Should I remove Windows Live Writer?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
16.4.3505.0912	1.55%
15.4.3502.0922	6.06%
14.0.8117.0416	0.90%
14.0.8089.0726	1.55%
12.0.1370.0325	84.13%
12.0.1367.1128	0.90%
12.0.1366.1026	4.90%

Typically installed together

• Windows Live Photo Gallery

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from Microsoft Corporation

Remove Windows Live Writer by Microsoft

Windows Live Writer is a desktop blog-publishing application that is part of the Windows Live range of products. It features WYSIWYG authoring, photo-publishing and map-publishing functionality, and is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces. Windows Live Writer is currently available in 48 different languages.

The most used version is 12.0.1370.0325, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is windowslivewriter.exe. The software installer includes 34 files and is usually about 5.56 MB (5,825,536 bytes).

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

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{97C79BEC-43F7-4BD8-A6A7-85C0257E488A}

Estimated size: 5.56 MB

Language: English (United States)

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 Writer, 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 Writer.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win Vista (SP2) 51% Win 8 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 4% Keep it 96%

GLOBAL RANK #9,462

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	44.52%
Germany	17.13%
United Kingdom	9.21%
Japan	3.61%
France	2.80%
Italy	2.21%
Australia	1.75%
Brazil	1.63%
Taiwan	1.40%
Canada	1.28%
Austria	1.17%
Spain	1.17%
Poland	1.17%
Netherlands	0.93%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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