VersionsVersions

9.00.00.4503 9.60%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.05%
9.00.00.4503 0.21%
9.00.00.4503 0.37%
9.00.00.3250 4.28%
9.00.00.3250 0.05%
9.00.00.3250 0.05%
9.00.00.3250 0.21%
9.00.00.3250 0.05%
9.00.00.3250 0.05%
11.0.6000.6324 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 34.50%
11.0.6000.6324 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 2.14%
11.0.6000.6324 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 13.10%
11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421) 4.85%
11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421) 0.21%
11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421) 0.05%
11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421) 0.68%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 20.35%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.05%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 1.15%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.21%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 1.15%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.21%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.52%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.21%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.52%
11.0.5721.5145 (WMP_11.061018-2006) 0.05%
11.0.5358.4827 (WMP_11.060509-2009) 0.10%
10.00.00.3997 0.21%
10.00.00.3802 1.30%
10.00.00.3802 0.05%
10.00.00.3802 0.05%
10.00.00.3646 2.40%
10.00.00.3646 0.68%
10.00.00.3646 0.05%

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wmpshell.dll

Windows Media Player Launcher by Microsoft

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

Overview

There are 40 versions of wmpshell.dll in the wild, the latest version being 9.00.00.4503. The average file size is about 97.01 KB.

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

DetailsDetails

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

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wmpshell.dll, select a unique version for details.)
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}

VersionsAll file variations of wmpshell.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
ca839e5e1fd8034dbca955f278ca4190 275e0fbfddf43c59b0569116805a9be459710164 100 KB
2513e140464e0565a0ed655902f149ca 5a4c26a4da1de3915f017d69468a749961c10202 100 KB
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5b02a6d8f5bb8bac5b1af09aa7502e82 73d89d129e78c92337493b0ba47fa67de27c808f 121.5 KB
6b3951bf5db63d0cd27dbfd51ec0b6fa 6a903bc7930d0d7ae45965734c6e324107df7786 97.5 KB
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3a30b3b9aaa247e0d26b82b3647b0aef 8cd72849cde3b8c632fd30bae1058c056ab90af2 97.5 KB
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d70d41727abaa3ce8db532adbc14c0e4 287eb1c3b4bf10ce6aec191a630fbf563f1dceda 97.5 KB
1ba85806183fb19e22970d6ba4a9c0d1 a800a933d3a56289befbf64638480bc5315a2e37 98 KB
547f2426bc9135356a029166b82d045d de5a8bfe1594ebd716ce27ef5acf0fb66cc4abe4 97.5 KB
eae97f85de84c33a8d35ed101068cfd7 a13194bbb808e000fca4977ddfdf7dd97a17db28 97.5 KB
bb6207baafbb1055423d8b36feb9c2a9 96e3dbb49eecb3aa700c0eadcb78c7e48d78250c 97.5 KB
d02aceecd5463f1612f01ed889156154 f647038b90253ada716cd5e1274ba93c7dbaa494 97 KB
acb85704499e2dc3570f9e0b960b4a80 80896ede8a082b56c03dfcf8fb60e09286b2de83 97.5 KB
4301bbd36f9c65d48b849a564b6b44aa d28aaa814764f132410e1693acabbe4bd06ed9d9 95.5 KB
ff7074f922808ebd4a64179e47521806 2b6acb62100b9ac1c368d52037117c9910853d25 104 KB
bb2d22b5c0433d4e69e8b92158bb6a51 a274f5e0d8ba04f4704a076f748c3bce88cf27cb 84 KB
4fe0168a4d20ad7aa0fad69039c92c4b 96c45fb235d231e9f8365f5d18c7334c5743574f 84 KB
607e03e0ced2e56abd57730895c8ea64 95f76909bad30e6797e619317df42116561019cc 84 KB
2d5bc7e23fb7379b88b4be64a3211b0b 6c50155bc9710a89dcfcd78c76fcc25ee3b35ee9 84 KB
800de293ceada95e4f4f665a33c99ede 1d240d43358691ecb084557658c2fbb91f7c1a1b 80 KB
0629b416b23f0520575890e2fede40d8 6157969bcf320cddf5137ad211c296115e3e3e36 80 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 56.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 30.25%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.25%
Windows Vista Ultimate 5.00%
Windows Vista Business 2.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 61.42% of Windows Media Player Launcher.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 34.80%
Hewlett-Packard 18.28%
ASUS 8.79%
Toshiba 8.08%
Intel 5.27%
Sony 5.27%
Acer 4.04%
American Megatrends 3.51%
Lenovo 2.81%
Gateway 2.81%
GIGABYTE 2.28%
Compaq 2.11%
Sahara 1.05%
Packard Bell 0.88%
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