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Should I remove WildTangent Games App for HP?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,466
United States Rank #3,042
Reach 0.0891%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.54 days
458.40 days >
Average installed length: 240.85 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.1.1.43 0.17%
4.1.1.40 0.11%
4.1.1.36 0.46%
4.1.1.30 0.68%
4.1.1.14 18.51%
4.1.1.12 2.79%
4.1.1.8 1.03%
4.1.1.3 0.11%
4.1.1.2 3.53%
4.0.11.14 25.46%
4.0.11.13 3.08%
4.0.11.9 6.55%
4.0.11.7 4.38%
4.0.11.2 23.46%
4.0.10.25 9.68%

Other programs by WildTangent

WildTangent Games App for HP

What is WildTangent Games App for HP?

This is a trial version of the game that is installed with the Wild Tangent Game Center that has been pre-installed with the Compaq PC. Since the game is a trial and required paid WT coins for extended use it can be safely removed from the user's PC. The installed Game Center is required to run this game.

Overview

The most common release is 4.0.11.14, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 22 files and is usually about 10.95 MB (11,477,731 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.wildtangent.com/support?dp=hplaptop
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\App
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WildTangent Games\Touchpoints\hp\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 10.95 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WildTangent Games App for HP

  • uninstall.exe - Update Installer for WildTangent Games App
  • ProviderInstaller.exe - WildTangent ShortcutProvider
  • GameConsole-wt.exe - WildTangent Games App
  • GamesAppIntegrationService.exe - WildTangent Games App Integration Service
  • GamesAppService.exe - GamesAppService
  • BSTGameLauncher.exe - BSTGameLauncher
  • COMScore.exe - GameLauncher
  • GameLauncher.exe
  • GameLauncherx64.exe
  • GameLauncherDll.dll - Wild Games
  • GameLauncherDllx64.dll
  • ProtectorProxy.exe - ProtectorProxy
  • WTDownloader.exe - WTDownloader
  • GameLicensing.exe
  • NativeUserProxy.exe
  • ScreenOrientationx64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • GameConsole-wt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E0C03620-20B1-4126-B505-F064BD3E5CEF}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • GamesAppService.exe runs as a service named 'GamesAppService' (GamesAppService) "WT Games App Services".
  • GamesAppIntegrationService.exe runs as a service named 'GamesAppIntegrationService' (GamesAppIntegrationService) "WT Games App Integration Services".
Network connections
  • GameConsole-wt.exe connects to www.wildtangent.com (209.67.99.89 port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameConsole-wt.exe
Memory:133.57 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0043820949%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00304571%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00133638%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:222,756,425
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:149.5 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:18.73 KB
105.02 KB average
GamesAppIntegrationService.exe
Memory:1.29 MB
Total CPU:0.0002508545%
Kernel CPU:0.00016259%
User CPU:0.00008827%
CPU cycles/sec:941
GamesAppService.exe
Memory:3.15 MB
Total CPU:0.0004219106%
Kernel CPU:0.00016449%
User CPU:0.00025742%
CPU cycles/sec:3,763
I/O reads/min:549 Bytes
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

How do I remove WildTangent Games App for HP?

You can uninstall WildTangent Games App for HP 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 WildTangent Games App for HP, 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 WildTangent Games App for HP.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 49.17%
Windows 10 34.26%
Windows Vista 16.28%
Windows XP 0.28%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.61%
Windows 10 Home 31.91%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.38%
Windows 7 Professional 1.88%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.66%
Windows 10 Pro 0.80%

Distribution by countryGeography

81.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 81.93%
  United Kingdom 4.46%
  Canada 3.17%
  Australia 1.62%
  Norway 0.85%
  Sweden 0.70%
  Netherlands 0.70%
  DK 0.70%
  Belgium 0.59%
  India 0.55%
  Finland 0.37%
  Singapore 0.26%
  Germany 0.22%
  Turkey 0.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 99.53%
Dell 0.47%
Common models
HP HP Stream Laptop 14-ax... 9.11%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.58%
HP HP Notebook 7.79%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.04%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 5.78%
HP HP Stream Laptop 11-y0... 4.29%

About WildTangent

WildTangent provides branded game services for several PC manufacturers including Toshiba, Gateway, Samsung, HP, Dell,, Acer and Sony VAIO.
Publisher URL: www.wildtangent.com

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