propsys.dll
Windows Search by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
propsys.dll has 6 known versions, the most recent one is 7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255). The average file size is about 861.83 KB.
What is propsys.dll?
Microsoft Property System for Windows Search, formerly known as Windows Desktop Search (WDS) is an indexed desktop search platform. Windows Search builds a full-text index of files on a computer. Windows Search features incremental search search. The search service consists of several components, including the Gatherer, the Merger, the Backoff Controller, and the Query Processor, among others.
About propsys.dll (from Microsoft)
“Windows Search provides an easy and comprehensive solution for finding and organizing the content you care about, whether it's on your PC, in an e-mail message or attachment, on a remote file share,”
 Details
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| File name: | propsys.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows® Search |
| Description: | Microsoft Property System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\propsys.dll |
| Original name: | propsys.dll.mui |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of propsys.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Approved shell extension
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Office Document Property Handler' with CLSID {97e467b4-98c6-4f19-9588-161b7773d6f6}
All file variations of propsys.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
73.86% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
11.93% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
8.52% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
4.55% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
0.57% |
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| Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
0.57% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 63.01% of Windows® Search.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
28.95% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.74% |
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| Toshiba |
14.47% |
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| Sony |
11.84% |
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| Gateway |
9.21% |
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| ASUS |
6.58% |
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| Acer |
4.61% |
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| Lenovo |
1.32% |
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| Intel |
1.32% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.66% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.66% |
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| Samsung |
0.66% |
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