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what is the purpose of Livecomm.exe and Skydrive.exe

Anonymous
2012-12-06T14:30:37+00:00

What's the purpose of the two of them?

Is Livecomm required on W8 for Skydrive synchronization?

How can I permanently stop Livecomm?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-02T18:18:09+00:00

    Suspended processes are ones that are running in/from the metro interface splash screen. A good way to demonstrate this to yourself is open the Metro version of Internet Explorer then switch to the Desktop. Open Task Manager -> Resource Monitor and you'll see under CPU that at least one (perhaps several) instances of Internet Explorer are displayed as Suspended. If you mouse over the top left corner of the desktop, you'll see the small box that shows Metro IE open, right click and close it and the suspended process will disappear.

    If you want to remove the LiveComm.exe for good, go to the Metro screen, right-click the Messaging app and select Uninstall. It will also remove the Calendar app and the Metro Mail app, but for those of us on a Desktop this is likely a non-issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-28T17:28:33+00:00

    It sounds like a great answer but is not an answer to the question. The exes are the core of the app services for Live. The suspended state may or may not be set depending on the app. If no activity is required by an app then it will call to suspend. It can also wake up and not be suspended. Suspended has nothing to do with anything. Any EXE can be suspended but metro apps call to suspend by design.

    A metro app is an executable that runs in the Metro sandbox. Other than that it is still an executable and still runs as one. Consider it as a process running under the metro session's control but it is still just an application with a fancy new name (aka Apple). If I look at task manager will see all manner of processes that are suspended. Many have nothing to do with Metro.  What I will see intermittently is that "Communications Service" is suspended. This is the main task for the Live components  mail and contacts. It runs intermittently to poll for updates. In between it suspends itself. When watching the Start or Metro screen you cannot see this but it is still happening.

    I suspect the suspended status does not show when we first open task manger because task manager is not completed updating. I can force it to toggle by switching back and forth. but it will only be not suspended for a split second.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-08-23T14:37:35+00:00

    It sounds like a great answer but is not an answer to the question. The exes are the core of the app services for Live. The suspended state may or may not be set depending on the app. If no activity is required by an app then it will call to suspend. It can also wake up and not be suspended. Suspended has nothing to do with anything. Any EXE can be suspended but metro apps call to suspend by design.

    A metro app is an executable that runs in the Metro sandbox. Other than that it is still an executable and still runs as one. Consider it as a process running under the metro session's control but it is still just an application with a fancy new name (aka Apple). If I look at task manager will see all manner of processes that are suspended. Many have nothing to do with Metro.  What I will see intermittently is that "Communications Service" is suspended. This is the main task for the Live components  mail and contacts. It runs intermittently to poll for updates. In between it suspends itself. When watching the Start or Metro screen you cannot see this but it is still happening.

    I suspect the suspended status does not show when we first open task manger because task manager is not completed updating. I can force it to toggle by switching back and forth. but it will only be not suspended for a split second.            

    Livecom.exe is a real pain for computers that are equipped with a rotating hard disk, as it wants to write constantly to it. If you open processes pressing ctrl-alt-del and select task manager, you will find the following under the tab Processes: For a large amount of time disk operation will be at 100% Very bad for your working speed

    RECIPE

    1 Press the win-button

    2 Find the messaging app by selecting the purple icon OR search  it in the search sub screen

    3 Right click it

    4 Select: remove

    5 Response is: do you want to remove mail, persons/people, calender?

    6 Click yes, as this will not affect your regular  programs, only the "flashy" app variants will disappear

    7 livecomm.exe should have disappear from the process list in the task manager

    You may also keep this kind of exe files incheck with free tools like Anvir or Process Lasso.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-28T16:45:32+00:00

    My directions were meant for the original poster. It was implicit that on a touch only device one wouldn't be using a mouse. The directions to mouse over the corner aren't part of the solution and neither were the directions to open Internet Explorer. I wrote the directions in order to demonstrate why the solution is correct. You're fixating on Internet Explorer and not the problem.

    Let me see if I can explain this a simpler way:

    A metro program is an app, not a traditional Windows program. They run from the metro interface not the desktop. If one were to start a metro program and then switch to the classic desktop, one would find that, after a period of time, the metro app would be listed as "Suspended" in Resource Monitor via the Task Manager. This is true regardless of whether one has a tablet or traditional machine (I don't know if this is true on Windows RT).

    In summary:

    If Metro apps are the primary source of Mail, Calendar, Contacts, etc. then do not uninstall them. My directions are meant for desktop or laptop Windows 8 users who have another method of retrieving e-mail, calendar, etc.

    If you do uninstall per the directions, SkyDrive will still work fine. Although SkyDrive is part of the bundle, it does not uninstall along with Mail, Calendar, Messaging, etc.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-12-07T06:58:35+00:00

    Hi Hansruedi,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    I understand how frustrating it could be when things do not work as expected. Please do not worry I will try my best to resolve it.

    1. What is the exact issue that you experience with Livecomm.exe?
    2. Why do you want to stop Livecomm.exe?

    Microsoft/Live Account is required to use Skydrive. So I would suggest you to provide us more information in-order to assist you better.

    Suggestions for asking a question on help forums

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

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