Should I remove Twitch?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
35% remove it65% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #49,684
United States Rank #40,814
Reach 0.0015%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.24 days
361.20 days >
Average installed length: 189.78 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.1.42605 |
100.00% |
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Twitch
What is Twitch?
Twitch is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
Twitch is the leading video platform and community for gamers with more than 34 million visitors per month. We want to connect gamers around the world by allowing them to broadcast, watch, and chat from everywhere they play.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 installer includes 27 files and is usually about 95.83 MB (100,487,728 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pokki
URL: www.pokki.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALLcce7327e63c88e6783d5a1d5c36173dfcdd1c14f
Estimated size: 95.83 MB
Files installed by Twitch
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Service Host App Updater
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ServiceStartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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StartMenuIndexer.exe
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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ServiceHostApp.exe - Service Host App
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Launcher.dll - Pokki (Pokki support library.)
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pokki.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ServiceHostAppUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SweetLabs App Platform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
3 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #11' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- ServiceHostApp.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #5' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\ServiceHostApp.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #8' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Pokki' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 45.8 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0019988336% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00047534% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00152350% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 85,309,511 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 920.66 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 241.68 KB | |
How do I remove Twitch?
You can uninstall Twitch 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 Twitch, 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 Twitch.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 97%
Win 7 (SP1) 3%
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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 35%
Keep it 65%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
96.55% |
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| Windows 7 |
3.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
65.52% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.34% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.90% |
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| Windows 10 Technical Prev... |
3.45% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
3.45% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.45% |
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Geography
60.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.53% |
| Australia |
5.26% |
| France |
5.26% |
| Canada |
2.63% |
| Germany |
2.63% |
| DK |
2.63% |
| Estonia |
2.63% |
| United Kingdom |
2.63% |
| Greece |
2.63% |
| Mexico |
2.63% |
| Malaysia |
2.63% |
| Netherlands |
2.63% |
| Portugal |
2.63% |
| Sweden |
2.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
53.57% |
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| Acer |
17.86% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.71% |
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| Toshiba |
7.14% |
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| Sony |
3.57% |
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| Samsung |
3.57% |
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| Intel |
3.57% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20378 |
14.29% |
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| LENOVO 20217 |
10.71% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
7.14% |
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| LENOVO 20347 |
7.14% |
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| LENOVO 20351 |
3.57% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55t-A |
3.57% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com