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Should I remove DesktopSlides?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,403
United States Rank #36,447
Reach 0.0088%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.66 days
226.02 days >
Average installed length: 118.76 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.1 95.38%
2.0 3.47%
1.0 1.16%

DesktopSlides

Overview

DesktopSlides is a program developed by WallpapersWide.com. The most used version is 2.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is desktopslides.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 1.66 MB (1,740,699 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 18% of users of DesktopSlides come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and DZ.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: wallpaperswide.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DesktopSlides\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\DesktopSlides\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.66 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DesktopSlides

Program executable:desktopslides.exe
Name:DesktopSlides
Path:C:\Program Files\desktopslides\desktopslides.exe
MD5:ac0c490c31631cef4adab7ebd79a6018

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • DesktopSlides.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Startup File (User Run)
  • DesktopSlides.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DesktopSlides' and executes as C:\Program Files\DesktopSlides\DesktopSlides.exe totray.

How do I remove DesktopSlides?

You can uninstall DesktopSlides 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 DesktopSlides, 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 DesktopSlides.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win XP 1%
 
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 53.76%
Windows 10 36.42%
Windows XP 5.78%
Windows Vista 4.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.12%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.97%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.94%
Windows 10 Pro 6.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.78%
Windows 8 Pro 4.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

17.54% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 17.54%
  United States 16.96%
  DZ 5.85%
  Saudi Arabia 5.85%
  India 5.26%
  Sweden 4.09%
  United Kingdom 4.09%
  Brazil 3.51%
  France 3.51%
  MA 2.92%
  Egypt 2.92%
  Portugal 2.34%
  Italy 2.34%
  IQ 1.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 26.96%
Hewlett-Packard 26.96%
Acer 13.91%
ASUS 12.17%
GIGABYTE 4.35%
Lenovo 4.35%
Samsung 3.48%
Toshiba 2.61%
Intel 1.74%
Medion 1.74%
Apple 0.87%
Alienware 0.87%
Common models
HP Pro 3400 Series MT 2.59%
HP EliteBook 8470p 2.59%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.59%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.59%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.59%
ASUSTeK K55A 1.72%

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