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Should I remove Windows Embedded Silverlight 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?
Reach 0.0009%

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.1.2869.0 17.65%
3.1.2854.0 5.88%
3.1.2846.0 5.88%
3.1.2842.0 5.88%
3.1.2833.0 11.76%
3.1.2830.0 5.88%
3.1.2825.0 5.88%
3.1.2822.0 23.53%
3.1.2819.0 5.88%
3.1.2816.0 5.88%
3.0.1687.0 5.88%

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Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools

What is Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools?  (from Microsoft)

Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools to enable Silverlight developers to build Windows Embedded applications

Overview

Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 3.1.2822.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is windowsembeddedsilverlighttools.exe. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 1.68 MB (1,762,732 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 65% of users of Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Singapore.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26227
Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203314
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\pkgcache\{c0e5bd5a-ee0f-4e50-945f-0e12a04a6bdd}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\PkgCache\{C0E5BD5A-EE0F-4E50-945F-0E12A04A6BDD}\WindowsEmbeddedSilverlightTools.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 1.68 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools

Program executable:windowsembeddedsilverlighttools.exe
Name:Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools
Path:C:\ProgramData\pkgcache\{c0e5bd5a-ee0f-4e50-945f-0e12a04a6bdd}\windowsembeddedsilverlighttools.exe
MD5:f0b302f7e239598c074dbabd66a18804

How do I remove Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools?

You can uninstall Windows Embedded Silverlight 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 Embedded Silverlight 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 Windows Embedded Silverlight Tools.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win XP 6%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
64.52%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.82%
Windows 10 29.41%
Windows Vista 5.88%
Windows XP 5.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 29.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.65%
Windows 8.1 Pro 11.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.76%
Windows 10 Pro 5.88%
Windows 8.1 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.52%
  India 6.45%
  Singapore 3.23%
  Brazil 3.23%
  Taiwan 3.23%
  France 3.23%
  Netherlands 3.23%
  Germany 3.23%
  Canada 3.23%
  United Arab Emirates 3.23%
  Italy 3.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 33.33%
Acer 25.00%
Toshiba 16.67%
ASUS 8.33%
Intel 8.33%
Hewlett-Packard 8.33%
Common models
Dell Precision M4700 14.29%
Acer Aspire one 7.14%
Acer Aspire E5-573 7.14%
TOSHIBA Satellite L355 7.14%
Packard Bell iMedia S2885 7.14%
LENOVO 4389RT9 7.14%

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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