wmplayer.exe
Windows Media Player by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
wmplayer.exe has 111 known versions, the most recent one is 9.00.00.4503. wmplayer.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 125.96 KB. The programs Windows Media Player 11, WebEx and Windows Media Player 9 Hotfix [See KB885492 for more information] have been observed as installing specific variations of wmplayer.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 46.28 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 54.93 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 881.8 KB per minute for reads and 39.21 KB per minute for writes.
What is wmplayer.exe?
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 wmplayer.exe (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”
 Details
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| File name: | wmplayer.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Player |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe |
| Original name: | wmplayer.exe.mui |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Media Player.)
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“The Amazon MP3 Downloader is software you'll use along with Amazon Cloud Player to manage your music. The Downloader is a piece of software that streamlines the process of downloading by enabling you ...”
“Meet, collaborate, and share in a whole new way. It's easy to prepare because everything you need is in one place. Share anything on your computer and generate ideas fast. Next steps are crystal clear...”
“WebEx Meetings for collaboration allows you take care of business more efficiently by eliminating back-and-forth email. Show documents, applications and your desktop to remote attendees in real time. ...”
“nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will ...”
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“Obtenez le Lecteur Windows Media pour votre version de Windows ou découvrez comment lire des fichiers Windows Media sur votre Mac. Obtenez de l'aide et des procédures relatives à votre version du Lect...”
“Fix Windows Media Player video, and other media or library issues. Windows Media Player may not be set up correctly and may not run as expected. Windows Media Player may have to run the first time set...”
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wmplayer.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'IviDVDEventHandler'
- Handler name 'IviVideoCDHandler'
- Handler name 'MSPlayBluRayOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSWMPBurnDataDVDArrival'
- Handler name 'MSRipCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSWMPBurnCDOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlaySuperVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
Shell open commands
- WPLFile
- WMZFile
- WMVFile
- WMSFile
- wmafile
- mpegfile
- mp3file
- AUFile
- AVIFile
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
All file variations of wmplayer.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
17.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
15.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.00% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
15.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.75% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
2.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.75% of Windows Media Player.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.63% |
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| Lenovo |
14.81% |
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| Acer |
12.96% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.96% |
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| ASUS |
11.11% |
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| Sony |
7.41% |
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| Intel |
7.41% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.30% |
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| Samsung |
3.70% |
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| Toshiba |
3.70% |
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