Should I remove Guild Wars?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,940
United States Rank #17,755
Reach 0.0077%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.60 days
430.61 days >
Average installed length: 226.25 days
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Guild Wars
from ArenaNet
What is Guild Wars?
Guild Wars is a competitive online role-playing game where players use a 3D avatar to interact with the world around them. The game predominantly features a third person perspective but also has the option of first person. Guild Wars does not have a typical subscription fee.
Overview
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 Gw.exe. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 2.24 MB (2,351,052 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.guildwars.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\guild wars
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/29720
Estimated size: 2.24 MB
Files installed by Guild Wars
| Program executable: | Gw.exe |
| Name: | Guild Wars |
| Guild Wars Game Client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\guild wars\Gw.exe |
| MD5: | 694c2c35e4b52f1f82f4b031958c9abb |
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Gw.exe - Guild Wars (Guild Wars Game Client)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Gw.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B21F87FE-9D0C-42A2-90E5-F469FC4F37B8}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Gw.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe'.
How do I remove Guild Wars?
You can uninstall Guild Wars from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Guild Wars, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Guild Wars.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #23,940
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.58% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.77% |
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| Windows XP |
1.32% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.32% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.67% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
15.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
1.33% |
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Geography
65.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
65.00% |
| Australia |
6.50% |
| Canada |
4.50% |
| United Kingdom |
4.00% |
| Germany |
3.00% |
| Netherlands |
2.50% |
| Spain |
1.50% |
| France |
1.50% |
| Italy |
1.50% |
| Norway |
1.50% |
| New Zealand |
1.50% |
| Austria |
0.50% |
| Costa Rica |
0.50% |
| Czech Republic |
0.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.08% |
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| Acer |
19.23% |
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| ASUS |
15.38% |
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| Dell |
12.82% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.69% |
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| Alienware |
6.41% |
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| Toshiba |
6.41% |
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| Intel |
3.85% |
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| Lenovo |
3.85% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.28% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.12% |
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| Alienware Alienware 14 |
2.06% |
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| Dell Dell System XPS L5... |
2.06% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000 |
2.06% |
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| HP ENVY TS 15 Notebook PC |
2.06% |
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| HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC |
2.06% |
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