What is Microsoft Age of Empires II?

Microsoft Age of Empires II is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.27% of installations running this operating system. Microsoft Age of Empires II's installer is typically 259.00 MB in size and installs around 44 files.

Microsoft Age of Empires II is most popular in the United States with 41.51% of installations residing in this country.

Microsoft Age of Empires II adds 4 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Microsoft Age of Empires II is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Microsoft Age of Empires II?

Age of Empires is a historically-themed real-time strategy video game created by Ensemble Studios and released by Microsoft. Utilizing the Genie game engine, the game enables players to assume the role of a leader of an ancient civilization, guiding it through four distinct ages - the Stone, Tool, Bronze, and Iron Ages - and unlocking access to more advanced units and structures as they progress.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

EMPIRES2.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\EMPIRES2.EXE'.
AGE2_X1.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\AGE2_X1.EXE'.
age2_x1_1.0c_1920x1080.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\age2_x1_1.0c_1920x1080.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

empires2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DD62458E-76FC-451E-8EE9-4878A3D08BE5}' (runs on registration).
UNINSTALX.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{C8F34A65-1B6A-4A83-8AF4-3F946DC7D8AA}' (runs on registration).
age2_x1.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D6790164-94D4-4907-8D89-37C8FDB70E0E}' (runs on registration).
age2_x1_1.0_1920x1080.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E56D858C-B7D1-4316-A2E2-B9D5799F70EC}' (runs on registration).