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Global Rank #6,273
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Lifespan of installation (until removal)
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Average installed length: 268.19 days

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VersionDistribution
10.0.0 100.00%

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 10.0.0

What is K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.

Overview

A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The setup package generally installs about 82 files and is usually about 111.7 MB (117,130,113 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: codecguide.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 111.7 MB

Program filesFiles installed by K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 10.0.0

  • psvince.dll (by Vincenzo Giordano) - psvince (psvince.dll for InnoSetup Extensions)
  • ff_kernelDeint.dll - KernelDeint for ffdshow
  • ffmpeg.dll
  • ff_liba52.dll - liba52 DLL built for ffdshow
  • ff_libdts.dll - libdts DLL built for ffdshow
  • ff_libfaad2.dll - FAAD2 DLL built for ffdshow
  • ff_libmad.dll - MPEG Audio Decoder DLL built for ffdshow
  • ff_samplerate.dll - libsamplerate DLL built for ffdshow
  • ff_unrar.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - RAR decompression library (RAR decompression library built for ffdshow)
  • ff_wmv9.dll - ffdshow WMV9
  • GraphStudioNext.exe - GraphStudioNext
  • GraphStudioNext64.exe
  • libmpeg2_ff.dll - mpeg2dec DLL built for ffdshow
  • TomsMoComp_ff.dll - TomsMoComp for ffdshow
  • avcodec-ics-55.dll
  • avcodec-lav-55.dll
  • avfilter-lav-3.dll
  • avformat-ics-55.dll
  • avformat-lav-55.dll
  • avi.dll
  • avresample-lav-1.dll
  • avs.dll
  • avss.dll
  • avutil-ics-52.dll
  • avutil-lav-52.dll
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • bass_aac.dll (by MaresWEB) - Advanced Audio Coding and MPEG-4 add-on for the BASS library
  • bass_ofr.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_OFR (OptimFROG add-on for the BASS library)
  • bass_tak.dll
  • CodecTweakTool.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • D3DX9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • dsmux.exe
  • dxr.dll
  • dxr.x64.dll
  • fourcc.exe
  • gdsmux.exe
  • GenDMOProp.dll (by DScaler Team) - GenDMOProp Module
  • IcarosPropertyHandler.dll (by Tabibito Technology) - Icaros Property Handler
  • IcarosThumbnailProvider.dll (by Tabibito Technology) - Icaros Thumbnail Provider
  • IntelQuickSyncDecoder.dll (by Intel) - Intel QuickSync Decoder (IntelQuickSyncDecoder DLL)
  • libbluray.dll
  • MACDec.dll (by Matthew T. Ashland) - Monkey's Audio (Monkey's Audio DLL Library)
  • madHcCtrl.exe (by madshi.net) - madHcCtrl (mad* home cinema control)
  • madHcNet32.dll (by madshi.net) - madHcNet (mad* home cinema network)
  • mediainfo.dll (by MediaArea.net) - MediaInfo (Convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files)
  • mediainfo.exe
  • mkunicode.dll
  • mkunicode.x64.dll
  • mkx.dll
  • mkx.x64.dll
  • mkzlib.dll
  • mkzlib.x64.dll
  • mp4.dll
  • mp4.x64.dll
  • mpc-hc.exe (by MPC-HC Team) - Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
  • mpciconlib.dll - Icon Library for Media Player Classic
  • mpcresources.br.dll (by MPC-HC Team) - DLL de Linguagem - Português (Brasil)
  • mpcresources.by.dll - Belarusian language resource for Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
  • mpcresources.ca.dll - Recurs llenguatge Català per Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
  • mpcresources.cz.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • mpc-hc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MPCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'MediaPlayerClassic.Autorun' and the action verb 'PlayVideoFiles.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A438BFB5-2F36-4BD4-A5C0-F517E46682D1}' (runs on registration).
  • fourcc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E172B339-6E92-4CA6-9785-247D31A03CD7}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

You can uninstall K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 10.0.0, 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,273
 
REACH
~0.07%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.81%
Windows 10 29.49%
Windows XP 7.79%
Windows Vista 1.76%
Windows Server 2003 0.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 34.46%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.67%
Windows 7 Professional 8.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.89%
Windows 8 Pro 6.77%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.64%

Distribution by countryGeography

14.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 14.15%
  Brazil 10.71%
  Germany 5.89%
  Iran 5.20%
  Egypt 4.82%
  Russia 3.60%
  MA 3.52%
  France 2.52%
  Italy 2.22%
  United Kingdom 2.14%
  Indonesia 2.07%
  Turkey 2.07%
  Spain 1.76%
  India 1.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.57%
Acer 17.87%
Dell 17.27%
ASUS 13.41%
GIGABYTE 10.75%
Samsung 7.13%
Lenovo 5.80%
Toshiba 5.31%
Intel 2.90%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.40%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.85%
ASUS All Series 3.57%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.30%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 2.47%
Dell Inspiron N5010 1.92%

About Codec Guide

Codec Guide is the organization that developes the K-Lite Codec Pack which is a collection of audio and video codecs for Windows that enables the OS and installed software to play various audio and video formats not supported by Windows itself.
Publisher URL: codecguide.com

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