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Should I remove Tales from the Borderlands?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,830
United States Rank #8,361
Reach 0.0321%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.78 days
246.68 days >
Average installed length: 129.61 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2015.5.28.1696 1.42%
2015.3.12.1138 0.16%
1.0.0.1 0.95%
1.0.0.0 0.79%

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Tales from the Borderlands

Overview

Tales from the Borderlands is a program developed by Telltale Games. The most used version is 2015.5.28.1696, with over 1% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 GameApp.exe. The software installer includes 72 files and is usually about 1.74 MB (1,823,871 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 58% of users of Tales from the Borderlands come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.telltalegames.com/talesfromtheborderlands
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Tales from the Borderlands\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Tales from the Borderlands\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.74 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Tales from the Borderlands

Program executable:GameApp.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Tales from the Borderlands\GameApp.exe
MD5:6a8bef778b132ccd69e47a71dcd85c7b
Additional files:
  • GameApp.exe
  • Borderlands.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Sound System)
  • fmodstudio.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Studio Runtime
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api.dll
  • 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
  • botva2.dll (by South.Tver)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • uninstall.exe
  • v8.dll
  • VclStyles.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC00CA45-1860-406A-8344-694C99E1FBAD}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-30861170-2331759260-2506817206-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Power2GoExpress8' and executes 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 Tales from the Borderlands?

You can uninstall Tales from the Borderlands 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 Tales from the Borderlands, 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 Tales from the Borderlands.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 63.82%
Windows 7 35.70%
Windows Vista 0.47%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 29.52%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.83%
Windows 8.1 12.54%
Windows 10 Pro 11.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.32%
Windows 7 Professional 7.30%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.59%
  United Kingdom 8.36%
  France 4.78%
  Canada 3.82%
  Germany 2.75%
  Australia 2.03%
  Brazil 1.43%
  Netherlands 1.43%
  Norway 1.31%
  Sweden 1.19%
  Italy 1.19%
  Russia 0.96%
  New Zealand 0.96%
  Finland 0.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 18.62%
Hewlett-Packard 17.93%
Dell 13.79%
Acer 13.10%
GIGABYTE 11.03%
Alienware 7.24%
Lenovo 5.86%
MSI 5.52%
Toshiba 2.41%
Intel 1.38%
Samsung 1.03%
Medion 1.03%
Common models
ASUS All Series 15.95%
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 2.16%
MSI MS-7917 2.16%
Dell XPS 8700 1.72%
MSI MS-7641 1.72%
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 1.72%

About (from Telltale Games)

Telltale Games is an award-winning independent developer and publisher founded by games industry veterans.
Publisher URL: www.telltalegames.com

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