Should I remove VLC?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
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VLC
What is VLC?
VLC media player (also known as VLC) is a highly portable free and open-source cross-platform media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. VLC media player supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-video, video CD and streaming protocols. It is able to stream over computer network and to transcode multimedia files. The default distribution of VLC includes a large number of free decoding and encoding libraries, avoiding the need for finding/calibrating proprietary plugins. Many of VLC's codecs are provided by the libavcodec library from the FFmpeg project, but it uses mainly its own muxer and demuxers and its own protocols.
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.
Program details
URL: www.videolan.org/vlc
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\vlc
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\VLC\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 25.1 MB
Files installed by VLC
| Program executable: | vlc.exe |
| VLC media player |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\vlc\vlc.exe |
| MD5: | d66d888ee859f38d5a5073da157e5940 |
| 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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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- vlc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'VLCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'VLC.OPENFolder' and the action verb 'Open.
Scheduled Task
- vlc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{698EE047-1795-4B98-B24C-3CE258200C21}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vlc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\VideoLAN\VLC2\vlc.exe'.
How do I remove VLC?
You can uninstall VLC 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 VLC, 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 VLC.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 55%
Win 7 18%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
43.75%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
54.55% |
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| Windows 7 |
45.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
54.55% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.27% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.18% |
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Geography
43.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
43.75% |
| UA |
25.00% |
| Russia |
25.00% |
| Sweden |
6.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
42.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.29% |
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| MSI |
14.29% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.29% |
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| Alienware |
14.29% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK K72Jr |
28.57% |
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| Alienware M17xR3 |
14.29% |
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| Acer Extensa 5620 |
14.29% |
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| innotek GmbH VirtualBox |
14.29% |
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| HP 625 |
14.29% |
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| Gigabyte EP45-DS3R |
14.29% |
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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