sdengin2.dll
Microsoft Windows Backup Engine by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 7 versions of sdengin2.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247). sdengin2.dll is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 940 KB. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0022% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.05 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.8 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 9 Bytes per minute for reads and 130 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is sdengin2.dll?
You can use the Backup utility to back up and restore data on your computer's disks.
About sdengin2.dll (from Microsoft)
“Backup and Restore—improved for Windows 7—creates safety copies of your most important personal files, so you're always prepared for the worst. Let Windows choose what to back up, or pick individual f”
 Details
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| File name: | sdengin2.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft® Windows Backup Engine |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | sdengin2.dll |
| Original name: | SDENGINE.DLL.MUI |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sdengin2.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'AutomaticBackup' runs weekly in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup\AutomaticBackup'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup\AutomaticBackup'
All file variations of sdengin2.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
65.32% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.11% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.85% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.23% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.82% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.02% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.61% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.21% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.81% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.81% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.40% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.40% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.40% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 54.07% of Microsoft® Windows Backup Engine.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.88% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.53% |
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| Acer |
12.29% |
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| ASUS |
11.86% |
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| Toshiba |
11.02% |
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| Sony |
6.78% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.93% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.24% |
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| Intel |
3.39% |
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| Samsung |
2.12% |
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| Alienware |
0.85% |
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| MSI |
0.85% |
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| NEC |
0.85% |
|
| Sahara |
0.42% |
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