emdmgmt.dll
ReadyBoost Service by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 5 versions of emdmgmt.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205). The average file size is about 518.1 KB.
What is emdmgmt.dll?
Provides support for improving system performance using ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost uses the Superfetch service and an USB flash drive or memory card as memory cache and performs boot optimization. If you do not use an USB flash drive in this manner, you can disable ReadyBoost, but a negitive impact on performance could result, depending upon the amount of memory installed. I recommend to leave the Superfetch service on Automatic.
About emdmgmt.dll (from Microsoft)
“ReadyBoost is a disk cache component of Microsoft Windows, first introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista in 2006 and bundled with Windows 7 in 2009. It works by using flash memory, a USB flash drive”
 Details
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| File name: | emdmgmt.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | ReadyBoost Service |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\emdmgmt.dll |
| Original name: | emdmgmt.dll.mui |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of emdmgmt.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'MSCreateEmdCache'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'EMDFileProperties' with CLSID {BB6B2374-3D79-41DB-87F4-896C91846510}
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
- Shared name is 'EMDMgmt'
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All file variations of emdmgmt.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
70.25% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
14.00% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
9.00% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
6.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.60% of ReadyBoost Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
29.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.35% |
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| Toshiba |
13.41% |
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| Sony |
10.06% |
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| Gateway |
8.94% |
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| ASUS |
7.26% |
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| Acer |
4.47% |
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| Lenovo |
1.12% |
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| Intel |
1.12% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.84% |
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| Samsung |
0.84% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.56% |
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