Startup details - DWQueuedReporting (dwtrig20.exe)

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Startup program entry details:

DWQueuedReporting (dwtrig20.exe)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

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Description:

Used to launch Microsoft Error Reporting (DW20.exe) - if, for example, there have been an error downloading malware definition updates for Windows Defender - which gives the user the chance to send the error report to Microsoft to improve their software

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

Key(s): HKCU\Run
Name: DWQueuedReporting
Data: "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

Startup Item (XP): dwtrig20
Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
Command: "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

Name: Watson Subscriber for SENS Network Notifications
Startup Value: "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t

Other information:

File location: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DW
File properties "Description": Watson Subscriber for SENS Network Notifications
Purpose: Error reporting
Program disable option: Microsoft Error Reporting (DW20.exe) → select "Never send these reports"
Shortcut(s) available: None
Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Product(s): Windows XP SP2 & SP3
Tested: Yes

Note:

%ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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