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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.17034 (winblue_gdr.140225-1807) 80.56%
6.3.9600.17034 (winblue_gdr.140225-1807) 19.44%
(Note, Microsoft publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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skydrive.exe

OneDrive Sync Engine Host by Microsoft

Remove skydrive.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.17034 (winblue_gdr.140225-1807)
MD5:   50126883ff1d1f690fe477b0b6593daa
SHA1:   dee2bf1998a5ad3b730d96caa078bdcd56d6bc96
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

skydrive.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:skydrive.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:OneDrive Sync Engine Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\skydrive.exe
Original name:SkyDrive.exe.mui
File version:6.3.9600.17034 (winblue_gdr.140225-1807)
Product version:6.3.9600.17034
Size:852 KB (872,448 bytes)
Build date:3/18/2014 9:17 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009977%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003958%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00006019%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:90,688 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:209,419/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):33.49 MB
Private (minimum):5.84 MB
Non-paged memory:11.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:161.68 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):170.44 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:16.91 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):37.42 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:255,319/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:53.43 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.21 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:816 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:9/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:21
12
Handles:602
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI GDI peak:22
142
GUI USER count:18
49
GUI USER peak:26
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\skydrive.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:0.00091158%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00038383%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00052775%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:31,026/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:668 KB
1.16 MB
skydrive.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00031177%
Kernel CPU:0.00016968%
User CPU:0.00014208%
CPU cycles:6,695/sec
Memory:872 KB
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.00004147%
Kernel CPU:0.00001812%
User CPU:0.00002335%
CPU cycles:1,952/sec
Memory:1.84 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00003804%
Kernel CPU:0.00003804%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,364/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
winbici.dll
Total CPU:0.00003612%
Kernel CPU:0.00003256%
User CPU:0.00000356%
CPU cycles:846/sec
Memory:132 KB
wlidprov.dll
Total CPU:0.00002691%
Kernel CPU:0.00001514%
User CPU:0.00001178%
CPU cycles:435/sec
Memory:528 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 54.29%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 22.86%
Windows 8.1 Pro 14.29%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 5.71%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 2.86%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 51.43% of OneDrive Sync Engine Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 22.22%
Acer 20.00%
Toshiba 17.78%
Hewlett-Packard 13.33%
Lenovo 13.33%
Dell 8.89%
Alienware 2.22%
Samsung 2.22%
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