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Should I remove Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64?

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 #15,764
United States Rank #18,115
Reach 0.0170%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 561.02 days
1473.83 days >
Average installed length: 774.39 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.6.0.4014 100.00%

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.6.0.4014 x64

What is Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64?  (from MPC-HC Team)

MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be customized to fit almost any needs. Among other things we added custom toolbars. MPC-HC can also be used as DVB player.

Overview

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.6.0.4014 x64 is a software program developed by MPC-HC Team. 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 primary executable is named mpc-hc64.exe. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 22.57 MB (23,663,469 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 33% of users of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: mpc-hc.sourceforge.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Media Player Classicc\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Media Player Classicc\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 22.57 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.6.0.4014 x64

Program executable:mpc-hc64.exe
Name:Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
Path:C:\Program Files\media player classicc\mpc-hc64.exe
MD5:f3c6fcf87217a1e694eeaf3d39b9a661
Additional files:
  • mpciconlib.dll - Media Player Classic - Home Cinema Icon Library
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dx9_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 9 Extensions
  • DSETUP.dll - Direct driver preloader
  • dsetup32.dll - Microsoft® DirectX für Windows® (DirectX-Setup (32 Bit))
  • DXSETUP.exe - Microsoft DirectX-Setup
  • mpc-hc.exe - Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
  • unins001.exe
  • VSFilter.dll - VSFilter (VobSub & TextSub filter for DirectShow/VirtualDub/Avisynth)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Autoplay Handlers
  • mpc-hc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MPC_DVD' with the ProgID of 'APR_MediaHandlers' and the action verb 'MPC_DVD.
  • mpc-hc64.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MPCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'MediaPlayerClassic.Autorun' and the action verb 'PlayVideoFiles.
Scheduled Task
  • DXSETUP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{83EE4058-A0A8-44B6-A116-14CD927D91B6}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64?

You can uninstall Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64 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 Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.6.0.4014 x64, 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 Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,764
 
REACH
~0.02%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 91.37%
Windows 10 7.14%
Windows Vista 0.89%
Windows Server 2003 0.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.66%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.79%
Windows 7 Professional 15.22%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.39%
Windows 10 Home 2.39%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.79%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 32.80%
  Germany 10.05%
  France 6.08%
  Brazil 5.82%
  Canada 3.70%
  Netherlands 3.44%
  Finland 2.38%
  Australia 2.38%
  Norway 1.85%
  Sweden 1.59%
  Spain 1.59%
  Czech Republic 1.59%
  United Kingdom 1.59%
  Belgium 1.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.05%
Dell 18.57%
ASUS 17.62%
GIGABYTE 15.71%
Acer 11.90%
Toshiba 5.24%
Samsung 3.81%
Lenovo 3.33%
MSI 1.43%
Sony 1.43%
Apple 0.95%
Medion 0.95%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.86%
Dell Inspiron N5110 4.29%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.29%
ASUSTeK U36SD 2.86%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.14%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 2.14%

Publisher URL: mpc-hc.sourceforge.net

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