Should I remove VideoLAN VLC media player?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,930
United States Rank #10,088
Reach 0.0429%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.38 days
424.12 days >
Average installed length: 222.84 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
0.8.6d |
100.00% |
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VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6d
What is VideoLAN VLC media player?
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About (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
- Loads into the web browser
- Adds a Windows Service
Program details
URL: www.videolan.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\vlc
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\VLC\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 32.29 MB
Files installed by VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6d
Program executable: | vlc.exe |
Name: | VLC media player |
| VLC media player |
Path: | C:\Program Files\vlc\vlc.exe |
MD5: | b2ac5fe749409f3bab400298a022a3b8 |
| VLC media player (Activex Plugin) allows for playing VLC flash based media with Internet Explorer by utilizing and ActiveX extension. |
Additional files:
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axvlc.dll - VLC media player
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libvlc.dll
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libvlccore.dll (by the VideoLAN Team)
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npvlc.dll - VLC Multimedia Plugin (Version 0.8.6d, copyright 1996-2007 The VideoLAN Team<br><a href="http://www.videolan.org/">http://www.videolan.org/</a>)
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uninstall.exe
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vlc-cache-gen.exe - VLC media player (VLC media player 2.0.1)
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- vlc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'VLC.DVDMovie' and the action verb 'play.
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=2.2.1' with a plugin key of '@videolan.org/vlc,version=2.2.1' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- vlc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B5788EAA-76DD-482C-BCBF-70F9A1D510EE}' (runs on registration).
Service
- vlc.exe runs as a service named 'VLC media player' (VLC media player).
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: | 58.22 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0028335090% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00205415% | |
User CPU: | 0.00077936% | |
Switches/sec: | 193 | |
How do I remove VideoLAN VLC media player?
You can uninstall VideoLAN VLC media player 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 VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6d, 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 VideoLAN VLC media player.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6d 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
42.15% |
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Windows Vista |
26.21% |
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Windows XP |
22.20% |
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Windows 10 |
9.21% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
22.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
21.10% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.52% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.66% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.34% |
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Geography
36.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
36.49% |
Italy |
6.52% |
India |
5.61% |
Germany |
3.87% |
United Kingdom |
3.87% |
France |
3.67% |
Canada |
3.16% |
Argentina |
2.75% |
Colombia |
2.14% |
Saudi Arabia |
2.14% |
Spain |
1.83% |
Australia |
1.53% |
United Arab Emirates |
1.43% |
Sweden |
1.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
29.77% |
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Dell |
21.01% |
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Acer |
20.23% |
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Toshiba |
8.75% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.25% |
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Intel |
5.06% |
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American Megatrends |
3.11% |
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ASUS |
2.72% |
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Sahara |
2.14% |
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Lenovo |
1.95% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.70% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.88% |
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HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
2.88% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.88% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.47% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.06% |
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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