VersionsVersions

16.4.3528.0331_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 1.32%
16.4.3522.0110_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 1.24%
16.4.3508.0205_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship) 10.90%
15.4.3538.0513_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 38.34%
15.4.3508.1109_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship) 48.20%

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photoviewershim.dll

Windows Live™ Photo Gallery by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove photoviewershim.dll

Overview

There are 5 versions of photoviewershim.dll in the wild, the latest version being 16.4.3528.0331_ship.client.main.w5m4 (ship). The average file size is about 49.72 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. Numerous variations of photoviewershim.dll have been installed with both Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Essentials.

What is photoviewershim.dll?

Windows Photo Gallery is a photo editing software that is a part of Microsoft's Windows Essentials software suite. Windows Photo Gallery provides management, tagging, and searching capabilities for digital photos. It provides an image viewer that can replace the default OS image viewer, and a photo import tool that can be used to acquire photos from a camera or other removable media.

About photoviewershim.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)

Windows Live Photo Gallery has everything you need to edit, organize and share your photos. Photo Gallery even makes publishing your photos to websites like Facebook, Flickr and Windows Live SkyDrive

DetailsDetails

File name:photoviewershim.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
Description:Windows Live Photo Gallery
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windows live\photo gallery\photoviewershim.dll
Original name:DropTargetShim.dll
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, December 7, 2009
Expiration date:Monday, March 7, 2011

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Live™ Photo Gallery.)
Microsoft Corporation
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Windows Photo Gallery is a photo editing software that is a part of Microsoft's Windows Essentials software suite. Windows Photo Gallery provides management, tagging, and searching capabilities for d...
Microsoft Corporation
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Windows Live Essentials is a suite of freeware applications by Microsoft that aims to offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, and security services. Ess...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of photoviewershim.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
  • Handler name 'MSLiveShowPicturesOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSLivePhotoAcquireDropHandler'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Autoplay Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F30F90-3E96-453B-AFCD-D71989ECC2C7}
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Editor Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F3712A-CA79-45B4-9E4D-D7891E7F8B9D}
  • 'Windows Live Photo Gallery Viewer Drop Target Shim' with CLSID {00F346CB-35A4-465B-8B8F-65A29DBAB1F6}
  • CLSID: {00F33137-EE26-412F-8D71-F84E4C2C6625}

VersionsAll file variations of photoviewershim.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
cebb8848cbcce637bb6e9320653c99ce 95db3e44058e296bae701f80452eaa100136c634 54.19 KB
d11ec644120f767596dc5d35b63b86ac aea1bdcca84eb28a37262ea48405be6deea59ca1 54.19 KB
9cee2044d59320a28e2fda92ae3ef6a6 1c50ee2c2e4b7c1473d8ae728b233b8204243d21 54 KB
681e3477f757551af5a59fdb635270da 031c7428cc726245ac577cc3b413ccec4b5fa411 43.86 KB
804b308d1e96a7305834ae2692010c6d d80b327e63e9e8b5c1b1253b8a27d9bd057ebbb2 42.36 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.25%
Windows 8.1 12.25%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 2.00%
Windows 7 Professional 2.00%
Windows 8 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 1.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.25% of Windows Live™ Photo Gallery.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 18.46%
Hewlett-Packard 17.95%
Toshiba 14.36%
Lenovo 14.36%
Sony 13.68%
ASUS 9.57%
Acer 6.15%
Medion 2.05%
Alienware 1.37%
Samsung 1.03%
American Megatrends 1.03%
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