84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,253
United States Rank #11,234
Reach 0.0406%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.10.1 100.00%

WinRAR 5.10 beta 1 64-bit

What is WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.

Overview

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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named winrar.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 4.95 MB (5,192,655 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 4.95 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR 5.10 beta 1 64-bit

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:efb5b5ff9d1758d8a7e68b3b57e2e923
Additional files:
  • Ace32Loader.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (32 bit UnAceV2.Dll loader)
  • Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - Command line RAR
  • RarExt.dll - WinRAR shell extension
  • RarExt32.dll
  • Uninstall.exe - Uninstall WinRAR
  • UnRar.exe
  • 7zxa.dll (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Extracting Plugin)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
  • RarExt32.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR32' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
Scheduled Task
  • WinRAR.exe is scheduled as a task named 'WinRAR'.

How do I remove WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

You can uninstall WinRAR beta 1 64-bit 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 WinRAR 5.10 beta 1 (64-bit), 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 WinRAR beta 1 64-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 48%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,253

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.68%
Windows 10 48.07%
Windows Vista 0.25%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.97%
Windows 8.1 14.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.05%
Windows 7 Professional 8.67%
Windows 10 Home 5.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

33.30% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 33.30%
  Italy 6.84%
  United Kingdom 6.17%
  Canada 4.04%
  Germany 3.81%
  India 3.59%
  France 3.03%
  Brazil 2.24%
  Australia 2.24%
  Sweden 1.79%
  Philippines 1.46%
  Egypt 1.46%
  Norway 1.12%
  Netherlands 1.12%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.56%
Acer 17.10%
Dell 16.30%
ASUS 14.49%
Lenovo 6.04%
Toshiba 5.84%
GIGABYTE 5.43%
Samsung 4.43%
Alienware 1.41%
Intel 1.01%
MSI 0.80%
Sony 0.60%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.51%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.98%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.21%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.07%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.68%
Acer Aspire E1-571 2.30%

About win.rar GmbH

Alexander Roshal's WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility and is available as a shareware for most Wndows versions.
Publisher URL: www.ralabs.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.