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Should I remove Windows Phone Support Tool?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,037
United States Rank #28,892
Reach 0.0070%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0000 85.51%
1.0.0000 14.49%

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Windows Phone Support Tool

Overview

Windows Phone Support Tool is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 2.0.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 14.08 MB (14,766,080 bytes). microsoft.windowsmobile.deviceupdate.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 33% of users of Windows Phone Support Tool come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\zune
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{37E02D46-62B8-429D-90FD-FB5487713DFA}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 14.08 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Windows Phone Support Tool

  • microsoft.windowsmobile.deviceupdate.dll - Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System (Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Update)
  • wm7update.dll - Windows Mobile 7 Update Tool
  • updatewp.exe - UpdateWP
  • interop.wm7updatelib.dll - Zune®
  • interop.zunewmdulib.dll - Interop.ZuneWmdu.dll

How do I remove Windows Phone Support Tool?

You can uninstall Windows Phone Support Tool 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 Phone Support Tool, 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 Phone Support Tool.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 72%
Win 10 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#25,037

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.46%
Windows 10 23.91%
Windows Vista 2.17%
Windows XP 1.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.01%
Windows 7 Professional 12.32%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.25%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.35%
Windows 10 Pro 3.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 32.89%
  Germany 17.45%
  United Kingdom 8.72%
  Italy 8.05%
  France 5.37%
  Belgium 2.68%
  Finland 2.68%
  Vietnam 2.01%
  Spain 2.01%
  Netherlands 2.01%
  Slovenia 1.34%
  India 1.34%
  Israel 1.34%
  Ireland 1.34%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Dell 18.82%
Acer 16.47%
GIGABYTE 12.94%
ASUS 10.59%
Samsung 5.88%
MSI 3.53%
Toshiba 3.53%
Lenovo 2.35%
Alienware 2.35%
American Megatrends 2.35%
Gateway 1.18%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.88%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.88%
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H 1.92%
LENOVO 3448B66 1.92%
HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... 1.92%
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 1.92%

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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