The wowexec.exe is also known as the Windows-On-Windows process and it works in conjunction with the NT Virtual DOS Machine process in order to allow running the 16-bit MSDOS programs or the ancient games on the current 32-bit Operating Systems like the Windows NT, 2000, XP and so on. It operates as soon as any 16-bit application is running, but it continues to stay and run within the computer system’s background even after the user closes the application. These two programs are used to run DOS programs (16-bit programs) within a virtual environment. The programs are indented whenever they are being used and can be found within the Task Manager and both programs remain within the memory even after the user closed the application, if ever the user desired to launch another DOS program. This program is considered to be safe by the users and does not pose any potential risks within the computer system.

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

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed wowexec.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows-On-Windows Process, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if wowexec.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 wowexec.exe, belongs to, in this case Windows-On-Windows Process