pcalua.exe
Program Compatibility Assistant by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 14 versions of pcalua.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 12.75 KB.
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 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pcalua.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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}'
All file variations of pcalua.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.25% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.75% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
5.25% |
|
Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.50% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.25% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
1.50% |
|
Windows 8 |
0.75% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.75% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.75% |
|
Windows 7 Starter |
0.75% |
|
Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
0.25% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.25% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 49.75% of Program Compatibility Assistant.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
24.67% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
19.38% |
|
Sony |
13.66% |
|
Acer |
11.89% |
|
ASUS |
9.69% |
|
Toshiba |
5.29% |
|
Sahara |
4.63% |
|
Lenovo |
4.41% |
|
GIGABYTE |
3.08% |
|
Alienware |
1.76% |
|
Samsung |
0.66% |
|
Intel |
0.44% |
|
Medion |
0.44% |
|