pcalua.exe
Program Compatibility Assistant by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) |
| MD5: | 17f7d9ec191a243ec29e74fd88b2b143 |
| SHA1: | 932726b82684b45180e368d8728abcd8c3c8df5f |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is pcalua.exe?
The Program Compatibility Wizard prompts you to test your program in different modes (environments) and with various settings.
About pcalua.exe (from Microsoft)
“For example, if the program was originally designed to run on Microsoft Windows 95, set the Compatibility Mode to Windows 95, and then try to run your program again. If the program runs, the program w”
Details
| File name: | pcalua.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Program Compatibility Assistant |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\pcalua.exe |
| File version: | 6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) |
| Product version: | 6.2.8400.0 |
| Size: | 13 KB (13,312 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.192440 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job '{D8F0D78A-9FA5-4A5B-A283-87B932C1C9E1}' runs on registration in the path '\{D8F0D78A-9FA5-4A5B-A283-87B932C1C9E1}'
- The task '{BF432B1B-F137-4D8E-883D-BCBD26212E09}' runs on registration in the path '\{BF432B1B-F137-4D8E-883D-BCBD26212E09}'
- The task '{C01A68B4-A521-4918-9050-A0DB01B132B4}' runs on registration in the path '\{C01A68B4-A521-4918-9050-A0DB01B132B4}'
- The task '{A6477422-0B1D-4B09-A791-553803B18815}' runs on registration in the path '\{A6477422-0B1D-4B09-A791-553803B18815}'
- The job '{3F82DE2F-12CC-4E5E-AD01-74A0FB9C9CC3}' runs on registration in the path '\{3F82DE2F-12CC-4E5E-AD01-74A0FB9C9CC3}'
- The task '{34E119F9-15DD-4494-B8B3-92D88084482F}' runs on registration in the path '\{34E119F9-15DD-4494-B8B3-92D88084482F}'
- The job '{C8BD8969-7F9D-4312-B819-D557B40D6A16}' runs on registration in the path '\{C8BD8969-7F9D-4312-B819-D557B40D6A16}'
- The task '{50B445BD-4BB8-420D-BA62-D2246A3F947B}' runs on registration in the path '\{50B445BD-4BB8-420D-BA62-D2246A3F947B}'
- The job '{04C107E3-A734-4385-BED7-C507AE06B8DF}' runs on registration in the path '\{04C107E3-A734-4385-BED7-C507AE06B8DF}'
- The task '{AFA0E58B-7480-4D5F-B63F-6512025A1A09}' runs on registration in the path '\{AFA0E58B-7480-4D5F-B63F-6512025A1A09}'
- The job '{5428A757-9DED-4317-8C26-D330C1ADDB3E}' runs on registration in the path '\{5428A757-9DED-4317-8C26-D330C1ADDB3E}'
- The task '{51AF32FA-46D0-4AAC-AF4F-C4182173F515}' runs on registration in the path '\{51AF32FA-46D0-4AAC-AF4F-C4182173F515}'
- The job '{43EE5C2B-93A1-4553-9483-47771BEBA0BC}' runs on registration in the path '\{43EE5C2B-93A1-4553-9483-47771BEBA0BC}'
- The task '{219B8FEC-6C49-421B-9D7F-D59D391833D8}' runs on registration in the path '\{219B8FEC-6C49-421B-9D7F-D59D391833D8}'
- The job '{D1787D86-3B01-4D65-B3AA-52B67556B52A}' runs on registration in the path '\{D1787D86-3B01-4D65-B3AA-52B67556B52A}'
- The task '{9D222CF3-89FA-4EA0-9E03-049AE41C418F}' runs on registration in the path '\{9D222CF3-89FA-4EA0-9E03-049AE41C418F}'
- The job '{84B9F7A8-7625-4D09-B480-21FA0CE366C0}' runs on registration in the path '\{84B9F7A8-7625-4D09-B480-21FA0CE366C0}'
- The job '{0BD56516-8783-4E9E-8785-E7789EAB29B6}' runs on registration in the path '\{0BD56516-8783-4E9E-8785-E7789EAB29B6}'
- The task '{BBC50EE3-3E59-46B7-BFF0-657AF4ED06D5}' runs on registration in the path '\{BBC50EE3-3E59-46B7-BFF0-657AF4ED06D5}'
- The job '{95DA2D4A-E600-4BED-B435-C6853EBB853C}' runs on registration in the path '\{95DA2D4A-E600-4BED-B435-C6853EBB853C}'
- The task '{7B73BFED-9D14-4E4C-8847-78339DBEE3A5}' runs on registration in the path '\{7B73BFED-9D14-4E4C-8847-78339DBEE3A5}'
- The task '{731074B1-47B5-4DFE-890E-0F2EFF9135CA}' runs on registration in the path '\{731074B1-47B5-4DFE-890E-0F2EFF9135CA}'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 45.50% of Program Compatibility Assistant.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.36% |
|
| Dell |
22.43% |
|
| Sony |
21.50% |
|
| ASUS |
10.28% |
|
| Acer |
5.14% |
|
| Toshiba |
4.67% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.21% |
|
| Alienware |
3.74% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.74% |
|
| Samsung |
0.93% |
|
