Should I remove Active Captions?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.1 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Shelltoys
Active Captions
from Shelltoys, Inc.
What is Active Captions? (from Shelltoys)
Active Captions is a handy system tray utility that extends window's caption buttons with additional features. Right mouse button click on minimize button minimizes the window into the System Tray. Click with right mouse button on window's Maximize/Restore button to roll-up window to its title bar. To make your windows... Read more
Overview
Active Captions is a program developed by Shelltoys. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is activecaptions.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 690.96 KB (707,548 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: www.shelltoys.com/minimize_tray/index.html
Help link: www.shelltoys.com/active_captions
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shelltoys\active captions
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Shelltoys\Active Captions\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 690.96 KB
Files installed by Active Captions
| Program executable: | activecaptions.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\shelltoys\active captions\activecaptions.exe |
| MD5: | 7eb8ac46c08bd0a70453fd16d4dc2b23 |
Additional files:
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achook.dll
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unins000.exe (by Jordan Russell) - Inno Setup Uninstaller
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- activecaptions.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Active Captions' and executes as C:\Program Files\Shelltoys\Active Captions\activecaptions.exe.
How do I remove Active Captions?
You can uninstall Active Captions from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Active Captions, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Active Captions.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win XP 33%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
33.33% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?