The fah-console.exe file is the process called FAH5.04 that is used by the software Folding@Home Client developed by Stanford University. The location of this executable file is in the C:\Program Files subfolder. The size of this file is 253,952 bytes. This is not a visible program. It is a non-system process on Windows. You can access the program on the Windows Control Panel. Folding@Home is a distributed computing software that is used by Stanford University scientists in their studies of diseases including Huntington’s, Alzheimers, Parkinson’s and cancers. This software runs on your home or personal computer. A problem will be assigned to your computer for you to solve. After you solve one problem, it will send you another. You can get feedback if you want or just allow it to run. Scientists will use your answers in solving problems that require many calculations. Folding refers to the assembly of proteins before they can perform their functions. Proteins are the powerhouse that enable your body to break down food into useful energy, fight diseases and control your moods. When proteins do not fold correctly called misfolding, they cause serious health conditions like the disease mentioned above. Solving the problems related to protein misfolding will help in designing the cure for these diseases.

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

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