How often do you check the list of applications installed on your computer and find applets out of nowhere? Some applications may not be familiar to you. In addition, it also happens that you clearly know that you yourself did not install some program. So where do these applications come from? Consider the situation using the example of the incomprehensible Bonjour applet. What kind of program is installed on the system on its own, most ordinary users do not know, and some generally classify it as an adware or other virus threat. In fact, there is no cause for concern, because if you look at the publisher, it immediately becomes clear that this software product belongs to the development of Apple Corporation.
What is the Bonjour program?
The program itself is a kind of application in the form of an automated client for quickly searching for connected devices and services based on the implementation of the protocolZeroconf, developed by Apple and intended for use on Mac OS X systems. But here many users have legitimate doubts. What kind of program - Bonjour - in relation to "apple" systems and devices is understandable, but how to explain its purpose in Windows?
How does an application get into a computer?
To understand the need to use this applet on Windows computers, you need to clearly understand how this utility penetrates the system. As a rule, it is installed automatically as a companion software during the installation of major software products such as iTunes or iCloud. In other words, if you have installed one of these apps to sync your "apple" mobile devices on a Windows computer or laptop, you can be sure that this applet will appear in the system automatically. Previously, it was possible to meet situations when the application was installed when installing the Safari browser, the QuickTime platform, and the Creative Suite 3 package from Adobe. What is the Bonjour program for when using this software?
It allows you to detect all kinds of peripherals (for example, printers), work independently with the so-called network assets, help you find music, recognize AirPort devices for working with AppleTV, printers, etc. It uses an alternative cross-platform network protocol Zeroconf, which is designed to replace the "native" Windows tool called NetBIOS.
In addition to the described applet, you can often find some additional components such as an updater (applications for timely search, download and installation of updates for Apple products), support services, etc. Needless to say, users have questions about the possibility of uninstalling this utility.
Can I uninstall Bonjour?
Finally, it's time to resolve all disputes about the need to use this applet on Windows computers. Indeed, what kind of Bonjour program, it became clear to many. But why keep it in the system (as well as other unnecessary services) if it is never used at all? As many have already guessed, getting rid of this applet can be completely painless for the system. True, related components such as the update installer should not be deleted, since the same iTunes application will simply stop working without installing the latest version.
Standard removal technique
So, if you do not use peripheral devices that require Apple technology support, you can get rid of the presented utility quite simply.
The standard method is to go to the installed programs section through the "Control Panel", mark the applet and remove it using the system itself by clicking the appropriate button at the top left or using the right-click menu. However, there are some pitfalls here.since the uninstallers built into Windows, as practice shows, remove only the main components of the program, leaving behind a huge amount of computer garbage in the form of files, folders and registry keys. How to get rid of the program entirely?
Uninstall using uninstallers
For this, the best solution would be to use specialized applications like iObit Uninstaller, which remove the main components and clean the garbage on their own.
In the list of installed applications, which very clearly resembles what the user sees in the standard section of the system, you need to mark the applet itself, initiate the removal process and at the same time activate the automatic removal of leftovers item, after which all that remains is to wait for the completion of all operations.
Epilogue
That's it in a nutshell and all about the Bonjour app. What kind of program it is, you can delete it or not, I think, is already clear. It remains to be noted that if you have the "apple" peripherals mentioned above, or devices that require support for the multiplatform protocol without fail, you should not get rid of the described program. However, if you remove it, there is nothing easier than downloading the distribution and integrating it into the system again.
