Should I remove Windows Live MIME IFilter?

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16.4.3528.0331	1.89%
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MIME IFilter is installed as part of Windows Live Essentials. The MIME implementation for the IFilter interface (in mimefilt.dll) for Windows Live extracts text and property information from multipurpose Internet mail extension files with the extensions .eml and .nws. IIS includes a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server that saves files with the .nws extension. This filter enables indexing and querying NNTP messages with Indexing Service.

The most common release is 15.4.3502.0922, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version.

URL: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windows live\mail

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{1B947146-366B-42CD-86D5-219993CE3EE2}

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Windows Live MIME IFilter, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Windows Live MIME IFilter.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 86% Win 8 3%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 5% Keep it 95%

GLOBAL RANK #38,616

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	80.00%
Taiwan	20.00%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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