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taskhost.exe

Associated Program: Microsoft Windows

Programm Category: Operating System Software

What is taskhost.exe

Task Host serves as a generic host for Windows operating systems, specifically Windows 7; installed in C:\Windows\System 32\taskhost.exe, and launched through the file taskhost.exe. The main function of the file is to launch processes that load from .dll files. There are several .dll processes that rely on taskhost.exe to execute them, and as such, you may find a number of taskhost.exe files in your Task Manager. Generally, the file launches upon startup to look for .dll files that need it, and then proceeds to load these files. What the file does is to check the Registry to determine which .dll files need it. Parent process of the file is services.exe. The file is around 67.5 KB in size. Its RAM allocation is 7.23 MB. Total CPU usage is 0.0155152708%, where privileged CPU utilization is 0.0092787387%, and user mode CPU utilization is 0.00623653210742%. The average I/O for both read and write operations is 2/min. Context switches per second is 3%, or 3/sec.

How can I stop taskhost.exe and should I?

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. taskhost.exe. is used by Microsoft Windows, If you shut down taskhost.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop taskhost.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Windows, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

Is this a virus or other security concern?

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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

Is taskhost.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

What can I do if taskhost.exe is causing errors on my computer?

The first thing you should do if taskhost.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that taskhost.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows

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