Should I remove VLC media player Multilingual?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.0.3.0 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by VideoLAN Team
VLC media player Multilingual
What is VLC media player Multilingual? (from VideoLAN Team)
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
Overview
VLC media player Multilingual is a program developed by VideoLAN Team. 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 software installer includes 7 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). While about 29% of users of VLC media player Multilingual come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Belgium.
Program details
URL: www.videolan.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{67D58B56-2A41-4254-AE6D-F5140DBB7C46}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by VLC media player Multilingual
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libvlc.dll - VLC media player (VLC media player 2.0.2)
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libvlccore.dll
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vlc.exe - VLC media player 2.0.3
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vlc-cache-gen.exe
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axvlc.dll - VLC Web Plugin (VLC media player (Activex Plugin))
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npvlc.dll - VLC media player Web Plugin 2.0.2
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- vlc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'VLCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'VLC.OPENFolder' and the action verb 'Open.
Google Chrome Plugin
- npvlc.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npvlc.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npvlc.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@videolan.org/vlc,version=2.2.3' with a plugin key of '@videolan.org/vlc,version=2.2.3' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- vlc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AABFB5A2-5999-4ED6-BEA1-7D4B8539337F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vlc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
vlc.exe |
Memory: | 38.52 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0055824856% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00388009% | |
User CPU: | 0.00170240% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 9,286,717 | |
Switches/sec: | 165 | |
I/O reads/min: | 63.73 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 3.36 KB | |
How do I remove VLC media player Multilingual?
You can uninstall VLC media player Multilingual 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 VLC media player Multilingual, 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 VLC media player Multilingual.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by VLC media player Multilingual you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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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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Geography
28.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
28.57% |
France |
21.43% |
Belgium |
14.29% |
Germany |
14.29% |
Switzerland |
7.14% |
Spain |
7.14% |
India |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
63.64% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
36.36% |
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Common models |
HP ProBook 6460b |
20.00% |
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Dell Latitude E5440 |
20.00% |
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Dell Latitude E5430 vPro |
20.00% |
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HP ProBook 6550b |
10.00% |
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HP ProBook 6450b |
10.00% |
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FUJITSU LIFEBOOK E751 |
10.00% |
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About VideoLAN Team
The VideoLAN project is a project, lead and composed by a team of volunteers, that believes in the power of open source when dealing with multimedia.
Publisher URL: www.videolan.org