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
b64df165b5e92ad9ef719f94572ca54a
DLL
d743af42c219ddecd638976c9ecdcb68
DLL
257b7bd7dd76e79bc2af873f00cc4dcf
DLL
131a56aa08d45979f54ab91b2a1d636b