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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,731
United States Rank #14,859
Reach 0.0124%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.76 days
435.27 days >
Average installed length: 228.70 days
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Heroes of the Storm Public Test
Overview
Heroes of the Storm Public Test is a software program developed by Blizzard Entertainment. 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 primary executable is named heroesswitcher.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 12.9 MB (13,528,874 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 57% of users of Heroes of the Storm Public Test come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.
Program details
URL: us.battle.net/support/en/games/heroes
Installation folder: C:\Diablo III\Heroes of the Storm Public Test
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Battle.net\Agent\Blizzard Uninstaller.exe" --lang=enUS --uid=heroes_ptr --displayname="Heroes of the Storm Public Test"
Estimated size: 12.9 MB
Files installed by Heroes of the Storm Public Test
| Program executable: | heroesswitcher.exe |
| Name: | HeroesSwitcher (Retail) |
| HeroesSwitcher |
| Path: | C:\diablo iii\heroes of the storm public test\support\heroesswitcher.exe |
| MD5: | 043a0e6aa6d8196a0f2ada3f611935f2 |
Additional files:
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Heroes of the Storm Public Test.exe - Heroes of the Storm Public Test
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Agent.exe - Blizzard File Switcher
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Blizzard Uninstaller.exe - Blizzard Uninstaller
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Battle.net.dll - Battle.net (Battle.net Client Library)
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Battle.net-64.dll
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BlizzardError.exe - BlizzardError
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D3DCompiler_42.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dx11_42.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 10.1 Extensions
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d3dx9_42.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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fmodex_4_44_23.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD (FMOD Ex Sound System)
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fmodex64_4_44_23.dll (by Firelight Technologies)
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Heroes of the Storm.exe - Heroes of the Storm
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HeroesOfTheStorm.exe - Heroes of the Storm (Retail)
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HeroesOfTheStorm_x64.exe
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HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe - HeroesSwitcher (Retail) (HeroesSwitcher)
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icudt52.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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icuin52.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU I18N DLL
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icuuc52.dll - ICU Common DLL
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msvcp100.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcp80.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
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msvcr100.dll
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msvcr80.dll
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PrePopulateCache.exe
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RzAPM.DLL (by Razer USA) - Razer APM Module
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SystemSurvey.exe - SystemSurvey
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Heroes of the Storm.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CE186B6C-527E-489E-925A-F887D865B7C9}' (runs on registration).
- BlizzardError.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3859D51B-D544-4326-9E27-29E715265BF1}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Heroes of the Storm Public Test?
You can uninstall Heroes of the Storm Public Test 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 Heroes of the Storm Public Test, 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 Heroes of the Storm Public Test.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 75%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #18,731
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
74.59% |
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| Windows 7 |
25.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.41% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
37.70% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
18.85% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.84% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.02% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.51% |
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Geography
56.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
56.78% |
| France |
6.94% |
| Germany |
5.99% |
| Italy |
3.15% |
| Canada |
2.84% |
| United Kingdom |
2.84% |
| Sweden |
2.52% |
| Netherlands |
1.89% |
| Brazil |
1.58% |
| Spain |
1.58% |
| Finland |
1.26% |
| Norway |
1.26% |
| Australia |
0.95% |
| Russia |
0.95% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
22.55% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.61% |
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| Acer |
16.67% |
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| Dell |
10.78% |
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| Lenovo |
9.80% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.84% |
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| MSI |
5.88% |
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| Alienware |
3.92% |
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| Medion |
1.96% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.98% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
17.04% |
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| MSI MS-7917 |
2.96% |
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| ASUSTeK K30AD_M31AD_M51AD |
2.22% |
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| Alienware Alienware X51 R... |
1.48% |
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| Dell XPS 8700 |
1.48% |
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| LENOVO 80HE |
1.48% |
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About Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment is a video game developer & publisher that originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game ports for other studios before beginning development of their own program with the development of games like Rock n' Roll Racing & The Lost Vikings.
Publisher URL: us.blizzard.com