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Should I remove Gears of War for Windows?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
United States Rank #35,207
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.3341.132 100.00%

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Gears of War for Windows

What is Gears of War for Windows?  (from Microsoft Game Studios)

Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing tale of humankind's epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. The storyline plays out like a Hollywood blockbuster -- lead character Mar...  Read more

Overview

Gears of War for Windows is a program developed by Microsoft Game Studios. The main program executable is wargame-g4wlive.exe. The setup package is about 6.36 MB (6,670,091 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 91% of users of Gears of War for Windows come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/games
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{4D530842-77D5-42F3-BAD3-A2100D0D8400} ARPNOREPAIR="1"
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 6.36 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Gears of War for Windows

Program executable:wargame-g4wlive.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\microsoft games\gears of war\binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe
MD5:92e2afc32fb7e7e866fa9d34bdabd2c2
Additional files:
  • GameuxInstallHelper.dll - Game Explorer Install Helper DLL
  • FirewallInstallHelper.dll - Firewall Install Helper DLL

How do I remove Gears of War for Windows?

You can uninstall Gears of War for Windows 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 Gears of War for Windows, 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 Gears of War for Windows.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
US RANK
#35,207

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.18%
Windows 10 31.82%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.91%
Windows 7 Professional 13.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.64%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.09%
Windows 10 Home 4.55%
Windows 10 Pro 4.55%

Distribution by countryGeography

91.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 91.43%
  France 5.71%
  Canada 2.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
GIGABYTE 16.67%
MSI 16.67%
Alienware 16.67%
Dell 8.33%
Acer 8.33%
ASUS 8.33%
Common models
MSI MS-7845 5.88%
MSI MS-7759 5.88%
MSI MS-7751 5.88%
MSI MS-7522 5.88%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GE60... 5.88%
Micro-Star MS-16F1 5.88%

About Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Studios is the video game production of Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox and Games for Windows.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com/games

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