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What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,697
United States Rank #16,828
Reach 0.0172%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.07 days
503.57 days >
Average installed length: 264.59 days

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VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 100.00%

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THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire

What is THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire?  (from Ubisoft)

Offering a deep economic system, ensure your empire is balanced and prosperous with the right number of professions, and goods to guarantee all your settlers are happy with their lives. Create big bustling cities with visual feedback on building progress and the feelings of Settlers. Four climatic zones and seasons whi...  Read more

Overview

THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire is a software program developed by Ubisoft. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named settlers6.exe. The setup package generally installs about 21 files and is usually about 2.41 MB (2,527,700 bytes). The installed file S6GameUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 37% of users of THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.ubi.com/UK/Games/Info.aspx?pId=5692
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D3F80A98-05AB-4D8C-9272-766CCFA6A48D}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 2.41 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire

Program executable:settlers6.exe
Name:THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire
Path:C:\Program Files\ubisoft\the settlers - rise of an empire\base\bin\settlers6.exe
MD5:a2a72e077e9324876115754f27744c49
Additional files:
  • S6GameUpdate.exe - Autopatch (Autopatch system)
  • Play Settlers 6.exe (by Blue Byte GmbH) - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire (THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire Launcher)
  • S6MapEditor.exe (by Blue Byte GmbH) - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire Map Editor
  • S6BaseGDF.dll - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire Game Definition File
  • S6PDFLauncher.exe - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire PDF Launcher
  • S6TDVM.dll (by Solidshield Technologies) - Solidshield Library
  • S6Uninstall.exe - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire Uninstall Helper
  • atimgpud.dll
  • BBLua51.dll - Blue Byte Lua Dll
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • dvm.dll - TDVM Library
  • mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • Play Settlers 6 - The Eastern Realm.exe - THE SETTLERS - The Eastern Realm Launcher
  • S6Extra1GDF.dll - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire - The Eastern Realm (THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire - The Eastern Realm Game Definition File)
  • S6METDVM.dll (by Solidshield Technologies) - DVM Library
  • Tagesclient.exe (by Tagès SA) - T@GES (Tagès Activation Client)
  • um.dll - THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire Support Dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • Play Settlers 6.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9B5879AA-48B2-4DF1-AF70-D82C2B5EA397}' (runs on registration).
  • Play Settlers 6 - The Eastern Realm.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6839FF1D-AD05-4843-B2BF-4DFC2114268F}' (runs on registration).
  • Settlers6.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{821081A1-7A82-4716-AF01-0B9213561F9C}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Settlers6.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire\base\bin\Settlers6.exe'.

How do I remove THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire?

You can uninstall THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire 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 THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire, 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 THE SETTLERS - Rise of an Empire.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,697

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.72%
Windows 10 25.37%
Windows Vista 7.37%
Windows XP 3.54%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.66%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.04%
Windows 8.1 7.96%
Windows 10 Home 7.08%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.19%
Windows 7 Professional 4.42%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.02%
  United Kingdom 17.99%
  Netherlands 8.23%
  Belgium 5.66%
  Sweden 3.60%
  Hungary 2.83%
  Canada 2.31%
  Norway 2.31%
  Australia 1.80%
  Czech Republic 1.80%
  South Africa 1.80%
  Poland 1.54%
  DK 1.29%
  Finland 1.29%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.13%
Acer 21.61%
Dell 16.08%
ASUS 11.06%
GIGABYTE 7.04%
Samsung 7.04%
Intel 2.51%
Lenovo 2.51%
Toshiba 2.51%
Alienware 1.51%
American Megatrends 1.01%
MSI 1.01%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.41%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.68%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.94%
Acer Aspire X3990 2.21%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.21%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L755 2.21%

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a video game publisher and developer whos knonw brands include Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Beyond Good & Evil,Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Far Cry and Rayman.
Publisher URL: www.ubi.com

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