Should I remove Microsoft Octopus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

3% remove it97% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
15.5.0923.0	50.00%
2.4.1203.1290	25.00%
2.3.1115.0	25.00%

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Microsoft Octopus

from Microsoft Corporation

Remove Microsoft Octopus

Overview

Microsoft Octopus is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 15.5.0923.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 2.49 MB (2,611,200 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft octopus

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{0130ACD3-0A85-4355-ADC7-E05561C24C05}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 2.49 MB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by Microsoft Octopus

msvcm80.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
msvcm80d.dll
msvcp80.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
msvcp80d.dll
msvcr80.dll
msvcr80d.dll
octopuscli.exe - Microsoft CoreXT (Octopus Command-Line Interface)
octopuscommon.dll - Octopus common components
octopuscontrol.dll - Octopus Main GUI Control
octopusdrivers.dll - Octopus remote installation drivers
octopusengine.dll - Octopus Engine
octopusgui.exe - Octopus GUI Console
octopussharedgui.dll - Octopus Shared GUI Components
win32security.dll - Win32 API security assembly
octopusagent4.exe - MSN Operability (OctopusAgent Service v4)
win32managedhelpers.dll - Microsoft.Octopus.Win32ManagedHelpers
octopuscheckplugins.dll - Octopus Standard Check Plugins
octopuspropertyplugins.dll - Octopus Standard Property Plugins

How do I remove Microsoft Octopus?

You can uninstall Microsoft Octopus 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 Microsoft Octopus, 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 Microsoft Octopus.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 50%

Win 10 50%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 3%

Keep it 97%

COUNTRY POPULARITY

100.00%

United States

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	50.00%
Windows 10	50.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Server 2008 R2 En...	25.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise	25.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	25.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise	25.00%