stikynot.exe
Sticky Notes by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
stikynot.exe has 5 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). stikynot.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 386.8 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0004% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.98 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.9 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 355 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is stikynot.exe?
Sticky Notes is an application included in Windows 7 and allows users to take notes using Post-it note-like windows on their desktop.
About stikynot.exe (from Microsoft)
“Already as necessary as pencils and paper clips, Sticky Notes just got more useful. In Windows, you can format a note’s text, change its color with a click, and speedily resize, collapse, and flip thr”
 Details
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| File name: | stikynot.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Sticky Notes |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\stikynot.exe |
| Original name: | StikyNot.exe.mui |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of stikynot.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'RESTART_STICKY_NOTES' → C:\Windows\System32\StikyNot.exe
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'stikynot.exe'
All file variations of stikynot.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
19.44% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.06% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.56% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.78% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.39% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.11% of Sticky Notes.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
23.44% |
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| Dell |
21.88% |
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| ASUS |
18.75% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.19% |
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| Lenovo |
6.25% |
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| Apple |
6.25% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.13% |
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| Toshiba |
3.13% |
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