Windows Live Photo Gallery
What is Windows Live Photo Gallery?
Windows Photo Gallery is a photo editing software that is a part of Microsoft's Windows Essentials software suite. Windows Photo Gallery provides management, tagging, and searching capabilities for digital photos. It provides an image viewer that can replace the default OS image viewer, and a photo import tool that can be used to acquire photos from a camera or other removable media. Windows Photo Gallery also allows sharing of photos by uploading them to SkyDrive, Flickr and Facebook.
About (from Microsoft)
With Photo Gallery, it's easy—and fun—to edit, organize, and share your photos and videos. Photo Gallery is part of Windows Essentials, a free download that also includes tools for movies, instant messaging, email, social networking, and more. Photo Gallery includes powerful and easy-to-use editing tools that you can u... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 12.0.1329.0201, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named wlxphotogallery.exe. The setup package generally installs about 60 files and is usually about 674 KB (690,176 bytes).
Program details
URL: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Help link: photogallery.live.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windows live\photo gallery
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3336F667-9049-4D46-98B6-4C743EEBC5B1}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 674 KB
Files installed by Windows Live Photo Gallery
| Program executable: | wlxphotogallery.exe |
| Name: | Windows Live Photo Gallery |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxphotogallery.exe |
| MD5: | cf95b4dc2a5512fd8c0a697cb47dd0d6 |
Additional files:
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uxcontacts.dll - Windows Live Client Contacts UX (Windows Live Client Contacts UX Module)
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albumdownloadprotocolhandler.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery (Windows Live Album Download Protocol Handler)
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imaging.dll - Expression Imaging
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imagingdevice.dll - Windows Live® Photo Gallery (Imaging Device)
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imagingservices.dll - Imaging Services
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metadatasys.dll - Metadata Property System
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microsofteffects.dll - Microsoft Effects
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npwlpg.dll - NPWLPG
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photoviewershim.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery
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photoviewershimx64.dll
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publishpluginsinterop.dll - Windows Live Publish Plugin Framework Managed Interop
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regres.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Registry Resources
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wlxalbumdownloadwizard.exe - Windows Live Photo Download Wizard
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wlxclip.dll - Windows Live Video Clip Support
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wlxcodechost.exe - Windows Live Photo Gallery Codec Host
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wlxcodechostps.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Codec Host Proxy
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wlxdspa.dll - Windows Live Video DSP Components - Advanced
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wlxfacerecognition.dll - Windows Live Face Recognition
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wlxgrinderscheduler.dll - WLX Grinder Scheduler
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wlximagetranscode.dll - Image Transcode
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wlxmediapublishsubscribe.dll - Windows Live Publish Subscribe
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wlxmp4parser.dll - WLX MP4 Parser Filter
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wlxphotoacq.dll - Windows Live Photo Acquisition
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wlxphotoacquirewizard.exe - Windows Live Photo Acquisition Wizard
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wlxphotobase.dll - Photo Base Library
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wlxphotocinematic.dll - Windows Live Slideshow Theme - Cinematic
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wlxphotoclassic.dll - Windows Live Slideshow Theme - Classic
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wlxphotogalleryrepair.exe - Windows Live Photo Gallery Repair
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wlxphotolibrarydatabase.dll
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wlxphotolibrarymain.dll
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wlxphotolibraryresources.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Resources
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wlxphotosqm.dll - Photo Sqm Library
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wlxphotoviewer.dll
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wlxphotovoyager.dll - Windows Live Slideshow Theme - Voyager
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wlxpipeline.dll - Windows Live Video Pipeline
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wlxpipetran.dll - Windows Live Video Pipeline Transitions
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wlxquicktimecontrolhost.exe - Windows Live QuickTime Control Host
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wlxquicktimecontrolhostps.dll - Windows Live QuickTime Control Host Proxy
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wlxquicktimeshellext.dll - Windows Live QuickTime Shell Extension
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wlxsendmail.dll - WLX Send Mail
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wlxslideshow.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Slide Show
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wlxthumbcache.dll - WLX Thumbnail Cache
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wlxvafilt.dll - Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters
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wlxvideoacquirewizard.exe - Windows Live Import Video
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wlxvideocameraautoplaymanager.exe - Windows Live Video Camera Auto Play Manager
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wlxvideotrim.dll - Windows Live Video Trim Processor
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livealbumxctrl.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery (Live Album Active X control)
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wlxphotolibraryduiresources.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Non-Localized Resources
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wlxphotolibraryduiresourceslocalized.dll - Windows Live Photo Gallery Localized Resources
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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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wldcore.dll - Windows Live Client (Windows Live Client Shared Platform Module)
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microsoft.windowslive.publishplugins.dll - Windows Live (R)
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sqmapi.dll - SQM Client
Behaviors exhibited
3 Autoplay Handlers
- photoviewershim.dll is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MSLiveShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'Microsoft.Photos.LiveAutoplayShim.1' and the action verb 'open.
- wlxphotoacquirewizard.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler (MSLivePhotoAcqHWEventHandler).
- wlxvideocameraautoplaymanager.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler (MSLiveVideoCameraArrivalCaptureWizard).
Google Chrome Plugin
- npwlpg.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPWLPG.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npwlpg.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Windows Live Photo Gallery' with a plugin key of '@microsoft.com/WLPG,version=15.4.3502.0922' for all users of the PC.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- wlxphotogallery.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\WLXPhotoGallery.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| wlxphotogallery.exe |
| Memory: | 141.2 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0015681148% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00089700% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00067112% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 19,466,305 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 17.3 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 53.36 KB | |
How do I remove Windows Live Photo Gallery?
You can uninstall Windows Live Photo Gallery 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 Photo Gallery, 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 Photo Gallery.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Windows Live Photo Gallery 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 Vista (SP2) 46%
Win 7 1%
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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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
57.12% |
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| Windows XP |
20.74% |
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| Windows 7 |
15.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
6.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
53.24% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.99% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
6.30% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.96% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.01% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.48% |
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Geography
70.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.64% |
| United Kingdom |
11.80% |
| Australia |
2.68% |
| Canada |
2.55% |
| Iran |
1.34% |
| India |
1.21% |
| Ireland |
1.07% |
| France |
0.80% |
| Philippines |
0.67% |
| Sweden |
0.67% |
| Taiwan |
0.54% |
| Malaysia |
0.40% |
| Poland |
0.40% |
| Turkey |
0.40% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
43.98% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.89% |
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| Toshiba |
9.24% |
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| Acer |
7.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.76% |
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| Gateway |
4.20% |
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| Sahara |
2.80% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.80% |
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| Sony |
2.24% |
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| Intel |
1.40% |
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| Samsung |
0.84% |
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| Medion |
0.84% |
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Common models |
| Dell Studio 1535 |
12.76% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
9.66% |
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| DIXONSXP DIXONSXP |
7.93% |
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| Dell XPS M1330 |
5.86% |
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| HP Pavilion dv3500 Notebo... |
3.10% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite E105 |
2.76% |
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