windy 1 . . . . .
Here's all about it.
As mentioned previously, nothing sinister, but of limited use if no longer interested in dial-up. ...It's an applet - not part of Windows - that invariably comes installed by the PC manufacturer to enhance use of the modem.
I to found it an irritant and threw it out some time ago. ...Likewise, no add/remove, but it will be found in your Program Files (mine was in either 'ltmoh', 'Moh', or 'Lucent'; can't quite remember. ...The first one I think). ...Simple deletion of that file will kill it and remedy your system tray clutter. ...If a purist, delete associated registry entries via a registry cleaner.