What is Installation Windows Live?

Installation Windows Live is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.24% of installations running this operating system. Installation Windows Live's installer is typically 129.00 MB in size and installs around 156 files. The most common release is 14.0.8117.0416 with 53.82% of all installations currently using this version.

Installation Windows Live is most popular in France with 62.72% of installations residing in this country.

Installation Windows Live adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Installation Windows Live is known to create 6 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Installation Windows Live?

Microsoft's Windows Live was an encompassing brand name for a collection of services and software products designed for its software plus services platform. The suite comprised a range of web applications accessible through a browser, as well as client-side binary applications that necessitated installation. Windows Live services were delivered through Windows Essentials applications, web services, and mobile offerings. Note that as of January 2017, the Windows Live brand has been discontinued and its services have been either rebranded or integrated into other Microsoft products and services.

Software Behaviors

Services:

fsssvc.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Live Family Safety' (fsssvc) "This service enables Family Safety on the computer. If this service is not running, Family Safety will not work.".
WLSetupSvc.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Live Setup Service' (WLSetupSvc) "Windows Live Setup Service".

Firewall:

WindowsLiveSync.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Sync\WindowsLiveSync.exe'.
msnmsgr.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'.
wlcsdk.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\wlcsdk.exe'.
livecall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Windows Live\Messenger\livecall.exe'.
wlcomm.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe'.
wlmail.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

wlmail.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BBA3CD3F-B724-449E-8763-130C45CF1ACE}' (runs on registration).
WLSync.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DDA04842-A6A7-43F3-BBF0-D3C302B312CB}' (runs on registration).
msnmsgr.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DDB7AAA8-9946-4ED3-B09D-70597277C2DD}' (runs on registration).
fsui.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4404E024-192D-4BC4-8B46-024190DBED73}' (runs on registration).
wloobe.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8C7D117A-DB14-453B-931D-21AB37765527}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

wlmail.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Mail.

Registry entries:

msnmsgr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'msnmsgr' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background.
WLSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'WLSync' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mesh\WLSync.exe" /background.
WindowsLiveSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Windows Live Sync' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Sync\WindowsLiveSync.exe" /background.
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.

Software Details

URL:

https://support.live.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Windows Live\

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe

Size:

129.00 MB

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