Microsoft Help Viewer
What is Microsoft Help Viewer?
Microsoft Help Viewer is the offline help system (local help) developed by Microsoft that ships with Visual Studio 2010 and its associated MSDN Library. Help file has a ".mshc" (Microsoft Help Container) file extension and is simply a standard Zip file renamed. It contains no proprietary files, just the author's content files.
Overview
The most used version is 2.2.23107, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 64.96 MB (68,120,355 bytes).
Program details
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 1.1\install.exe
Estimated size: 64.96 MB
Files installed by Microsoft Help Viewer
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HelpLibAgent.exe - Microsoft Help Viewer
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HelpLibManager.exe
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HlpViewer.exe
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Microsoft.Help.dll
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sqmapi.dll - SQM Client
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HlpCtntMgr.exe
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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Help.dll
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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Help.Runtime.dll
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
HelpLibAgent.exe |
Memory: | 53.74 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000432144% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00001256% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003065% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 10,770,436 | |
Switches/sec: | 22 | |
I/O reads/min: | 2.72 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 42 Bytes | |
How do I remove Microsoft Help Viewer?
You can uninstall Microsoft Help Viewer 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 Microsoft Help Viewer, 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 Microsoft Help Viewer.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
80.00%
United States
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Geography
80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
80.00% |
Turkey |
20.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo |
50.00% |
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Dell |
50.00% |
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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com