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Should I remove Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,644
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.40517.00 100.00%

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Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7

What is Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7?

The Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 is a collection of games and applications that are made available to computers with multi-touch enabled displays running Windows 7.

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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 17 files and is usually about 651.11 KB (666,734 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17368
Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=147386
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{8FF90DB8-6DED-44A3-B182-244FEC09012F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 651.11 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7

  • Collage.exe - Microsoft® Touch Pack for Windows® 7 (Collage)
  • CustomActions.exe - CustomActions
  • FirstRun.exe - FirstRun
  • Globe.exe - Globe
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Globe.Controls.MapControl.dll - MapControl
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Globe.Presentation.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Globe.Presentation
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Globe.Presentation.XmlSerializers.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Globe.Presentation.XmlSerializers
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Common.dll
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Common.Wpf.dll - WpfCommon
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Core.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Core
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Presentation.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Presentation
  • Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Presentation.Generic.dll - Microsoft.Surface.TouchPack.Presentation.Generic
  • Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceCollage.man.dll - Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceCollage.man
  • Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceGlobe.man.dll - Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceGlobe.man
  • Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceLagoon.man.dll - Microsoft-TouchPackForWindows7-SurfaceLagoon.man
  • TouchpackShellResources.dll - Touch Pack resource library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • Collage.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MSTPCollageHandler' with the ProgID of 'Microsoft.Surface.TouchApps.Collage.1.0' and the action verb 'open.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Globe.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5C9DC403-C300-4A4B-B41C-15CA31425D14}' (runs on registration).
  • FirstRun.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F10C622A-49C2-4E22-A7A9-B07810404B85}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7?

You can uninstall Microsoft Touch Pack per Windows 7 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 Touch Pack per Windows 7, 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 Touch Pack per Windows 7.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 6%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#25,644

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.23%
Windows 10 29.77%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 65.38%
Windows 10 Home 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 3.85%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.85%
Windows 10 Pro 3.08%
Windows 8 Pro 1.54%

Distribution by countryGeography

83.92% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 83.92%
  United States 13.99%
  Switzerland 1.40%
  VA 0.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 34.40%
Sony 28.00%
Hewlett-Packard 22.40%
Acer 9.60%
Dell 4.00%
Medion 0.80%
Lenovo 0.80%
Common models
ASUSTek Computer INC. ET2... 10.94%
HP-Pavilion VS217AA-ABZ 6... 6.25%
ASUSTeK ET2410 5.47%
Sony VPCJ11M1E 5.47%
Packard Bell imedia S3800 4.69%
Sony VPCL11M1E 4.69%

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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