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Should I remove Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,306
United States Rank #8,498
Reach 0.0481%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.69 days
256.43 days >
Average installed length: 134.73 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.1.5294.17011 100.00%

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Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools

Overview

Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools is a program developed by Microsoft. The main program executable is Icon_Depends.Exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 655 KB (670,720 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 42% of users of Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55774
Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{A992BBAA-723D-4574-A07F-983BF8FAA3E1}
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{B268E9A1-04A9-40D0-9866-846BE2B74BA7}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 655 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools

Program executable:Icon_Depends.Exe
Path:C:\Windows\Installer\{A992BBAA-723D-4574-A07F-983BF8FAA3E1}\Icon_Depends.Exe
MD5:f2b9f59e72a109a7dc7e9de8d84f206e

How do I remove Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools?

You can uninstall Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools 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 Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools, 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 Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Win32 Tools.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,306

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.53%
Windows 10 13.50%
Windows XP 7.91%
Windows Vista 2.85%
Windows Server 2003 0.21%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 34.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.01%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.77%
Windows 7 Enterprise 9.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.13%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.88%
  India 4.35%
  Germany 3.73%
  Canada 3.02%
  France 2.75%
  Japan 2.75%
  Italy 2.66%
  Taiwan 2.40%
  United Kingdom 2.40%
  Brazil 1.69%
  Mexico 1.60%
  Spain 1.51%
  Israel 1.42%
  Netherlands 1.33%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 41.43%
Hewlett-Packard 22.03%
Acer 7.69%
GIGABYTE 5.59%
Intel 5.59%
ASUS 5.42%
Toshiba 5.24%
Lenovo 3.15%
Samsung 1.57%
Apple 1.05%
Sahara 0.70%
Alienware 0.52%
Common models
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 3.82%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.47%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.13%
ASUS All Series 2.78%
Dell Latitude E6520 2.78%
Dell Precision WorkStatio... 2.78%

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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