mcupdate.exe
Windows Media Center Store Update Manager by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) |
| MD5: | 38b2955792561c5a1e1e712551bd7acc |
| SHA1: | f4141c54804bd62418a1a9c18f581a86363e609d |
| SHA256: | cc987b5abc76fa2dbeebca5d2e4c8b9591640156af92b6a1498d8b9b869266cf |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is mcupdate.exe?
Windows Media Center Store Update Manager is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found. The updater will check for updates remotely and install them based on an internal schedule.
Overview
mcupdate.exe executes as a process with minimal NETWORK SERVICE privileges. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is designed to run on Windows Vista and is compiled as a 32 bit program.
Details
| File name: | mcupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Center Store Update Manager |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\ehome\mcupdate.exe |
| Original name: | mcupdate.exe.mui |
| File version: | 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) |
| Product version: | 6.0.6000.16386 |
| Size: | 138 KB (141,312 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled task
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\PeriodicScanRetry'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.42108672% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.09993164% | |
| User CPU: | 0.32115508% | |
| Memory |
| Private (maximum): | 20.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 14.03 MB | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
42.86% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.86% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
14.29% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of Windows Media Center Store Update Manager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
40.00% |
|
| Sony |
40.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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