Should I remove Microsoft Help Viewer?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.30319	99.98%
1.0.30128	0.02%

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from Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Help Viewer is the offline help system (local help) developed by Microsoft that ships with Visual Studio. The user experience for Microsoft Help Viewer 1.x is that topics can be viewed in any installed web browser – a separate application, such as the Microsoft Document Explorer included with Microsoft Help 2, is not necessary. The browser-based model is meant to provide a more lightweight navigation, downloading, and reading experience than earlier help-viewer models.

The most used version is 1.0.30319, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is HelpLibManager.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 6.37 MB (6,683,707 bytes).

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133405

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v1.0\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v1.0\Microsoft Help Viewer 1.0\install.exe

Estimated size: 6.37 MB

HelpLibAgent.exe
Memory:	53.74 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000432144%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00001256%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00003065%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	10,770,436	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	22	70 average
I/O reads/min:	2.72 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	42 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 Microsoft Help Viewer 1.0, 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 Microsoft Help Viewer.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 57% Win 7 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 9% Keep it 91%

GLOBAL RANK #844

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	31.03%
Germany	5.91%
France	4.41%
India	4.21%
United Kingdom	3.68%
Italy	3.10%
Canada	2.46%
MA	2.40%
Iran	2.16%
Brazil	2.15%
Taiwan	1.57%
Israel	1.50%
Netherlands	1.44%
Australia	1.29%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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