What is Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Connector?

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Connector is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 75.44% of installations running this operating system. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Connector's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 102 files. The most common release is 6.1.8800.16400 with 91.23% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Connector is most popular in the United States with 66.79% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Connector adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Services:

providerregistryservice.exe runs as a service named 'Dienstanbieterregistrierung von Windows Server' (ServiceProviderRegistry) "Hiermit werden neue Anbieter auf dem Computer registriert und die Anbietersuche aktiviert.".
sharedservicehost.exe runs as a service named 'Servizio download Windows Server' (providers_system) "Consente di gestire il download dei componenti aggiuntivi sul computer.".
lanconfigsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Configurazione LAN Windows Server' (LANConfig) "Individua la presenza del server e configura i servizi DNS locali.".
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.".

Scheduled tasks:

runtask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ConfigureRDPGroup' (Next runs on 8/27/2016 at 6:12 PM).
backupdriverinstaller.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2FABBC85-8FC2-4806-B281-14EC4F32BDD1}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

runtask.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Clean up task.

Registry entries:

launchpad.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Wndows Server Launchpad' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Windows Server\Bin\Launchpad.exe".

Software Details

URL:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2679127

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\windows server\bin

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{C1E4D639-4A33-4314-809E-89BD0EF48522}

Size:

4.00 MB

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