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Media Center Cast
from 1geek1tool
What is Media Center Cast? (from 1geek1tool)
Media Center Cast allows you to watch online content on your HTPC without sacrificing your Windows Media Center experience. When running Media Center Cast, your TV is transformed into a handled-device-controlled-display. As soon as Media Center Cast is launched, you can start “casting” online content from any ChromeCas... Read more
Overview
Media Center Cast is a software program developed by 1geek1tool. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named mediacentercast.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 53.68 MB (56,288,381 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7. While about 56% of users of Media Center Cast come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.
Program details
URL: 1geek1tool.com/media-center-cast
Help link: 1geek1tool.com/mediacentercast
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\media center cast
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Media Center Cast\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 53.68 MB
Files installed by Media Center Cast
| Program executable: | mediacentercast.exe |
| Name: | MediaCenterCast |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\media center cast\mediacentercast.exe |
| MD5: | 8482e9b2c40759576d459e28c1fba3a2 |
Additional files:
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WinCast.exe - WinCast
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libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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MediaCenterCastBackgoundAddin.dll - MediaCenterCastBackgoundAddin
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Xilium.CefGlue.WindowsForms.dll - CefGlue.WindowsForms
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websocket-sharp.dll - websocket-sharp
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Xilium.CefGlue.dll (by Xilium Project) - Xilium CefGlue
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ChromeCast.dll - ChromeCast
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ffmpegsumo.dll
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uninstall.exe
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d3dcompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft)
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gacutil.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Global Assembly Cache Utility)
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- WinCast.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Media Center Cast' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Media Center Cast\WinCast.exe" /autorun /mce /system-tray.
How do I remove Media Center Cast?
You can uninstall Media Center Cast 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 Media Center Cast, 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 Media Center Cast.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win 7 (SP1) 18%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
63.64% |
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| Windows 7 |
36.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
18.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
18.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
18.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
18.18% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
9.09% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
9.09% |
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Geography
56.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
56.25% |
| Germany |
18.75% |
| Canada |
12.50% |
| United Kingdom |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
37.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
37.50% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| MSI MS-7623 |
12.50% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
12.50% |
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| HP ENVY 17 Leap Motion SE... |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard CQ2907EG |
12.50% |
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| Dell Precision WorkStatio... |
12.50% |
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| Dell Precision M4700 |
12.50% |
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