User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
What is User Profile Hive Cleanup Service? (from Microsoft)
The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented from completely ending. This ca... Read more
Overview
User Profile Hive Cleanup Service is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 1.6.36, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is _6FEFF9B68218417F98F549.exe. The software installer includes 338 files and is usually about 710 KB (727,040 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 35% of users of User Profile Hive Cleanup Service come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Taiwan.
Program details
URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6676
Help link: support.microsoft.com/kb/837115
Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{7D15B945-2725-4443-AB3F-D900556612FE}
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{FF77941A-2BFA-4A18-BE2E-69B9498E4D55}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 710 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
| Program executable: | _6FEFF9B68218417F98F549.exe |
| Path: | C:\Windows\Installer\{7D15B945-2725-4443-AB3F-D900556612FE}\_6FEFF9B68218417F98F549.exe |
| MD5: | ab1214bd87fa91f726e3413c0ead8155 |
Additional files:
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atl.dll - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (ATL Module for Windows XP (Unicode))
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dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
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dpinst.exe - Driver Package Installer (DPInst) (Driver Package Installer)
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dxsetup.exe - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Microsoft DirectX Setup)
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expand.exe - Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operating System (LZ Expansion Utility)
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feedsync2.dll - Microsoft Synchronization Framework
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filesyncprovider.dll - Microsoft Synchronization Framework File Sync Provider
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metastore.dll - Microsoft Synchronization Framework Metadata Store
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microsoft.synchronization.dll - Microsoft.Synchronization
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microsoft.windowsapicodepack.dll - Microsoft Windows API Code Pack for .NET Framework (Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack)
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microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shell.dll - Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell
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msfdb.dll - Microsoft Synchronization Framework Metadata Storage DB
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msfdbqp.dll
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msfdbse.dll
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npolw.dll - Microsoft Office Live Plug-in for Firefox (Office Live Update v1.5)
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officelivesignin.exe - Microsoft Office Live Add-In (Microsoft Office Live Add-in Sign-in)
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olconnector.dll - Office Live Add-in for Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office Live Add-in)
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olconnectorresources.dll - Microsoft Office Live Add-in Resources
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synchronization2.dll
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system.windows.interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npolw.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npOLW.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npolw.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@microsoft.com/OfficeLive,version=1.3' with a plugin key of '@microsoft.com/OfficeLive,version=1.3' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- officelivesignin.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A69444D3-9693-4EC6-9543-D259C3ECAD33}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove User Profile Hive Cleanup Service?
You can uninstall User Profile Hive Cleanup Service 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 User Profile Hive Cleanup Service, 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 User Profile Hive Cleanup Service.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by User Profile Hive Cleanup Service you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 93%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
95.81% |
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| Windows 7 |
3.11% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.51% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.40% |
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| Windows 10 |
0.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
96.42% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
1.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
0.58% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
0.35% |
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| Microsoft Windows Server ... |
0.29% |
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Geography
35.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.18% |
| Germany |
16.63% |
| Taiwan |
6.24% |
| United Kingdom |
3.45% |
| Canada |
3.12% |
| Japan |
2.79% |
| France |
2.46% |
| Turkey |
2.30% |
| Italy |
2.19% |
| Russia |
1.91% |
| Netherlands |
1.81% |
| Australia |
1.04% |
| UA |
0.98% |
| Romania |
0.98% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
27.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
16.36% |
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| American Megatrends |
14.19% |
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| Intel |
13.84% |
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| Sahara |
9.27% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.12% |
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| Acer |
5.72% |
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| ASUS |
2.63% |
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| Compaq |
0.92% |
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| Toshiba |
0.80% |
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| NEC |
0.80% |
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Common models |
| GBT AWRDACPI |
4.85% |
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| NVIDIA AWRDACPI |
4.37% |
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| INTELR AWRDACPI |
2.91% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7204 |
2.43% |
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| Gigabyte G31M-ES2C |
2.18% |
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| Dell Latitude D610 |
2.18% |
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About Microsoft
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