Should I remove Vista Shortcut Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,097
United States Rank #7,344
Reach 0.0602%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.26 days
627.07 days >
Average installed length: 329.48 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0 |
100.00% |
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Vista Shortcut Manager
from Frameworkx
What is Vista Shortcut Manager? (from Frameworkx)
Vista Shortcut Manager is a utility to manage the arrow symbol on Vista icons and provides the ability replace them with other overlay icons.
Overview
Vista Shortcut Manager is a program developed by Frameworkx. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 main program executable is _3207B59E601B5F75D71B21.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 1.65 MB (1,733,632 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 42% of users of Vista Shortcut Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.frameworkx.com
Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{47609E69-4C5E-48B1-A889-24C6B82B5C04}
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{47609E69-4C5E-48B1-A889-24C6B82B5C04}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.65 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Vista Shortcut Manager
| Program executable: | _3207B59E601B5F75D71B21.exe |
| Path: | C:\Windows\Installer\{47609E69-4C5E-48B1-A889-24C6B82B5C04}\_3207B59E601B5F75D71B21.exe |
| MD5: | 117049185c74c7737c3234ca861acf11 |
Additional files:
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_3207B59E601B5F75D71B21.exe
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steam.exe (by Valve) - Steam Client Bootstrapper (Steam Client Bootstrapper (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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steamservice.exe (by Valve) - Steam Client Service (Steam Client Service (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
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system.net.http.dll (by Microsoft) - System.Net.Http
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system.net.http.formatting.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft ASP.NET MVC (System.Net.Http.Formatting)
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system.net.http.webrequest.dll - System.Net.Http.WebRequest
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system.web.http.dll - System.Web.Http
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system.web.http.selfhost.dll - System.Web.Http.SelfHost
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system.web.http.webhost.dll - System.Web.Http.WebHost
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system.web.mvc.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8341DDF5-26E7-4AF0-9948-1E24B700D764}' (runs on registration).
Service
- steamservice.exe runs as a service named 'Steam Client Service' (Steam Client Service) "Steam Client Service monitors and updates Steam content".
Startup File (User Run)
- steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| steam.exe |
| Memory: | 150.65 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0024978529% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00132835% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00116950% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 169,644,115 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1,059 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.14 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 163.79 KB | |
| steamservice.exe |
| Memory: | 6.78 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0045116503% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00351502% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00099663% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 27,507,906 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 57.38 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Vista Shortcut Manager?
You can uninstall Vista Shortcut Manager 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 Vista Shortcut Manager, 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 Vista Shortcut Manager.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.36% |
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| Windows Vista |
15.92% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.38% |
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| Windows XP |
0.34% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.74% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.43% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.90% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.37% |
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Geography
42.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.48% |
| Germany |
9.41% |
| United Kingdom |
5.63% |
| France |
4.42% |
| Russia |
3.28% |
| Netherlands |
3.14% |
| Canada |
2.35% |
| UA |
2.07% |
| Italy |
2.00% |
| Brazil |
1.57% |
| Australia |
1.50% |
| India |
1.50% |
| Philippines |
1.35% |
| DZ |
1.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.83% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
25.83% |
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| Acer |
16.16% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.12% |
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| ASUS |
5.05% |
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| Toshiba |
4.04% |
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| Samsung |
3.90% |
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| Intel |
3.32% |
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| Lenovo |
3.03% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.72% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 530 |
4.24% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.47% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.47% |
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| Acer Veriton X270 |
2.12% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
2.12% |
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| Dell Inspiron 531 |
2.12% |
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