(the Side-by-Side component store) on your 64-bit Windows 8 install, do not delete files manually. Instead, use these built-in tools: Disk Cleanup Disk Cleanup , select your system drive, and click Clean up system files Windows Update Cleanup : Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run: Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
In Siemens automation ecosystems, (often part of SIMATIC S7-SCL or older WinCC components) acts as a System Extension Interface . Its responsibilities include: