mcupdate.exe
Windows Media Center Store Update Manager by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
mcupdate.exe has 4 known versions, the most recent one is 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255). mcupdate.exe is run as a standard windows process with NETWORK SERVICE privileges. During installation the program adds a job to the Task Scheduler. The average file size is about 176.75 KB. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 28.69 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2.84 KB per minute for reads and 7.6 KB per minute for writes.
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.
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 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of mcupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled task
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\PeriodicScanRetry'
All file variations of mcupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
42.86% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.86% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
14.29% |
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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% |
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Sony |
40.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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