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Should I remove Age of Empires II: HD Edition?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,207
United States Rank #2,174
Reach 0.2901%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.17 days
565.45 days >
Average installed length: 297.10 days

Other programs by Hidden Path Entertainment

Age of Empires II: HD Edition

What is Age of Empires II: HD Edition?  (from Hidden Path Entertainment)

Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition with new features, trading cards, improved AI, workshop support, multiplayer, Steamworks integration and more! Explore new maps, multiplayer scenarios, and user created campaigns. Or reinvent your game experience with new sounds, visuals, AI, units, and more! R...  Read more

Overview

Age of Empires II: HD Edition is a program developed by Hidden Path Entertainment. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 AoK HD.exe. The software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 14.32 MB (15,018,476 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 49% of users of Age of Empires II: HD Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.AgeofEmpires.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\steam\steamapps\common\Age2HD
Uninstaller: "C:\steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/221380
Estimated size: 14.32 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Age of Empires II: HD Edition

Program executable:AoK HD.exe
Name:age2_x1
Age of Empires II HD
Path:C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Age2HD\AoK HD.exe
MD5:b8495e8c547a09eca8613db6f423b2ad
Additional files:
  • AoK HD.exe (by Microsoft) - age2_x1 (Age of Empires II HD)
  • Launcher.exe
  • language.dll
  • SteamTmp.exe (by Valve) - Steam
  • 39dll.dll
  • 7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
  • AoFE_Launcher.exe (by Cysion) - Age of Empires II: Forgotten Empires Setup
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • AppOverlay64.dll - Steam Application Overlay (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • Archive.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • avutil-ttv-51.dll
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • crashhandler64.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dsound.dll
  • ebueulax.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - gameoverlayui.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • language_x1.dll
  • language_x1_p1.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libcurl-ttv.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • libeay32-ttv.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • libmfxsw32.dll (by Intel) - Intel® Media SDK (Intel® Media SDK library)
  • libmp3lame-ttv.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • ssleay32-ttv.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • Steam.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • steam_api.dll - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
  • Steam2.dll
  • steamclient.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamclient64.dll - Steamclient.dll (buildbot_winslave05_steam_steam_rel_client_win64@winslave05)
  • steamerrorreporter.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04)
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe - steamerrorreporter.exe (Dave_Steam_i7@DAVE)
  • swresample-ttv-0.dll
  • twitchsdk_32_release.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper
  • zlibwapi.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8D3582C1-41C7-41A8-B26C-6621A697867F}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
  • AoFE_Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E389284B-9178-4758-9AE5-D34C9DD64701}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (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.
  • SteamTmp.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.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Age2HD\Launcher.exe'.
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00558933%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:194
70 average
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:267.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0006968955%
Kernel CPU:0.00044949%
User CPU:0.00024741%
CPU cycles/sec:76,613,797
I/O reads/min:129.48 KB
I/O writes/min:2.88 MB
SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove Age of Empires II: HD Edition?

You can uninstall Age of Empires II: HD Edition 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 Age of Empires II: HD Edition, 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 Age of Empires II: HD Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 49%
Win 8.1 0%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 49.45%
Windows 10 49.31%
Windows Vista 1.00%
Windows XP 0.24%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.95%
Windows 8.1 17.84%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.99%
Windows 10 Home 11.43%
Windows 7 Professional 8.10%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.38%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.09%
  United Kingdom 7.74%
  Canada 5.49%
  France 4.92%
  Germany 4.33%
  Australia 4.27%
  Sweden 2.47%
  Netherlands 2.45%
  Brazil 1.73%
  Norway 1.60%
  Finland 1.38%
  DK 1.36%
  Italy 1.27%
  Belgium 1.15%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.75%
ASUS 19.33%
Acer 13.98%
Dell 13.73%
GIGABYTE 8.25%
Lenovo 7.04%
Toshiba 6.34%
MSI 3.57%
Samsung 3.25%
Alienware 3.18%
Intel 0.64%
Apple 0.54%
Common models
ASUS All Series 15.05%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.10%
MSI MS-7821 2.87%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.54%
MSI MS-7693 2.41%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.21%

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