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Should I remove Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,046
United States Rank #1,214
Reach 0.6558%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.43 days
632.29 days >
Average installed length: 332.22 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.60310.0 54.08%
4.0.50826.0 36.59%
4.0.50630.0 0.11%
4.0.50401.0 9.23%

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Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK

What is Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK?

Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK is an application framework for writing and running rich internet applications. The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 4 SDK contains online documentation, online samples, libraries and tools for developing Silverlight 4 applications. Silverlight 4 include Support for Google's Chrome browser, web cam and microphone support, improved mouse support including right button support and mouse wheel support, enhanced controls such as a RichTextBox and an enhanced DataGrid control.

Overview

The most common release is 4.0.60310.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 69 files and is usually about 740 KB (757,760 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7335
Help link: cern.ch/cmf/ComputerFramework/AddRemove.aspx?pcname=pcbe15516&ip1=128.141.72.32
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft sdks\silverlight\v4.0\libraries\client
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{05855322-BE43-41FE-B583-D3AE0C326D58}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 740 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK

  • microsoft.csharp.dll - Microsoft® Silverlight (.NET Framework)
  • system.data.services.client.dll
  • system.json.dll
  • system.numerics.dll
  • system.runtime.serialization.json.dll
  • system.servicemodel.extensions.dll
  • system.servicemodel.nettcp.dll
  • system.servicemodel.pollingduplex.dll
  • system.servicemodel.syndication.dll
  • system.servicemodel.web.extensions.dll
  • system.xml.linq.dll
  • system.xml.serialization.dll
  • system.xml.utils.dll
  • system.xml.xpath.dll
  • system.data.services.client.resources.dll - Microsoft® .NET Framework
  • microsoft.csharp.resources.dll - Microsoft(R) Silverlight
  • system.json.resources.dll
  • system.numerics.resources.dll
  • system.runtime.serialization.json.resources.dll
  • system.servicemodel.extensions.resources.dll
  • system.servicemodel.nettcp.resources.dll
  • system.servicemodel.pollingduplex.resources.dll
  • system.servicemodel.syndication.resources.dll
  • system.servicemodel.web.extensions.resources.dll
  • system.xml.linq.resources.dll
  • system.xml.serialization.resources.dll
  • system.xml.utils.resources.dll
  • system.xml.xpath.resources.dll

How do I remove Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK?

You can uninstall Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK 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 Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK, 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 Microsoft Silverlight 4 SDK.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#1,046

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.56%
Windows 10 33.49%
Windows Vista 1.55%
Windows XP 1.35%
Windows Server 2003 0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.93%
Windows 7 Professional 17.87%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.89%
Windows 8 Pro 4.66%
Windows 8.1 4.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.14%
  United Kingdom 4.62%
  India 3.63%
  Canada 3.02%
  Brazil 2.71%
  Netherlands 1.89%
  Germany 1.70%
  Israel 1.64%
  Australia 1.62%
  Turkey 1.62%
  Iran 1.46%
  France 1.42%
  Italy 1.28%
  Belgium 1.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.63%
Hewlett-Packard 24.26%
ASUS 11.41%
Acer 10.46%
GIGABYTE 7.01%
Lenovo 5.66%
Toshiba 5.00%
Samsung 3.49%
Intel 2.54%
Alienware 0.86%
Apple 0.84%
MSI 0.84%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.59%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.30%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.27%
ASUS All Series 3.36%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.18%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.64%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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