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
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DLL
3c9a8e1ab36808c6d6ea29bba98a9b19
DLL
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DLL
8db4c422abb6cf3346a0c304a7110c07
DLL
c1644fcf17d8c734e6e1e43e128c1412
DLL
eec2db26f40cfab2db8cc104679ad1bd
DLL
e5df9248485a918e5dcc2d843adb665c
DLL
d92328201e488ea7b177f3c42a89d839
DLL
1abfd2528b2e1c34596f183a5845e958
DLL
d7f951f8e717cccf8386c1a054471e40