The YahooWidgets.exe can simply be called Yahoo! Widgets. This is software developed by Yahoo. It is a non-system process that can be easily installed by downloading software from the internet. This application, if always run at startup, can eat up space on a user’s computer system slowing its performance down. Uninstalling this application and reinstalling a new one may help solve the issue. Yahoo! Widget has not been assigned a security rating yet as to whether it is a harmful application on the computer or not. Scanning the computer can determine whether this application carries a danger to the computer’s system. Yahoo! Widget is compatible for both MAC OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems. This is a free application that users can install onto their desktop for weather checking, time checking, as well as dates and months checking to name a few. This is a browser tool.
How can I stop yahoowidgets.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. yahoowidgets.exe. is used by Yahoo! Widgets, If you shut down yahoowidgets.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop yahoowidgets.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Yahoo! Widgets, 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 Yahoo! Widgets, 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 yahoowidgets.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 yahoowidgets.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if yahoowidgets.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 yahoowidgets.exe, belongs to, in this case Yahoo! Widgets