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Should I remove AOL Desktop Gold?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,665
United States Rank #11,922
Reach 0.0079%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.57 days
135.13 days >
Average installed length: 71.00 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
11.0.2510 2.58%
11.0.2481 2.58%
11.0.1904 1.29%
11.0.1892 1.94%
11.0.1888 1.29%
11.0.1883 1.29%
11.0.1855 3.23%
11.0.1831 2.58%
11.0.1805 5.81%
11.0.1804 0.65%
11.0.1781 8.39%
11.0.1761 5.16%
11.0.1759 0.65%
11.0.1757 0.65%
11.0.1732 7.10%
11.0.1713 1.29%
11.0.1703 1.29%
11.0.1695 4.52%
11.0.1671 2.58%
11.0.1648 2.58%
11.0.1579 10.32%
11.0.1567 5.16%
11.0.1550 12.26%
11.0.1518 10.97%
11.0.1477 0.65%
11.0.1443 1.94%
11.0.1314 0.65%
11.0.1187 0.65%

AOL Desktop Gold

Overview

AOL Desktop Gold is a program developed by Oath. The most used version is 11.0.1550, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 214.31 MB (224,718,559 bytes). Update.exe 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 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 99% of users of AOL Desktop Gold come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AOLDesktop
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AOLDesktop\Update.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 214.31 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by AOL Desktop Gold

  • Compuserve.exe - Compuserve Gold (Proxy Executable for Compuserve Gold)
  • Update.exe (by GitHub) - Update

How do I remove AOL Desktop Gold?

You can uninstall AOL Desktop Gold 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 AOL Desktop Gold, 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 AOL Desktop Gold.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 81%
Win 7 (SP1) 19%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#23,665

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 80.65%
Windows 7 19.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 63.87%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.26%
Windows 10 Pro 10.97%
Windows 7 Professional 5.81%
Windows 8.1 5.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.29%

Distribution by countryGeography

98.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 98.52%
  Germany 1.11%
  Canada 0.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 49.19%
Dell 23.39%
Lenovo 9.68%
Acer 5.65%
Toshiba 5.65%
ASUS 4.84%
Intel 0.81%
GIGABYTE 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.00%
HP HP Notebook 4.80%
HP HP Pavilion Desktop PC... 2.40%
Dell Inspiron 3847 1.60%
Dell Inspiron 3668 1.60%
Dell Inspiron 3650 1.60%

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