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Should I remove Windows Azure Authoring Tools -?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,317
United States Rank #16,437
Reach 0.0159%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.75 days
907.09 days >
Average installed length: 476.61 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.6493.2 100.00%

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Windows Azure Authoring Tools - v2.0

What is Windows Azure Authoring Tools -?  (from Microsoft)

Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2010 SP1/ Visual Studio 2012 to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running, packaging and deployment of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure.

Windows Azureā„¢ is a cloud services operating system that ser...  Read more

Overview

Windows Azure Authoring Tools - v2.0 is a software program developed by Microsoft. The primary executable is named HLPIcon.exe. The setup package generally installs about 52 files and is usually about 6.41 MB (6,725,632 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 45% of users of Windows Azure Authoring Tools - come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38797
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft sdks\windows azure\.net sdk\v2.0\bin
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{62B64BEE-182F-4B1D-8D92-905FA8737AFE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 6.41 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Windows Azure Authoring Tools - v2.0

Program executable:HLPIcon.exe
Path:C:\Windows\Installer\{62B64BEE-182F-4B1D-8D92-905FA8737AFE}\HLPIcon.exe
MD5:a151af25c13e9923ada815a743b9a584
Additional files:
  • microsoft.windowsazure.packaging.dll - Microsoft (R) Codename RD
  • csencrypt.exe - Windows Azure SDK
  • cspack.exe - Windows Azure Packaging Tool
  • csupload.exe
  • microsoft.servicehosting.tools.msbuildtasks.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.consoleapputils.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.servicemanagementclient.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.storageclient.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.sync.dll
  • servicedescription.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.tools.vhd.dll - Windows© Azure®
  • syscounterlistener.dll - Monitoring Agent System Performance Counter Listener
  • systemeventslistener.dll - Monitoring Agent Windows System Event Listener
  • microsoft.web.platforminstaller.dll - Microsoft Web Platform Extensions
  • monnettransport.dll - Monitoring Network Transportation
  • webpicmd.exe
  • filelistener.dll - Monitoring Agent File Listener
  • monconfig.dll - Monitoring Agent Configuration
  • mswasri.dll - Microsoft® RD Runtime Library
  • rdbcapi.dll - RD Block Compression Library
  • monevents.dll - Monitoring Events Interface
  • montables.dll - Monitoring Table Management
  • mondiagnostics.dll - Monitoring Diagnostics
  • iisconfigurator.exe - Windows Azure Runtime
  • microsoft.windowsazure.internal.runtimeserver.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.serviceruntime.dll
  • monagenthost.exe - Monitoring Agent Host
  • waiishost.exe - Windows Azure Web Role Entry Point Host
  • waworkerhost.exe - Microsoft Windows Azure Worker Host
  • monagent.dll - Monitoring Agent DLL
  • monquery.dll - Monitoring Query DLL
  • secutil.dll - Security Utilities
  • csvhdprep.exe
  • csvhdverify.exe
  • diagnostics.dll - Microsoft Windows Azure Diagnostics Native Code Library
  • diagnosticsagent.exe - Windows Azure Diagnostics Agent
  • microsoft.windowsazure.diagnostics.dll
  • microsoft.windowsazure.diagnostics.storageutility.dll - Windows Azure Diagnostics Storage Utility
  • microsoft.windowsazure.serviceruntime.commands.dll
  • msshrtmi.dll - Microsoft® Native Runtime Managed Interop Library
  • mswacdmi.dll - Microsoft® Windows Azure Drive Managed Interop Library
  • mswapd.dll
  • mswapra.dll
  • mswasr.dll - Microsoft Windows Azure Service Runtime Native Code Library
  • remoteaccessagent.exe - Windows Azure Remote Desktop Agent
  • wahostbootstrapper.exe - Microsoft Windows Azure Runtime Bootstrapper
  • waruntimeproxy.dll - Microsoft Windows Azure Service Runtime Proxy Library

How do I remove Windows Azure Authoring Tools -?

You can uninstall Windows Azure Authoring 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 Windows Azure Authoring Tools - v2.0, 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 Windows Azure Authoring Tools -.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#16,317

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.69%
Windows 10 42.99%
Windows Vista 0.32%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.21%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.25%
Windows 7 Professional 15.34%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.22%
Windows 8 Pro 9.90%
Windows 8.1 6.39%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.48%
  United Kingdom 5.72%
  France 3.31%
  Japan 3.01%
  Italy 2.71%
  Australia 2.41%
  Brazil 2.41%
  Canada 2.41%
  Israel 2.41%
  Turkey 2.11%
  Taiwan 2.11%
  India 1.81%
  Netherlands 1.81%
  New Zealand 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.70%
Dell 26.01%
ASUS 9.87%
Acer 8.07%
Lenovo 7.17%
GIGABYTE 5.38%
Toshiba 4.48%
Samsung 4.04%
Intel 2.69%
Apple 1.79%
Alienware 1.79%
Common models
Dell OptiPlex 7010 3.60%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.88%
LENOVO 4270CTO 2.88%
HP EliteBook 8570w 2.16%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.16%
Microsoft Corporation Sur... 2.16%

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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