WMPNetwk.exe
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service by Microsoft
Overview
There are 5 versions of wmpnetwk.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.0.5358.0 (WMP_11.060509-2009). It is started as a Windows Service called 'Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst' with the name 'WMPNetworkSvc' and described as “Gibt Windows Media Player-Bibliotheken mithilfe des universellen Plug & Play für andere Players und Mediengeräte auf dem Netzwerk frei”. . The average file size is about 1.14 MB. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Windows Media Player 11 from Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0011% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.1 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.38 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 656 Bytes per minute for reads and 3 Bytes per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | wmpnetwk.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmpnetwk.exe |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | WMPNetworkSvc |
| Display name: | Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst |
| Description: | “Gibt Windows Media Player-Bibliotheken mithilfe des universellen Plug & Play für andere Players und Mediengeräte auf dem Netzwerk frei” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.)
Windows Media Player 11 was included with Vista with no updates, final release on XP. Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for play...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wmpnetwk.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'WMPNetworkSvc' (Windows Media Player-Netzwerkfreigabedienst)
- WMPNetworkSvc
All file variations of wmpnetwk.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8.1 |
52.14% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
25.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
11.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
2.86% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
1.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
0.71% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.43% of Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
23.33% |
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| Lenovo |
20.00% |
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| Dell |
14.44% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.22% |
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| Acer |
12.22% |
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| Toshiba |
7.78% |
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| Sony |
3.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.22% |
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| Alienware |
1.67% |
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| Samsung |
1.67% |
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| Medion |
1.11% |
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