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
11be5b22de402c0a6b82b25118ff7913
DLL
23944434ddce996e8c98007d0541802f
DLL
d65e31253bb8dd2b34b43b7e6d66010e
DLL
933eb125af17ce1784cd2b7266adf406
EXE
f13be4ebb1a96cfb1ca3407d58444682
DLL
4c367b97494a5e51ebe1096a25e39139
DLL
e85b7eea75883003a302f00689c4f5df
DLL
809a3b17e0785b3bc7ca1a4c0f3ef27a
DLL
e0444668bba2ddf1cc43466997d8dbf0
DLL
618f5b8f8f9795eb9fe5f344d424dae1