wmpnscfg.exe
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application by Microsoft
| Version: | 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| MD5: | a3ae9d6dcb7df4be2fce56262f3329c4 |
| SHA1: | c3491c3d349bc14c32647b96cf5be1da269f9e5f |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wmpnscfg.exe?
This service allows Media Player to share media with other computers on the network.
About wmpnscfg.exe (from Microsoft)
“By sharing your media, you can do all of these things on your private network. (Media sharing does not allow you to share files outside of your network, however. For example, you cannot use media shar”
Overview
wmpnscfg.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This version is designed to run on Windows 7.
Details
| File name: | wmpnscfg.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe |
| Original name: | WMPNSCFG.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| Product version: | 12.0.7600.16385 |
| Size: | 83 KB (84,992 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 5.841634 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'UpdateLibrary' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing\UpdateLibrary'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'WMPNSCFG' → C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
18.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 45.23% of Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.12% |
|
| ASUS |
18.33% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.53% |
|
| Acer |
11.95% |
|
| Toshiba |
11.16% |
|
| Lenovo |
9.56% |
|
| Sony |
4.78% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.99% |
|
| Samsung |
1.59% |
|
| Intel |
1.59% |
|
| Alienware |
1.20% |
|
| Medion |
0.80% |
|
| Sahara |
0.40% |
|
