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Should I remove Finestra Virtual Desktops?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #42,951
United States Rank #38,598
Reach 0.0021%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.5.8.0 82.93%
2.5.7.0 4.88%
2.1.0.0 7.32%
1.2.1.0 2.44%
1.1.3.0 2.44%

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Finestra Virtual Desktops

What is Finestra Virtual Desktops?  (from Z-Systems)

Finestra Virtual Desktops is an elegant solution to managing many windows or tasks on Windows. It allows you to divide your workspace up into multiple "virtual" desktops, each of which is easily accessible on the fly. For example, you can keep all of your internet applications open on one desktop, work on another deskt...  Read more

Overview

Finestra Virtual Desktops is a software program developed by Z-Systems. The most common release is 2.5.8.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.9 MB (3,043,328 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 52% of users of Finestra Virtual Desktops come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.z-sys.org/products/vvdm.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\finestra
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{69488E1A-B0AF-498F-85D3-9AA057A682FF}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.9 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Finestra Virtual Desktops

  • virtualdesktops.exe - Finestra Virtual Desktops
  • z-pixel.dll - Z-Pixel
  • microsoft.windowsapicodepack.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Windows API Code Pack for .NET Framework (Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack)
  • microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shell.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • virtualdesktops.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start Finestra.

How do I remove Finestra Virtual Desktops?

You can uninstall Finestra Virtual Desktops 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 Finestra Virtual Desktops, 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 Finestra Virtual Desktops.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 44%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.66%
Windows 10 31.71%
Windows Vista 12.20%
Windows XP 2.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.39%
Windows 7 Professional 14.63%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.20%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.20%
Windows 10 Pro 7.32%
Windows 8.1 7.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

52.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 52.08%
  Germany 14.58%
  United Kingdom 10.42%
  Italy 4.17%
  PS 2.08%
  Norway 2.08%
  Switzerland 2.08%
  Russia 2.08%
  Japan 2.08%
  Spain 2.08%
  Canada 2.08%
  Czech Republic 2.08%
  Lithuania 2.08%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.00%
Acer 19.44%
Hewlett-Packard 13.89%
Medion 11.11%
Toshiba 11.11%
GIGABYTE 8.33%
Intel 5.56%
ASUS 5.56%
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.94%
HP EliteBook 8570w 2.94%

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