The fah504-console.exe file is the process called FAH5.04 that is used by the program Folding@Home Client that is developed by Stanford University. The location of this executable file is in the C:\Program Files subfolder, C:\Docoments and Settings subfolder and C:\ subfolder. The size of this file is 253,952 bytes. There is no visible window for this program. It is a non-system process on Windows. The process automatically starts on services installed, running processes and startmenu all users startup. Folding@Home is distributed computing software used by scientists from Stanford University to help them in their studies of diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and cancers. The software will run on home computers. It will assign a problem on your computer for you to solve. After solving one problem, it will send you another. Your answers will help the scientists solve problems that involve many calculations related to the studies of these diseases. Folding pertains to the assembly of proteins before they can perform their functions. If proteins fail to fold correctly called misfolding, they will lead to diseases such as the ones mentioned above. This software intends to help scientists find cure for these diseases.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fah504-console.exe. is used by Folding@Home, If you shut down fah504-console.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fah504-console.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Folding@Home, 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 fah504-console.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Folding@Home, 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 fah504-console.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 fah504-console.exe, belongs to, in this case Folding@Home