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Should I remove Microsoft Lync Basic 2013?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,009
United States Rank #8,776
Reach 0.0422%

Versions

VersionDistribution
15.0.4569.1506 63.54%
15.0.4420.1017 36.46%

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Microsoft Lync Basic 2013

What is Microsoft Lync Basic 2013?  (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 gives you instant messaging (IM), audio and video calls, online meetings, availability (presence) information, and sharing capabilities all from one, easy-to-use program. It’s a slimmer version of the full Lync 2013 client and provides the same core functionality. Lync Basic 2013 provides all ...  Read more

Overview

Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 15.0.4569.1506, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 primary executable is named REGPOL.EXE. The setup package generally installs about 63 files and is usually about 260.78 MB (273,451,738 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 Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 come from the United States, it is also popular in India and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2013\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE15\Office Setup Controller\setup.exe" /uninstall LYNCENTRY /dll OSETUP.DLL
Estimated size: 260.78 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Lync Basic 2013

Program executable:REGPOL.EXE
Path:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\REGPOL.EXE
MD5:b6b010ba77c7812e2904b5a3bd61aea0
Additional files:
  • IEAWSDC.DLL - Microsoft Office Template and Media Control (Microsoft Office 2013 component)
  • MSOCFU.DLL - Microsoft Office Client Frame Utilities
  • MSOCFUIUTILITIESDLL.DLL
  • MSODCW.DLL - Microsoft Office Disk Cleanup Wizard
  • mmvrairspace.dll - Microsoft Lync Server W15 (CTP2) (Microsoft Real Time Media Office AirSpace Video Renderer)
  • mmvrcustom.dll - Microsoft Real Time Media Custom Video Renderer
  • DBGHELP.DLL - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • MSOCF.DLL - Microsoft Office Client Frame
  • CLVIEW.EXE - Microsoft Office Help Viewer
  • CSS7DATA0009.DLL - Natural Language Components (Microsoft English Natural Language Server Data and Code)
  • CSS7DATA000A.DLL - Microsoft Spanish Natural Language Server Data and Code
  • CSS7DATA000C.DLL - Microsoft French Natural Language Server Data and Code
  • mscss7en.dll - Natural Language Development Platform 7 - PRM
  • mscss7es.dll
  • mscss7fr.dll
  • msproof7.dll - Proofing Services
  • Appshapi.dll - Microsoft Lync Server 2013 (Application Sharing API module)
  • appshcom.dll - App sharing COM Objects
  • appshvw.dll - App sharing ActiveX Client
  • FORM.DLL - Asian OCR for ScanSoft API (Table Recognition for Asian OCR)
  • AppSharingChromeHook.dll - Microsoft Office 2013 (Microsoft Lync)
  • AppSharingHookController.exe
  • appsharingmediaprovider.dll
  • AutoHelper.dll
  • BCSLaunch.dll
  • CSIRESOURCES.DLL - Office Document Cache Intl Pluggable UI
  • EntityDataHandler.dll
  • EntityPicker.dll
  • IGX.DLL - Microsoft Igx
  • INTLDATE.DLL
  • lync.exe
  • lyncDesktopViewModel.dll
  • lynchtmlconv.exe
  • lynchtmlconvpxy.dll - HTML Converter for Lync
  • lyncModelProxy.dll
  • MeetingJoinAxOC.dll
  • MSBARCODE.DLL - Microsoft Office Barcode Rendering Library
  • MSOHEV.DLL
  • MSOHEVI.DLL
  • MSOHTMED.EXE
  • msoia.exe - Office Telemetry Agent
  • msoianetutil.dll - Office Telemetry Agent network utility library
  • MSOSB.DLL
  • MSOSTYLE.DLL - Microsoft Office IME Shared property library
  • MSOSYNC.EXE - Microsoft Office Document Cache
  • msotelemetry.dll - Microsoft Office Telemetry Data
  • MSOTH.DLL
  • MSOUC.EXE - Microsoft Office Upload Center
  • FIRSTRUN.EXE - Microsoft Office

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • MSOSYNC.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft Office 15 Sync Maintenance for tjm-PC-'tjm tjm-PC'.
  • msoia.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • MSOSYNC.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft Office 15 Sync Maintenance for kaan-anka kaan.
  • msoia.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

MSOSYNC.EXE
Memory:7.13 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.4328386573%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.25331791%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.17952075%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Microsoft Lync Basic 2013?

You can uninstall Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 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 Microsoft Lync Basic 2013, 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 Microsoft Lync Basic 2013.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.58%
Windows 10 39.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 31.68%
Windows 7 Enterprise 11.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.55%
Windows 10 Pro 8.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.10%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.86%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.23%
  India 6.83%
  United Kingdom 3.92%
  France 3.72%
  Germany 2.61%
  Brazil 2.41%
  Italy 2.21%
  Canada 2.11%
  Netherlands 1.91%
  Australia 1.71%
  Mexico 1.41%
  Sweden 1.31%
  Spain 1.31%
  Finland 1.11%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 40.07%
Hewlett-Packard 31.99%
Lenovo 7.35%
ASUS 6.43%
Acer 4.96%
Toshiba 3.31%
Samsung 2.57%
GIGABYTE 2.21%
Intel 1.10%
Common models
Dell Latitude E6430 3.67%
Dell OptiPlex 7010 3.67%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.00%
HP EliteBook 8460p 2.67%
Dell Latitude E5430 non-v... 2.00%
Dell Latitude E6420 2.00%

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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