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16.4.3528.0331_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 0.46%
16.4.3522.0110_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 0.44%
16.4.3508.0205_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 3.83%
16.4.3505.0912_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 16.24%
16.4.3503.0728_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 3.14%
15.4.3555.0308_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 25.62%
15.4.3538.0513_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 13.47%
15.4.3508.1109_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 16.93%
15.4.3502.0922_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 4.21%
14.0.8117.0416_ship.wlx.w3m3 (ship) 8.34%
14.0.8081.0709_ship.wlx.w3m3 (ship) 6.54%
14.0.8064.0206_ship.wlx.w3m3 (ship) 0.01%
14.0.8051.1204_ship.wlx.w3m3 (ship) 0.77%

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photoviewershim.dll

Windows Live™ Photo Gallery by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove photoviewershim.dll
Version:   16.4.3528.0331_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship)
MD5:   cebb8848cbcce637bb6e9320653c99ce
SHA1:   95db3e44058e296bae701f80452eaa100136c634

What is photoviewershim.dll?

Windows Photo Gallery is a photo editing software that is a part of Microsoft's Windows Essentials software suite. Windows Photo Gallery provides management, tagging, and searching capabilities for digital photos. It provides an image viewer that can replace the default OS image viewer, and a photo import tool that can be used to acquire photos from a camera or other removable media.

About photoviewershim.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)

Windows Live Photo Gallery has everything you need to edit, organize and share your photos. Photo Gallery even makes publishing your photos to websites like Facebook, Flickr and Windows Live SkyDrive

DetailsDetails

File name:photoviewershim.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
Description:Windows Live Photo Gallery
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windows live\photo gallery\photoviewershim.dll
Original name:DropTargetShim.dll
File version:16.4.3528.0331_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship)
Product version:16.4.3528.0331
Size:54.19 KB (55,488 bytes)
Build date:3/31/2014 11:28 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, December 7, 2009
Expiration date:Monday, March 7, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.405656
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
  • Handler name 'MSLiveShowPicturesOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSLivePhotoAcquireDropHandler'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Autoplay Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F30F90-3E96-453B-AFCD-D71989ECC2C7}
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Editor Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F3712A-CA79-45B4-9E4D-D7891E7F8B9D}
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Viewer Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F346CB-35A4-465B-8B8F-65A29DBAB1F6}
  • CLSID: {00F33137-EE26-412F-8D71-F84E4C2C6625}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.00%
Windows 8.1 21.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 4.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 53.50% of Windows Live™ Photo Gallery.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 27.44%
Hewlett-Packard 24.19%
Sony 11.55%
ASUS 10.11%
Lenovo 8.66%
Toshiba 7.22%
Medion 4.33%
Alienware 2.89%
Acer 2.17%
Samsung 1.44%
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