wmccfg.exe
What is wmccfg.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The program file wmccfg.exe is a component belonging to the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. The file wmccfg.exe is also known by its other process names, namely: the Windows Media Connect Configuration Application or the Microsoft Windows Media Component Removal File. The default location for the wmccfg.exe executable has been found to be in a C:/Program Files subfolder, more commonly in the subfolder C:/Program Files/Windows Media Connect 2/wmccfg.exe. Observed file sizes of the file wmccfg.exe range from 8704 bytes to 368128 bytes which make up 84% of all instances that the process appeared on the Windows XP platform. An evident window is made visible by the process wmccfg.exe whenever it runs in the system so it is not classified as a background process.
The file wmccfg.exe automatically starts during the Windows boot up process via one of these registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/RunServices or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/RunOnce or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/RunServicesOnce. Though the wmccfg.exe process file is regarded as a startup entry, it is ultimately up to the users if they want to start the file upon startup or not. Users can configure the process wmccfg.exe to cease running during the startup process by configuring it through the System Configuration Utility. Although the executable process wmccfg.exe is considered to be a system process and is part of the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, it is still not classified as a core file of Windows Operating Systems.
The program file wmccfg.exe or Windows Connect Configuration Application is a utility for the Windows Media Connect version 2. The process wmccfg.exe provides configuration settings for the program Windows Media Connect version 2. The Windows Media Connect version 2 is software that enables users to stream digital media files on their PCs to DMRs or digital media receivers that are connected to their home network. The Windows Media Connect has 2 versions; versions 1 and 2 and only the version 2 utilize the file wmccfg.exe.
Author: Microsoft Corp..
Author URL: www.microsoft.com
Part Of: Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Memory Usage: Medium. Around 1.2 megabytes of the computer system's memory resources are consumed by the process wmccfg.exe when being utilized.
System Process: Yes
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: Yes
Uses Internet: Yes
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\Program Files\Windows Media Connect 2\wmccfg.exe
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