Should I remove YouTube?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,539
United States Rank #17,304
Reach 0.0140%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.08 days
238.46 days >
Average installed length: 125.29 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| v1.0.2 |
51.09% |
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| 1.0.9.53204 |
43.48% |
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| 1.0.8.45197 |
5.43% |
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YouTube
Please note, Should I Remove It? does not in anyway endorse the software or publisher displayed here. The page exists for informational purposes only to help you make an informed removal decision.
What is YouTube?
YouTube is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
YouTube is the world's most popular online video community allowing millions of people to explore, watch and share original video content. Now you can access billions of videos one-click away using YouTube for Pokki, a convenient way to access the YouTube website and service with the real-time notifications! See first-... Read more
Overview
The most used version is v1.0.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 installer includes 24 files and is usually about 69.81 MB (73,201,000 bytes). HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com/app/Youtube
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALLd25e316a7812ebb3c4f8e18291ce53ba535b8659
Estimated size: 69.81 MB
Files installed by YouTube
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Launcher.dll (by Pokki) - ocnsis Dynamic Link Library
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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pokki.exe - Pokki
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Uninstall.exe
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avutil-51.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Pokki.
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #11' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
- pokki.exe connects to sin01s04-in-f1.1e100.net (74.125.235.1 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
How do I remove YouTube?
You can uninstall YouTube 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 YouTube, 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 YouTube.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win XP 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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
79.71% |
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| Windows 7 |
19.20% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.72% |
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| Windows XP |
0.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
39.86% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
13.41% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
9.06% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.97% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.62% |
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Geography
48.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
48.24% |
| Germany |
11.62% |
| United Kingdom |
4.58% |
| Canada |
3.17% |
| Austria |
2.46% |
| Netherlands |
2.46% |
| Italy |
2.11% |
| Australia |
1.76% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.76% |
| India |
1.41% |
| IQ |
1.41% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.41% |
| Egypt |
1.41% |
| France |
1.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
38.01% |
|
| Acer |
19.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.10% |
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| Toshiba |
7.69% |
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| Dell |
7.24% |
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| ASUS |
3.62% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.81% |
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| Samsung |
1.81% |
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| Sony |
1.81% |
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| MSI |
0.90% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20217 |
8.72% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.49% |
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| LENOVO 20216 |
3.49% |
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| LENOVO 10117 |
2.91% |
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| LENOVO 80E3 |
2.91% |
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| Acer Aspire XC-605 |
2.33% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com