What is MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd?

MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd is part of MapBackgroundTasks and developed by Microsoft according to the MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd version information.

MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd's description is "MapBackgroundTasks"

MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingMaps_2.1.3230.2048_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

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PropertyValue
Product nameMapBackgroundTasks
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionMapBackgroundTasks
Internal nameMapsBackgroundTasks.winmdobj
Original filenameMapsBackgroundTasks.winmdobj
CommentsMaps background tasks
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014
Product version1.6.1527.7221
File version1.6.1527.7221

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Product nameMapBackgroundTasks
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionMapBackgroundTasks
Internal nameMapsBackgroundTasks.winmdobj
Original filenameMapsBackgroundTasks.winmdobj
CommentsMaps background tasks
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014
Product version1.6.1527.7221
File version1.6.1527.7221

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VirusTotal report

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None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the MapsBackgroundTasks.winmd file.

Hashes [?]

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MD53fe120c97d5cb6ad00a0062a0b5f2daf
SHA256883bf6f3557dc7d9a3523f78e7f5ad3306a48ad0d4d51c486171fda8826d4fbf

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