What is Windows Live FolderShare?

Windows Live FolderShare is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 69.06% of installations running this operating system. Windows Live FolderShare's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files. The most common release is 14.0.8089.726 with 53.14% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Live FolderShare is most popular in France with 67.20% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Windows Live FolderShare is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Windows Live FolderShare?

The Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector is a complimentary plugin designed for Microsoft Outlook, enabling users to seamlessly access their Windows Live Hotmail or Office Live Mail accounts directly from within the Outlook interface. This add-in provides users with the ability to easily retrieve and manage email messages and contacts from their Hotmail accounts at no cost. Utilizing the DeltaSync communication protocol, Outlook Connector ensures secure and efficient integration with Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. As part of the Windows Essentials suite, the Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector is a key component of a collection of freeware applications intended to provide a comprehensive solution for email, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, and security services.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

windowslivesync.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Sync\WindowsLiveSync.exe'.

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

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.

Software Details

URL:

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

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\windows live\sync

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{76810709-A7D3-468D-9167-A1780C1E766C}

Size:

1.00 MB

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