Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview
What is Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview? (from Microsoft)
Office Professional Plus 2013 is the future of productivity. Office Professional Plus 2013 includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, and Lync.
Overview
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview is a software program developed by Microsoft. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named wordicon.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files. 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 22% of users of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and India.
Program details
URL: office.microsoft.com/en-us/professional
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE15\Office Setup Controller\setup.exe" /uninstall PROPLUS /dll OSETUP.DLL
Files installed by Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview
| Program executable: | wordicon.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\wordicon.exe |
| MD5: | 484acf6af85a29ac52f3cf054dfde9d3 |
Additional files:
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CLVIEW.EXE - Microsoft Office Help Viewer
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INFOPATH.EXE - Microsoft Office InfoPath (Microsoft InfoPath 15)
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ACCICONS.EXE - Microsoft Office 2013 (Microsoft Office 2013 component)
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AppSharingHookController.exe - Microsoft Lync
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EXCEL.EXE - Microsoft Excel
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excelcnv.exe
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GRAPH.EXE
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GROOVE.EXE - Microsoft SkyDrive Pro Preview
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lync.exe
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misc.exe
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MSACCESS.EXE - Microsoft Access
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msoev.exe - Office Telemetry Log
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MSOHTMED.EXE
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msoia.exe - Office Telemetry Agent
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MSOSYNC.EXE - Microsoft Office Document Cache
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msotd.exe - Office Telemetry Dashboard
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MSOUC.EXE - Microsoft Office Upload Center
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MSPUB.EXE - Microsoft Publisher
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MSQRY32.EXE - Microsoft Query
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NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE - Microsoft Office Contact Retriever
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OcPubMgr.exe
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PDFREFLOW.EXE - Microsoft PDF Reflow
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POWERPNT.EXE - Microsoft PowerPoint
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PPTICO.EXE
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protocolhandler.exe
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CNFNOT32.EXE - Microsoft Outlook (Outlook Conflict Note)
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IEContentService.exe - Microsoft OneNote (Microsoft OneNote Internet Explorer Content Service)
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ONENOTE.EXE
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ONENOTEM.EXE - Microsoft OneNote Quick Launcher
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OUTLOOK.EXE
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FIRSTRUN.EXE - Microsoft Office
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AppSharingHookController64.exe
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SCANPST.EXE
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SETLANG.EXE
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WINWORD.EXE
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XLICONS.EXE
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- OUTLOOK.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{AECBC05E-0FD9-4FE1-BB74-52D6055DDC81}'.
- MSOSYNC.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft Office 15 Sync Maintenance for tjm-PC-'tjm tjm-PC'.
- msoia.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- MSOSYNC.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft Office 15 Sync Maintenance for Toshiba-PC-Michael Toshiba-PC.
- msoia.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn.
Startup File (User Run)
- lync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Lync' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\lync.exe" /fromrunkey.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- OUTLOOK.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE'.
How do I remove Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview?
You can uninstall Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview 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 Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview, 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 Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
84.05% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.95% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
39.08% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.23% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.15% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.15% |
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Geography
21.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
21.51% |
| Iran |
11.63% |
| India |
5.52% |
| Spain |
4.94% |
| Indonesia |
3.78% |
| United Kingdom |
3.20% |
| Canada |
2.91% |
| Romania |
2.62% |
| Brazil |
2.33% |
| Germany |
2.33% |
| Italy |
2.33% |
| Egypt |
2.03% |
| France |
1.74% |
| Thailand |
1.45% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
24.19% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Dell |
14.88% |
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| ASUS |
12.09% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.84% |
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| Toshiba |
6.98% |
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| Samsung |
6.51% |
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| Lenovo |
2.79% |
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| Alienware |
0.93% |
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| Intel |
0.93% |
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| MSI |
0.93% |
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| Sony |
0.93% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.98% |
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| Gigabyte G31M-ES2C |
3.88% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.33% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SD |
2.33% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.55% |
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About Microsoft
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