VersionsVersions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 5.11%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.11%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.29%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.06%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.93%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 16.29%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.11%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.11%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.06%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.11%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 27.37%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 47.39%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.06%

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locationnotifications.exe

Location Activity by Microsoft

Remove locationnotifications.exe
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

There are 13 versions of locationnotifications.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). 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 86.19 KB.

What is locationnotifications.exe?

Location activity is logged to provide users a way to track which applications have accessed their location information. Sensor drivers use a special object that processes all I/O requests. This object ensures that only programs with user permission can access sensor data.

About locationnotifications.exe (from Microsoft)

Location activity is automatically logged per application instance. After an application that uses location starts, the first successful attempt and the first failed attempt by an instance of an appli

DetailsDetails

File name:locationnotifications.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Location Activity
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\locationnotifications.exe
Original name:LocationNotifications.exe.mui

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of locationnotifications.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Notifications' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications'

VersionsAll file variations of locationnotifications.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
21a02f14cd6d248c7b58b6d7aaba64f4 2569ca0611a9d882e54dd616db80d3f5d792f5f1 84.5 KB
ac1bcce8af057555ead54cb71ab93fe2 534ea0f9e4822a528f4160f55b94a26f23b2d16d 84 KB
60e0f4455ac260d6246b7397faae154c 832a576373cdef419cc2c6a1dd7a1318e155607b 84.5 KB
885980cd1c47ff397b97a1b52bd17028 48a8309acf64beb5d5118ca9f321b71db266262e 84 KB
ba3093989ff7d720ff3abda2d2342a5d 0458ef57a34c2911c1f387de2c9f970740d41377 83 KB
90e1a292dc3c776b6338cc701fb82c0e 4cfceb00481ffdbecb080ec7d7ee23c32245586b 84.5 KB
3300869db5c3e340e65712b29cca4c41 a665d37b19c5bc5fcb313ed5d91a19b0ed228a9e 84.5 KB
10ff8ab4680e731bd62c0d2030606b43 0b3e596916c7c68e464713c85f8c20ad3877aad4 83 KB
0e7b4f8ea32c3708564de254aa28b316 9272868660fb2ba83be260b0cd917d0dd958cbee 83 KB
289aa362c4abfc12b6ea8ce0ef28cae7 8f2bb890922cc568b2f09712581214c2bece0a9e 83 KB
6e51234733dec1e25f2fc3245aea3d7c 891cb6ff24c761955ab6e4828a57a835500c21d2 87.5 KB
5bcad88996f349c6f4f8ea78fb5b2096 908c94ac8fb94b888328880976f72916ba6adaad 88 KB
0651fa5cd7c83e2a7b3f602eba5eee15 452c0cba1c5311cacaf9c0805af58cf2c879454e 107 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 12.25%
Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
Windows 8 6.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.75%
Windows 8 Pro 4.25%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.75%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 8.1 N 0.25%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.25%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.25%
Windows Developer Preview 0.25%
25 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.67% of Location Activity.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 19.67%
ASUS 17.44%
Hewlett-Packard 15.77%
Acer 11.50%
Toshiba 9.65%
Lenovo 9.28%
Sony 5.57%
Intel 2.97%
GIGABYTE 2.41%
Samsung 1.67%
Medion 1.11%
Alienware 0.93%
Gateway 0.37%
MSI 0.37%
NEC 0.37%
American Megatrends 0.37%
Compaq 0.37%
Sahara 0.19%
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