wmpshell.dll
Windows Media Player Launcher by Microsoft
| Version: | 10.00.00.3802 |
| MD5: | 607e03e0ced2e56abd57730895c8ea64 |
| SHA1: | 95f76909bad30e6797e619317df42116561019cc |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wmpshell.dll?
Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.
About wmpshell.dll (from Microsoft)
“Designed by media lovers, for media lovers. Windows Media Player 12—available only in Windows 7—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes librar”
Details
| File name: | wmpshell.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Player Launcher |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wmpshell.dll |
| Original name: | wmpshell.dll.mui |
| File version: | 10.00.00.3802 |
| Size: | 84 KB (86,016 bytes) |
| Build date: | 1/28/2005 1:53 PM |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.378272 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Windows Media Player Shop Music Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {8A734961-C4AA-4741-AC1E-791ACEBF5B39}
- 'Windows Media Player Burn Audio CD Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}
- 'Windows Media Player Play as Playlist Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}
- 'Windows Media Player Play as Playlist Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {7D4734E6-047E-41e2-AEAA-E763B4739DC4}
- 'Windows Media Player Add to Playlist Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
50.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
39.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
3.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 59.28% of Windows Media Player Launcher.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
40.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.79% |
|
| ASUS |
7.14% |
|
| Intel |
7.14% |
|
| Toshiba |
5.71% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.71% |
|
| Compaq |
4.29% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.86% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.50% |
|
| Acer |
1.79% |
|
| Sahara |
1.07% |
|
