WMPSideShowGadget.exe - what's that?


  1. Posts : 236
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    WMPSideShowGadget.exe - what's that? SOLVED


    After last update I think, WMPsideshowgadget.exe and WMPlayer.exe is started on boot, and I can't find a way to stop that. I have no Gadgets running at all.

    Problem is, when I recieve an email with a video-file attached and play it directly from Windows Live Mail, then WLM freezes until CTRL+ALT+DEL and shut WMPSideShowGadget.exe down this way.

    Any idea to stop this from loading at boot?
    Last edited by Sven; 03 Dec 2009 at 09:33.
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  2. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #2

    Easily, Download CCleaner from the link at the bottom, go to the Advanced Tab, and Startup, and delete the " WMPSideShowGadget.exe " from boot, and any other program you don't want to boot up with your machine.

    Download CCleaner 2.26.1050 - FileHippo.com
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  3. Posts : 236
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #3

    Erhm ... where is the advanced tab you wrote about?

    In the normal startup shown in CCCleaner there is absolutely nothing about WMPSideShowGadget.exe or WMPlayer.exe. Please guide me a little further. TIA.
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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  5. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
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    My bad , I'm not on my PC atm, you are i the right tab tho, but not sure why its not turning up in the startup.

    Have a look in Task Scheduler in Computer management, under Windows> Sideshow.

    Should ahve some option under that, maybe you have extra options, since mine does not auto start.
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  6. Posts : 91
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Signature Edition
       #6

    Try typing "msconfig" under the start menu search box. Look under the startup tab for anything that looks like sideshow.

    Good Luck
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  7. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    WMPsideshowgadget.exe is running because you have Logitech G15 keyboard.

    If you wand disable it, go to Control Panel -> Windows SideShow and disable Logitech items (and every else if you want disable that process).



    I have also disabled every scheduled SideShow task. And from gpedit.msc i disabled whole SideShow. But really it's enought that you disable those item via control panel.

    I can't now remember how i disable WMPlayer.exe. If i remember right i disabled offline files, not sure. But try, offline files is useless feature if you don't use it. :)
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  8. Posts : 236
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    You're right, Juffe. That did the trick, and as SideShowGadget now is not in use, WMPlayer is not starting upon boot either :)

    +1 rep is send to you!
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