photoviewer.dll
Windows Photo Viewer by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
photoviewer.dll has 23 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). The average file size is about 1.72 MB. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 from ArcSoft.
What is photoviewer.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 photoviewer.dll (from Microsoft)
“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 ”
 Details
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| File name: | photoviewer.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Photo Viewer |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows photo viewer\photoviewer.dll |
| Original name: | PhotoViewer.dll.mui |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Photo Viewer.)
“Panorama Maker is a powerful and easy-to-use photo stitching software that lets you create and share stunning panoramic pictures and virtual reality movies. Our automated stitching process makes it ea...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of photoviewer.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Shell open commands
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Image Verbs' with CLSID {FFE2A43C-56B9-4bf5-9A79-CC6D4285608A}
- 'Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Video Verbs' with CLSID {E598560B-28D5-46aa-A14A-8A3BEA34B576}
All file variations of photoviewer.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
19.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.49% of Windows Photo Viewer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
21.26% |
|
| ASUS |
19.29% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
18.11% |
|
| Acer |
12.99% |
|
| Toshiba |
11.02% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.69% |
|
| Sony |
4.72% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.57% |
|
| Alienware |
1.18% |
|
| Samsung |
1.18% |
|
| Intel |
0.79% |
|
| Medion |
0.79% |
|
| Sahara |
0.39% |
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