Windows Live Writer

Windows Live Writer

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Live Writer?

Windows Live Writer is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 62.10% of installations running this operating system. Windows Live Writer's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 34 files. The most common release is 12.0.1370.0325 with 84.13% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Live Writer is most popular in the United States with 44.52% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Live Writer adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Windows Live Writer is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Windows Live Writer?

Windows Live Writer is a desktop application designed for blog publishing and is a part of the Windows Live product suite. It offers WYSIWYG authoring, photo-publishing, and map-publishing capabilities, and it is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces. The software is currently available in 48 different languages.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • windowslivewriter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriter.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • windowslivewriter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7D3301F4-1EA0-4D57-AC3B-EB79BD7671F8}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.microsoft.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\windows live\writer
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{97C79BEC-43F7-4BD8-A6A7-85C0257E488A}
Size:
5.00 MB
Language:
English

Windows Live Writer Executable Details

Primary executable:
WindowsLiveWriter.exe
Name:
Windows Live Writer
Path:
C:\Program Files\windows live\writer\WindowsLiveWriter.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Live Writer
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
3f0363b40376047eff6a9b97d633b750
DLL
29960b6c48d72d1818c7dde267ea987a
DLL
7e5f5bccb37975e9ee52cdd748b8611b
DLL
220cc5db6400bbbff4720c72246cc3ba
DLL
7860932d0ac7adb8b1e655ecf30f5f59
DLL
83a551c2bdcd8e8adcdb4ea5e7f32485
DLL
fe37fada2e19e6972d05252f954714aa
DLL
1b60513d7d3a5e53c0b7c2a076fb5aff
DLL
f486c15b51299d87a504873824a2901f
DLL
9d71c161b460fb3adcc0ad313f73db85