What is Windows Server 2012 Essentials Connector?

Windows Server 2012 Essentials Connector is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.08% of installations running this operating system. Windows Server 2012 Essentials Connector's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 108 files. The most common release is 6.2.9805.6 with 77.08% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials Connector is most popular in the United States with 82.71% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials Connector adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Services:

sharedservicehost.exe runs as a service named 'Servicio de descarga de Windows Server' (providers_system) "Administra la descarga de complementos en el equipo.".
wsconnectorupdate.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Server Connector Update' (WSConnectorUpdate) "Checks for and installs Connector updates provided by Windows Server. If the service is stopped, the computer will be unable to discover or install Connector updates, and it may be unable to use some of the features that are provided by the server.".
lanconfigsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Server LAN Configuration' (LANConfig) "Detects the presence of your server, and configures the local DNS services.".
providerregistryservice.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Server Service Provider Registry' (ServiceProviderRegistry) "Registers new providers on the computer and enables provider discoverability.".

Scheduled tasks: