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687:Quick Assist
615:Media Player
585:Feedback Hub
580:Fax and Scan
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780:AutoPlay
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590:Get Help
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440:Settings
410:IExpress
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146:checks,
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1858:WinHelp
1758:Journal
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1013:Domains
837:Taskbar
810:IFilter
785:AutoRun
747:WordPad
742:Weather
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647:Notepad
570:Cortana
445:Sysprep
250:Support
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1631:Tinker
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1298:WinUSB
1223:MinWin
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800:Search
712:Sports
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672:People
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1863:Write
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1400:WoW64
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1218:LSASS
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565:Clock
512:WinRE
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1919:HPFS
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1543:Surf
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