Windows Live Essensielt
What is Windows Live Essensielt?
Windows Live Essentials is a suite of freeware applications by Microsoft that aims to offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, and security services. Essentials programs are designed to integrate well with each other, with Microsoft Windows, and with other Microsoft web-based services such as SkyDrive and Outlook.com, so that they operate as a seamless whole.
About (from Microsoft)
Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free programs from Microsoft to help you stay in touch with the people you care about most and do more with Windows on your PC. You can edit and share photos and personal videos, manage your email and calendar, publish to your blog, access your files on multiple computers, and help... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 16.4.3528.0331, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 73 files and is usually about 60.63 MB (63,576,046 bytes).
Program details
URL: explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe
Estimated size: 60.63 MB
Language: Norwegian, Nynorsk (Norway)
Files installed by Windows Live Essensielt
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PresenceIM.dll - Windows Live Client Presence and IM Code Module
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msgrapp.dll - Windows Live Messenger Protocol Handler Module
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liveNatTrav.dll - Windows Live Client Nat Traversal Code Module
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ObjectStore.dll - Windows Live Client ObjectStore Code Module
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wlsoxe.dll - Windows Live Social Object Extractor Engine
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livetransport.dll - Windows Live Client Transport Code Module
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ABImport.dll - Windows Live Address Book Import Module
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abssm.dll - Windows Live Communications Platform (Windows Live Contacts Syncronization Protocol Module)
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condb.dll - Windows Live Contacts Database Services Module
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conmigrate.dll - Windows Live Contacts Migration Module
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conproxy.dll - Windows Live Contacts Server Proxy Module
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consync.dll - Windows Live Contacts Synchronization Module
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lmcdata.dll - Windows Live Contact Objects Module
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wlcomm.exe
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uxcontacts.dll - Windows Live Client Contacts UX (Windows Live Client Contacts UX Module)
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uxctl.dll - Windows Live Client UX Controls (Windows Live Client UX Controls Module)
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wlbici.dll - Windows Live Client BICI Module
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wldlog.dll - Windows Live Desktop Logging
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msgsc.dll - Windows Live Messenger
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uxcalendar.dll - Windows Live Client UX (Windows Live Client UX Calendar Module)
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uxcore.dll - Windows Live Client UX Core Module
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WindowsLive.Client.dll - Windows Live Writer
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WindowsLive.Writer.Api.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.ApplicationFramework.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.BlogClient.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.BrowserControl.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Controls.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Extensibility.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.FileDestinations.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlEditor.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.HtmlParser.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Instrumentation.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Interop.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Interop.Mshtml.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Localization.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Mshtml.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.Passport.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.dll
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WindowsLive.Writer.SpellChecker.dll
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WindowsLiveLocal.WriterPlugin.dll
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WindowsLiveWriter.exe
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wldcore.dll - Windows Live Client (Windows Live Client Shared Platform Module)
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wlidux.dll - Windows Live ID UI (Windows Live ID UI Module)
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mailacct.dll - Windows Live Mail
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mailcomm.dll
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mailimp.dll
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maillang.dll
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mailres2.dll
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mailrt2.dll
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msmail.dll
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smapi.dll
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ucspell.dll - Spell Checker
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wabapi.dll
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wcics.dll - Windows Live Mail ICS Parser
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wcstore.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Store
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wcstoreproxy.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Store Proxy
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wcsync.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Sync
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wlmail.exe
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MPG4DEMUX.dll - Photo Gallery (MPEG-4 DirectShow Demux)
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RSCMFT.dll - Rolling Shutter Correction MFT
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- wlmail.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EC6E793B-762A-4AB2-B4C6-6C72CFE31B44}' (runs on registration).
- WindowsLiveWriter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E21A98AA-7A51-4EE0-9DB5-78A1A3697310}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- wlmail.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Windows Live.
Startup File (User Run)
- wlmail.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Windows Live Mail' and executes as C:\Program Files\windows live\mail\wlmail.exe.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- wlmail.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #2' which loads as C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe /mailurC:"mailtC:?subject=Invitation%20to%20view%20photographs&body=Gallery%3A%0D%0Ahttp%3A//stevenbarber.zenfolio.com/p1048386488%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0ASlides.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- wlmail.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Live Mail' which loads as C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| wlcomm.exe |
| Memory: | 13.78 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0190453630% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00656623% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01247913% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 361,429 | |
| Switches/sec: | 8 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 81.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 5.84 KB | |
| wlmail.exe |
| Memory: | 284.45 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0006975445% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00063004% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006750% | |
How do I remove Windows Live Essensielt?
You can uninstall Windows Live Essensielt 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 Windows Live Essensielt, 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 Windows Live Essensielt.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 83%
Win 10 17%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
83.33% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
8.33% |
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Geography
73.33% of installs come from Norway
Which countries install it?
| Norway |
73.33% |
| United States |
26.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
45.45% |
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| ASUS |
27.27% |
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| Toshiba |
18.18% |
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| Lenovo |
9.09% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L775-15... |
8.33% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C850D-1... |
8.33% |
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| LENOVO 2537JH6 |
8.33% |
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| HP ProBook 4330s |
8.33% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
8.33% |
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| HP EliteBook Folio 9470m |
8.33% |
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About Microsoft
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Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com