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9% remove it91% keep it
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Heritage of Kings - The Settlers

What is Heritage of Kings - The Settlers?  (from Blue Byte)

Heritage of Kings The Settlers is a world-building strategy game with fully rendered 3D visuals and unavoidably addictive gameplay. Players can dive into a detailed medieval world offering a unique mix of RTS and simulation gameplay. A fully functioning community can be created, new advancements can be discovered, and ...  Read more

Overview

Heritage of Kings - The Settlers is a software program developed by Blue Byte. 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 setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 1.19 GB (1,274,765,309 bytes). The installed file SHoKAutoUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 83% of users of Heritage of Kings - The Settlers come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Greece.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Blue Byte\Heritage of Kings - The Settlers
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8
Estimated size: 1.19 GB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Heritage of Kings - The Settlers

  • SHoKAutoUpdate.exe - THE SETTLERS - Heritage of Kings Auto Update
  • S5Lua5.dll - Lua 5 Dynamic Link Library for Settlers 5
  • S5ZLib.dll - zlib Dynamic Link Library for Settlers 5
  • RegistrationReminder.exe - Registration Reminder Application (Register Reminder Application)
  • settlershok.exe - THE SETTLERS - Heritage of Kings
  • detectionapi.dll - Detection Tool
  • directx9tests.dll
  • s5detection.exe
  • tincat2.dll (by instance four) - TinCat 2 Network System (TinCat 2 Library)
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Windows Image Helper
  • MFC71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
  • mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
  • s5detectionlocal.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • s5detection.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BE16E03A-5479-4340-92DD-D4B42C84B8E1}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Heritage of Kings - The Settlers?

You can uninstall Heritage of Kings - The Settlers 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 Heritage of Kings - The Settlers, 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 Heritage of Kings - The Settlers.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#49,793

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.72%
Windows 10 37.93%
Windows Vista 6.90%
Windows XP 3.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.38%
Windows 10 Home 20.69%
Windows 8.1 17.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.90%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.90%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

82.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 82.61%
  Canada 13.04%
  Greece 2.17%
  Philippines 2.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.17%
Dell 16.67%
Acer 16.67%
Toshiba 12.50%
ASUS 8.33%
GIGABYTE 4.17%
Sahara 4.17%
Lenovo 4.17%
Alienware 4.17%
Common models
BIOSTAR Group A780L3C 7.14%
ASUSTeK CG5270 3.57%
ASUS All Series 3.57%
Alienware M17x 3.57%
ACRSYS ACRPRDCT 3.57%
Acer Aspire XC-603G 3.57%

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