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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,468
United States Rank #6,802
Reach 0.0393%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.48 days
279.61 days >
Average installed length: 146.91 days
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You Have to Win the Game
from Minor Key Games
Overview
You Have to Win the Game is a program developed by Minor Key Games. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is TheGame.exe. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 111.17 MB (116,569,312 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 64% of users of You Have to Win the Game come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.piratehearts.com/blog/games/you-have-to-win-the-game
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\You Have to Win the Game
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/286100
Estimated size: 111.17 MB
Files installed by You Have to Win the Game
| Program executable: | TheGame.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\You Have to Win the Game\TheGame.exe |
| MD5: | 0585c333347bd4b207836a3ea5401e30 |
Additional files:
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TheGame.exe
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crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
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crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
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GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
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GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
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GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
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icui18n.dll
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icuuc.dll
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libavcodec-56.dll
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libavformat-56.dll
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libavresample-2.dll
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libavutil-54.dll
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libswscale-3.dll
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SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
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Steam.dll
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Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steamclient.dll
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steamclient64.dll
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steamerrorreporter.exe
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steamerrorreporter64.exe
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SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
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streaming_client.exe
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tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
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tier0_s64.dll
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uninstall.exe
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v8.dll
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video.dll
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vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
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vstdlib_s64.dll
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winh264.dll
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AppOverlay.dll - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
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AppOverlay64.dll
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CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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openvr_api.dll
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steam_api.dll - Steam Client API
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Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
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SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
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WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D009BE82-F7E7-4FF3-A787-45F925EB9355}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
Startup File (User Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- TheGame.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\You Have to Win the Game\TheGame.exe'.
How do I remove You Have to Win the Game?
You can uninstall You Have to Win the Game from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program You Have to Win the Game, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove You Have to Win the Game.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 53%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
52.70% |
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| Windows 7 |
44.99% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.54% |
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| Windows XP |
0.77% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.55% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
22.97% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.90% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.84% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.10% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.52% |
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Geography
63.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
63.79% |
| United Kingdom |
6.45% |
| Canada |
4.08% |
| Australia |
2.46% |
| Germany |
1.99% |
| Italy |
1.90% |
| France |
1.71% |
| Brazil |
1.52% |
| Finland |
1.14% |
| Netherlands |
1.04% |
| Norway |
0.76% |
| Belgium |
0.66% |
| Mexico |
0.66% |
| New Zealand |
0.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.44% |
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| ASUS |
16.83% |
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| Dell |
15.23% |
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| Acer |
13.83% |
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| Toshiba |
9.82% |
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| Lenovo |
7.01% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.21% |
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| MSI |
2.81% |
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| Samsung |
2.61% |
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| Alienware |
2.40% |
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| Apple |
0.60% |
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| Intel |
0.60% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
3.80% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.42% |
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| HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC |
3.04% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.04% |
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| ASUSTeK G75VW |
2.66% |
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| MSI MS-7721 |
2.66% |
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