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Should I remove Microsoft Kinect SDK?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,522
United States Rank #18,327
Reach 0.0114%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.24 days
361.04 days >
Average installed length: 189.70 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.3.191 87.11%
1.0.3.190 12.89%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Microsoft

Microsoft Kinect SDK v1.0

Overview

Microsoft Kinect SDK v1.0 is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 1.0.3.191, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 183 files and is usually about 115.93 KB (118,710 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 49% of users of Microsoft Kinect SDK come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=236056
Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=236069
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{EB29DC4E-E100-4967-AD38-58E283631C6B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 115.93 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Kinect SDK v1.0

  • ctrpp.exe - parse/validate performance counter manifest and generate helper source files
  • espui.dll - Microsoft® Windows(TM) Economical Service Provider Configuration
  • EspExe.Exe - Microsoft® Windows(TM) Economical Service Provider Application
  • vcredist_ia64.exe - Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 IA64 Redistributable (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 IA64 Redistributable Setup)
  • Microsoft.Speech.dll - Microsoft Server Speech Platform Runtime (x86)
  • vcredist_x64.exe - Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Setup)
  • vcredist_x86.exe - Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup)
  • Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop.dll - Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop
  • signtool.exe - Authenticode(R) - signing and verifying tool
  • genmanifest.exe - Windows Rights Managment manifest generator
  • isXPS.exe - Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System
  • make-shell.exe - makekit
  • checkv4.exe - IPv4-specific Code Identification Utility
  • ecmangen.exe - Instrumentation manifest generation tool
  • RcDll.Dll - Microsoft Windows Resource Compiler DLL
  • MakeCat.Exe - Microsoft Trust Make Catalog utility
  • Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll - Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions
  • Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration.dll - Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration
  • Setup.exe - Windows 7.1 Software Development Kit (Setup)
  • KinectAudioDemo.exe - Microsoft® Kinect for Windows SDK (KinectAudioDemo)
  • KinectExplorer.exe - Kinect Explorer
  • Microsoft.Kinect.dll - Microsoft.Kinect
  • Microsoft.Samples.Kinect.WpfViewers.dll - Microsoft.Samples.Kinect.WpfViewers
  • SampleBrowser.exe - SampleBrowser
  • ShapeGame.exe - ShapeGame
  • SkeletalViewer.exe - Kinect for Windows SDK Skeletal Viewer
  • FiltReg.exe - Filter registration dump utility
  • IViewers.Dll - OLE/COM Object Interface Viewer
  • AccEvent.exe - Microsoft Active Accessibility (Accessible Event Watcher (32-bit UNICODE Release))
  • al.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Assembly Linker command line tool)
  • Event.dll - Active Accessibility Event Tester Event Hook (32-bit UNICODE Release)
  • guidgen.exe - Microsoft ® GUIDGEN Application
  • ifilttst.exe - IFilter command line test tool
  • Inspect.exe - Inspect Object (32-bit UNICODE Release)
  • msdbg2.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 (Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0 Debugging Proxy/Stub)
  • pdm.dll - Process Debug Manager
  • pdmproxy100.dll - Microsoft Process Debug Manager Proxy/Stub v10.0
  • WindowsSdkVer.exe - Windows SDK Configuration Tool
  • gc.exe - GC - Console grammar compiler
  • IACOM.dll - Microsoft Tablet PC Component
  • IALoader.dll
  • Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.dll - Microsoft(R) Codename AzureAD (Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory)
  • Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.WindowsForms.dll
  • midl.exe - Microsoft IDL Compiler Driver
  • FUSLOGVW.exe - Microsoft(R) .NET Framework (Microsoft .Net Framework Assembly Binding Log Viewer)
  • gacutil.exe
  • ildasm.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework IL disassembler
  • MergeMod.Dll - Windows Installer - Unicode (MSM Merge Tool COM Server)
  • RC.Exe - Microsoft Resource Compiler
  • SvcConfigEditor.exe
  • hmmapi.dll - Windows® Internet Explorer (Microsoft HTTP Mail Simple MAPI)
  • iediagcmd.exe - Diagnostics utility for Internet Explorer
  • iedvtool.dll - Internet Explorer F12 developer tools
  • ieinstal.exe - Internet Explorer Add-on Installer
  • ielowutil.exe - Internet Low-Mic Utility Tool
  • ieproxy.dll - IE ActiveX Interface Marshaling Library
  • IEShims.dll - Internet Explorer Compatibility Shims
  • iexplore.exe - Internet Explorer
  • jsdbgui.dll - Script Debugger
  • jsdebuggeride.dll - JScript Debugger IDE
  • JSProfilerCore.dll - F12 JScript Profiler

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

iexplore.exe
Memory:13.15 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0365226742%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01742175%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01910092%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:52
70 average

How do I remove Microsoft Kinect SDK?

You can uninstall Microsoft Kinect SDK 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 Microsoft Kinect SDK v1.0, 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 Kinect SDK.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#19,522

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.84%
Windows 10 32.16%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.67%
Windows 7 Professional 8.89%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.44%
Windows 8.1 4.44%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.80%
  United Kingdom 4.00%
  Netherlands 3.20%
  Turkey 2.40%
  India 2.00%
  Indonesia 2.00%
  Saudi Arabia 2.00%
  Malaysia 2.00%
  South Africa 1.60%
  Brazil 1.60%
  Canada 1.60%
  Hungary 1.60%
  France 1.20%
  Norway 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.58%
ASUS 18.06%
Acer 17.42%
Dell 16.13%
Lenovo 8.39%
Toshiba 6.45%
GIGABYTE 5.81%
Samsung 2.58%
Intel 1.94%
American Megatrends 0.65%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.83%
ASUS All Series 2.50%
ASUSTeK K46CB 1.67%
ASUSTeK K53E 1.67%
ASUSTeK K55VJ 1.67%
ASUSTeK N73SV 1.67%

About Microsoft

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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