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Should I remove Dictate?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #26,612
United States Rank #17,704
Reach 0.0061%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.01.0000 9.92%
5.00.0000 90.08%

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Dictate

Overview

Dictate is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 5.00.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 15 files and is usually about 1.22 MB (1,278,613 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 73% of users of Dictate come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Dictate 1.0\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{8475267E-D7DF-4A6D-A126-2C6B519E6F74}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.22 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Dictate

  • Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop.dll - Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop
  • Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.v4.0.Utilities.dll - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2010
  • Microsoft.Office.Tools.dll
  • Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities.dll
  • Microsoft.Office.Tools.v4.0.Framework.dll
  • Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll - Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions
  • Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.dll - Microsoft.Threading.Tasks
  • SpeechClient.dll - Microsoft Speech (1.0.0.1)

How do I remove Dictate?

You can uninstall Dictate 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 Dictate, 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 Dictate.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 90%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#26,612

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 90.08%
Windows 7 9.92%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 52.07%
Windows 10 Pro 32.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium 3.31%
Windows 7 Professional 3.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.31%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 2.48%

Distribution by countryGeography

72.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 72.63%
  Germany 11.73%
  France 5.59%
  Italy 2.79%
  Netherlands 2.79%
  Singapore 1.12%
  Canada 0.56%
  Switzerland 0.56%
  Czech Republic 0.56%
  Spain 0.56%
  United Kingdom 0.56%
  Sweden 0.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Acer 21.43%
ASUS 14.29%
Dell 11.43%
Lenovo 7.14%
GIGABYTE 4.29%
Medion 4.29%
Samsung 2.86%
American Megatrends 2.86%
Intel 1.43%
Common models
HP 750-524 4.90%
ASUS All Series 2.94%
Acer Aspire ES1-131 1.96%
ZOTAC XXXXXX 1.96%
XMG P65_P67RGRERA 0.98%
Wortmann_AG TERRA_MOBILE_... 0.98%

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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