wuaueng.dll
Windows Update Agent by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 7.8.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) |
| MD5: | 1db46028d06fa2a8e4f81a83b8138057 |
| SHA1: | 4233b5bdda793893cef643b8d8ee23f2124696b8 |
| SHA256: | 2e2042497c5078401e98c8df6f4c2a685d85b88fafb3eedcabfbd9bb1646c0e7 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wuaueng.dll?
If Windows Update or Automatic Updates is turned on, the latest version of the Windows Update Agent will be automatically downloaded and installed on your computer. If you go to Windows Update before it gets installed automatically, you will see a message to install the Windows Update Agent.
About wuaueng.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)
“When you turn on automatic updating, most updates will download and install without you having to lift a finger. But sometimes Windows Update will need your input during an installation. In this case,”
Details
| File name: | wuaueng.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Update Agent |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wuaueng.dll |
| Original name: | wuaueng.dll.mui |
| File version: | 7.8.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) |
| Product version: | 7.8.9200.16384 |
| Size: | 2.58 MB (2,704,896 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Monday, April 26, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
- Shared name is 'wuauserv'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
48.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
10.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.70% of Windows Update Agent.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.15% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
16.23% |
|
| ASUS |
12.83% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.81% |
|
| Acer |
8.30% |
|
| Sony |
6.79% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.77% |
|
| Intel |
3.77% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.77% |
|
| MSI |
2.26% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.26% |
|
| Samsung |
1.89% |
|
| Alienware |
1.51% |
|
| Compaq |
0.75% |
|
| Medion |
0.75% |
|
| NEC |
0.75% |
|
| Packard Bell |
0.38% |
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