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What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,185
United States Rank #16,100
Reach 0.0069%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 74.73 days
725.55 days >
Average installed length: 381.22 days

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Overview

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a software program developed by Konami Digital Entertainment. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 setup package generally installs about 47 files and is usually about 290.83 MB (304,960,115 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 77% of users of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Spain.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/601510
Estimated size: 290.83 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

  • DuelLinksConfiguration.exe - DuelLinksConfiguration
  • dlpc.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DuelLinksTakeOver.exe
  • GameAssembly.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-57.dll
  • libavformat-57.dll
  • libavresample-3.dll
  • libavutil-55.dll
  • libswscale-4.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steam_api64.dll - Steam Client API
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • uninstall.exe
  • UnityCrashHandler64.exe
  • UnityPlayer.dll
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FC00CA45-1860-406A-8344-694C99E1FBAD}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-30861170-2331759260-2506817206-1001.
Startup File (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Power2GoExpress8' 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'.

How do I remove Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links?

You can uninstall Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links 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 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, 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 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 84%
Win 7 (SP1) 16%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 83.82%
Windows 7 16.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 41.91%
Windows 10 Pro 21.32%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.56%
Windows 8.1 5.15%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 4.41%
Windows 10 Education 3.68%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.34% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 77.34%
  France 4.43%
  Spain 2.96%
  United Kingdom 2.96%
  Canada 2.46%
  Germany 1.97%
  Netherlands 1.97%
  Belgium 1.48%
  Brazil 1.48%
  Australia 0.49%
  Switzerland 0.49%
  Hong Kong 0.49%
  Ireland 0.49%
  Romania 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Acer 20.00%
Dell 13.75%
ASUS 7.50%
MSI 6.25%
Alienware 6.25%
Lenovo 6.25%
GIGABYTE 3.75%
Samsung 3.75%
Toshiba 2.50%
Common models
HP HP Notebook 4.17%
ASUS All Series 4.17%
Dell Inspiron 3542 2.08%
MSI MS-7721 2.08%
Acer Aspire F5-573G 2.08%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.08%

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