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Should I remove XnView?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,411
United States Rank #10,664
Reach 0.0904%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 189.53 days
1024.64 days >
Average installed length: 538.37 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.99.6 100.00%

XnView 1.99.6

What is XnView?  (from Gougelet Pierre-e)

XnView is a fast multi-format graphics browser, viewer, and converter. It can read more than 400 file formats, e.g. GIF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, TARGA, multipage TIFF, camera RAW, JPEG 2000, MPEG, AVI, QuickTime. EXIF and IPTC metadata are also supported. The image viewer has an Explorer-like browser that allows quick and simp...  Read more

Overview

XnView 1.99.6 is a program developed by Gougelet Pierre-e. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is xnview.exe. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 16.57 MB (17,378,525 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 32% of users of XnView come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.xnview.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\XnView\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\XnView\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 16.57 MB

Program filesFiles installed by XnView 1.99.6

Program executable:xnview.exe
Name:XnView
XnView for Windows
Path:C:\Program Files\XnView\xnview.exe
MD5:f5c67b2f2fcaf54971bae9d317e0ff5a
Additional files:
  • XnView-win.exe - XnView (XnView Setup)
  • XnViewMediaDetector.exe - _ XnViewMediaDetector (XnViewMediaDetector)
  • nconvert.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • XnViewMediaDetector.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ShellEx' which loads as C:\Program Files\XnView\XnViewMediaDetector.exe.

How do I remove XnView?

You can uninstall XnView 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 XnView 1.99.6, 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 XnView.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.77%
Windows 10 15.81%
Windows XP 10.37%
Windows Vista 5.89%
Windows Server 2003 0.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.13%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.20%
Windows 7 Professional 15.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.21%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.51%
Windows 8 Pro 3.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.22% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 32.22%
  United States 17.43%
  France 10.76%
  Japan 3.44%
  Italy 2.53%
  Canada 2.15%
  Poland 2.04%
  United Kingdom 1.99%
  Spain 1.94%
  Austria 1.88%
  Russia 1.72%
  Belgium 1.67%
  Hungary 1.56%
  Netherlands 1.29%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.87%
Dell 19.09%
Acer 17.11%
GIGABYTE 12.03%
ASUS 10.15%
Medion 9.82%
Intel 3.20%
Toshiba 2.76%
American Megatrends 2.32%
Samsung 1.88%
Lenovo 1.77%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.64%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 3.48%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.19%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.90%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.61%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 2.61%

Publisher URL: www.xnview.com

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