AppleOSSMgr.exe
Boot Camp by Apple Inc. (Signed)
Overview
appleossmgr.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 4.0.0.1. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Apple OS Switch Manager' with the name 'AppleOSSMgr' and described as “Provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 202.2 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Apple Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0000% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 2.47 MB.
What is appleossmgr.exe?
This is the OS Manager portion of Boot Camp which provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows. Boot Camp is a utility included with Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard", v10.6 "Snow Leopard", and v10.7 "Lion" operating systems that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or GNU/Linux operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
About appleossmgr.exe (from Apple Inc.)
“Boot Camp lets you install Windows on a Mac computer in its own partition, using a Microsoft Windows installation disc that you provide. After installation, you can use either Windows or Mac OS X on y”
 Details
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| File name: | appleossmgr.exe |
| Product name: | Boot Camp |
| Description: | Provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\appleossmgr.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Monday, June 27, 2011 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AppleOSSMgr |
| Display name: | Apple OS Switch Manager |
| Description: | “Provides support for switching between Mac OS X and Windows” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of appleossmgr.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AppleOSSMgr' (Apple OS Switch Manager)
- AppleOSSMgr
All file variations of appleossmgr.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
91.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 83.33% of Boot Camp.
