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Should I remove Steam 360 Video Player?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,204
United States Rank #19,780
Reach 0.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.70 days
356.57 days >
Average installed length: 187.35 days

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Steam 360 Video Player

Overview

Steam 360 Video Player is a program developed by Valve. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is Steam360VideoPlayer.exe. The software installer includes 53 files and is usually about 66.87 MB (70,115,530 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 76% of users of Steam 360 Video Player come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Steam360VideoPlayer
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/613220
Estimated size: 66.87 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Steam 360 Video Player

Program executable:Steam360VideoPlayer.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Steam360VideoPlayer\Steam360VideoPlayer.exe
MD5:367f51dbd5d1d79989882c95fe220dc4
Additional files:
  • steam_api64.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam360VideoPlayer.exe
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • Assembly-CSharp.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • icarus-three.dll
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • libx264-142.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • network_config.json
  • openvr_api.dll
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • uninstall.exe
  • UnityCrashHandler64.exe
  • UnityPlayer.dll
  • v8.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6D81AEC-C691-4109-ACBA-39A635BBAF0E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-3837917440-1771750534-681917250-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.

How do I remove Steam 360 Video Player?

You can uninstall Steam 360 Video Player 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 Steam 360 Video Player, 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 Steam 360 Video Player.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 83%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 82.80%
Windows 7 17.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 44.09%
Windows 10 Pro 31.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.68%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.23%
Windows 8.1 3.23%
Windows 7 Professional 2.15%

Distribution by countryGeography

76.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 76.26%
  Germany 7.19%
  United Kingdom 4.32%
  Brazil 2.16%
  Netherlands 2.16%
  France 1.44%
  Sweden 1.44%
  Singapore 1.44%
  United Arab Emirates 0.72%
  Canada 0.72%
  Spain 0.72%
  Poland 0.72%
  Romania 0.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 29.63%
Acer 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 14.81%
Alienware 9.26%
Lenovo 9.26%
GIGABYTE 7.41%
Dell 3.70%
MSI 3.70%
Toshiba 3.70%
Samsung 1.85%
Common models
ASUS All Series 4.35%
MSI MS-7788 2.90%
Alienware Alienware Auror... 2.90%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P50-C 1.45%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C640 1.45%
ARLT Computer-Produkte Gm... 1.45%

About Valve

Valve is a video game development and digital distribution company through Steam best known for its critically acclaimed product, Half-Life.
Publisher URL: www.valvesoftware.com

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