software by Broadcom Corporation (Signed)

Remove BTWDIns.exe

Version:	6.2.1.100
MD5:	c73eb036bfc5a27b9cb87b29f7ed88c3
SHA1:	b73350f9ada895966d0f21c3263c0f7452af7795
SHA256:	ed303b500f24c7f647400f5377b20cb92567b1771f0947b500c61907292495f7

What is BTWDIns.exe?

Bluetooth Support Server for Broadcom's OEM distributed Bluetooth Windows software drivers. This module is installed as part of the OEMs driver updates.

About BTWDIns.exe (from Broadcom Corporation)

“With a pure digital CMOS approach and excellent blocking performance, Broadcom's Bluetooth chipsets and system solutions provide the technology to make wireless personal area networking a reality. Pro”

Details

File name:	btwdins.exe
Publisher:	Broadcom Corporation.
Product name:	Bluetooth Software
Description:	Bluetooth Support Server
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\widcomm\bluetooth software\btwdins.exe
File version:	6.2.1.100
Size:	843.78 KB (864,032 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Broadcom Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software

Broadcom Corporation

2% remove

“This software is to add functions over the Microsoft Bluetooth software for Microsoft Windows Vista. So the version number of some of the software may not the same as the version number of this software. This package installs the software (Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software II) to enable the ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate and the Thinkpad Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate. However, some models do not support Blue...”

Lenovo Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software

Broadcom Corporation

3% remove

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'btwdins' (Bluetooth Service)
btwdins

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00011012%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00005360%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00005652%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	117,071 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	6,304/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.69 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.12 MB
Private (minimum):	3.96 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.69 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	59.39 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	67.16 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	3.98 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.83 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	5,672/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:	64 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	5/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	112	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\lenovo\bluetooth software\btwdins.exe" "C:\Program Files\widcomm\bluetooth software\btwdins.exe"
Owner:	User
Windows Service
Service name:	btwdins
Display name:	Bluetooth Service
Description:	“Handles installation and removal of Bluetooth devices.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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