The streetsolkshim.exe is the file executable for Microsoft Streets & Trips, a mapping software developed by the Microsoft Corporation designed for consumers to provide map related tasks across North America including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Known in Europe as Microsoft AutoRoute, Streets & Trips installs text-to-speech voice called "Microsoft Anna", the voice-prompt map direction featured until the 2007 version of Windows 2000 operating system. The version 2008 of Streets & Trips featured the map’s 336 pushpin symbols, while version 2009 replaced them with 46 pushpins. Map templates were created in the 2008 version which was restored and updated in version 2010 with an updated visual styling, hide/pushpinsets, GPS navigation, mobile phone export, import/export GPX files, and information balloons. Version 2011 added 88,000 miles to the mapping program, and allowed direct map correction feedback to the maps provider (Navteq). Version 2012 was released in July 2012, with a Global Positioning System (GPS) that allows users to use as satellite navigation system.
How can I stop streetsolkshim.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. streetsolkshim.exe. is used by Microsoft Streets & Trips, If you shut down streetsolkshim.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop streetsolkshim.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Streets & Trips, 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.
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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 Streets & Trips, 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 streetsolkshim.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 streetsolkshim.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if streetsolkshim.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 streetsolkshim.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Streets & Trips