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Should I remove Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,892
United States Rank #4,210
Reach 0.2056%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.69 days
315.22 days >
Average installed length: 165.62 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
15.0.2013 10.86%
15.0.1215 64.59%
15.0.1080 10.49%
15.0.913 12.93%
15.0.769 0.72%
15.0.614 0.39%
15.0.503 0.02%

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Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary

What is Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary?  (from Microsoft)

The Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) Standard Dictionary component is an IME dictionary that is required by the Microsoft Japanese IME Core component for basic kana-to-kanji conversion. It contains the lexical and grammatical information that is necessary to input Japanese language.

Overview

Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 15.0.1215, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package is about 7.56 MB (7,929,856 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 8.1. While about 36% of users of Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary come from the United States, it is also popular in Japan and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa940159(v=winembedded.5).aspx
Installation folder: C:\windows\ime\imejp\dicts
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{17E8C606-66A4-4AB9-9C21-B9487999C133}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.56 MB
Language: Japanese (Japan)

How do I remove Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary?

You can uninstall Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary 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 Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary, 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 Update for Japanese Microsoft IME Standard Extended Dictionary.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 100%
Win 8 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,892

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 100.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 44.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro 15.95%
Windows 8 14.67%
Windows 8 Pro 9.21%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 3.78%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 2.99%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.26% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.26%
  Japan 29.34%
  Canada 3.15%
  Australia 2.97%
  France 2.86%
  United Kingdom 2.68%
  Taiwan 2.36%
  Italy 1.31%
  Brazil 1.29%
  Germany 1.26%
  Philippines 1.23%
  Hong Kong 1.18%
  Singapore 1.15%
  Sweden 0.79%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 18.42%
ASUS 16.13%
Toshiba 13.75%
Acer 13.00%
Dell 11.86%
Lenovo 10.47%
NEC 5.06%
Samsung 3.24%
GIGABYTE 3.16%
MSI 2.02%
Sony 1.34%
Alienware 0.79%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.90%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.64%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.16%
LENOVO 20236 2.78%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.20%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.20%

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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