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Should I remove Debugging Tools for Windows x86?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,252
United States Rank #8,539
Reach 0.0486%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.44 days
308.00 days >
Average installed length: 161.83 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.13.16.1929 0.31%
6.12.2.633 49.74%
6.11.1.404 32.60%
6.11.1.402 7.94%
6.10.3.233 6.37%
6.9.3.113 3.03%

Typically installed together

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Debugging Tools for Windows x86

What is Debugging Tools for Windows x86?

Debugging Tools for Windows is a set of extensible tools for debugging device drivers for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Debugging Tools for Windows supports debugging of applications, services, drivers, and the Windows kernel. User-mode programs and kernel-mode programs. Live targets and dump files. Local and remote targets.

Overview

The most used version is 6.12.2.633, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 83 files and is usually about 16.85 MB (17,666,048 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com
Help link: www.microsoft.com/management
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\debugging tools for windows
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{D09605BE-5587-4B0C-86C8-69B5092CB80F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.85 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Debugging Tools for Windows x86

  • adplus.exe - Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System
  • adplusmanager.exe
  • vmdemux.exe - Virdian Unified Debugging Session Demuxer
  • usbview.exe - Microsoft® Windows(TM) USB Device Viewer
  • gflags.exe - Microsoft® NT Global Flags Manipulator
  • kill.exe - Microsoft® Process Kill Utility
  • remote.exe - Microsoft® Remote Std I/O Shell
  • tlist.exe - Microsoft® Process List Utility
  • agestore.exe - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Microsoft AgeStore)
  • breakin.exe - Microsoft Breakpoint forcer
  • cdb.exe - Symbolic Debugger for Windows
  • convertstore.exe - Symbol Store Conversion Utility
  • dbengprx.exe - Microsoft Windows Debugger Transport Proxy Server
  • dbgeng.dll - Windows Symbolic Debugger Engine
  • dbghelp.dll - Windows Image Helper
  • dbgrpc.exe - RPC Extended Debugging Utility
  • dbgsrv.exe - Microsoft User-Mode Debugger Process Server
  • dbh.exe - Microsoft Dbghelp API Example
  • decem.dll - IA64 disassembler
  • dumpchk.exe - Windows Dump File Verifier
  • dumpexam.exe - Windows Dump File Examiner
  • i386kd.exe - Windows Kernel Debugger
  • ia64kd.exe
  • kd.exe
  • kdbgctrl.exe - Windows kernel debugger configuration utility
  • kdsrv.exe - Microsoft Kernel Debugger Connection Server
  • logger.exe - Win32 API Logging Utility
  • logviewer.exe - Win32 API Log Viewer
  • ntsd.exe
  • pdbcopy.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Microsoft® PDB Copy Utility)
  • rtlist.exe - Microsoft User-Mode Process Server Query Tool
  • srcsrv.dll - Microsoft Source Server
  • symbolcheck.dll - Symbol Check API Library
  • symchk.exe - Symbol Checker
  • symsrv.dll - Symbol Server
  • symstore.exe - Symbol Server Builder
  • windbg.exe - Windows GUI symbolic debugger
  • list.exe - Microsoft® File Lister
  • umdh.exe - NT Security Test: UMDH
  • adplusext.dll - Adplus Extension
  • wudfext.dll - Windows Usermode Driver Framework Debugger Extensions
  • wmitrace.dll - Microsoft® Kernel Debugger Extensions (WMI Tracing)
  • acpikd.dll - Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System (ACPI debugger extensions)
  • gdikdx.dll - GDI Symbolic Debugger Extensions
  • kdextx86.dll - Microsoft® Kernel Debugger Extensions
  • ndiskd.dll - Kernel Debugger Extensions for Ndis
  • ntsdexts.dll - Symbolic Debugger Extensions
  • rpcexts.dll
  • scsikd.dll - AIC78xx miniport debugger extensions
  • userexts.dll - USER Symbolic Debugger Extensions
  • userkdx.dll
  • vdmexts.dll - NT DOS/WOW Symbolic Debugger Extensions
  • wdfkd.dll - Microsoft® Kernel Debugger Extensions (WDF)
  • wow64exts.dll - Win32 Emulation on NT64 debugger extensions
  • kdexts.dll - Microsoft® Kernel Debugger Extensions
  • ks.dll - Kernel Streaming Debugger Extensions
  • minipkd.dll - AIC78xx miniport debugger extensions
  • usb2dbg.sys - USB 2.0 Debug Connection Driver
  • ext.dll - Debugger Extensions
  • exts.dll
  • kext.dll

How do I remove Debugging Tools for Windows x86?

You can uninstall Debugging Tools for Windows x86 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Debugging Tools for Windows (x86), 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Debugging Tools for Windows x86.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,252

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.74%
Windows XP 24.06%
Windows Vista 11.51%
Windows 10 6.38%
Windows Server 2003 0.31%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 24.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.63%
Windows 7 Professional 18.32%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.32%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.32%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.34% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.34%
  Germany 10.34%
  United Kingdom 4.42%
  France 3.71%
  Canada 2.47%
  Poland 2.39%
  Italy 2.12%
  Japan 2.03%
  Taiwan 1.86%
  Australia 1.86%
  Russia 1.86%
  Spain 1.59%
  Brazil 1.50%
  Netherlands 1.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 36.01%
Hewlett-Packard 14.74%
GIGABYTE 14.18%
Acer 11.01%
Intel 6.90%
ASUS 4.29%
American Megatrends 3.92%
Sahara 2.43%
Toshiba 2.24%
Lenovo 2.05%
Medion 1.12%
Samsung 1.12%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.55%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 2.55%
Dell OptiPlex 755 2.55%
innotek GmbH VirtualBox 2.13%
Dell Dell DXP061 2.13%
NVIDIA AWRDACPI 2.13%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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