PresentationFontCache.exe
Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 17 versions of PresentationFontCache.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3.0.6920.7903 built by: Win9Rel. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Windows Presentation Foundation-Schriftartcache 3.0.0.0' with the name 'FontCache3.0.0.0' and described as “Optimiert die WPF-Anwendungen (Windows Presentation Foundation), indem häufig verwendete Schriftartdaten zwischengespeichert werden. WPF-Anwendungen starten diesen Dienst, wenn er nicht bereits gestartet wurde. Der Dienst kann deaktiviert werden, dadurch wird jedoch die Leistung der WPF-Anwendungen vermindert.”. .  It is run under the context of the LOCAL SERVICE account. The average file size is about 43.02 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0011% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 24.72 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 4.06 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes. 
|  Details
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| File name: | PresentationFontCache.exe | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | Microsoft® .NET Framework | 
| Description: | PresentationFontCache.exe | 
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v3.0\wpf\presentationfontcache.exe | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | 
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | FontCache3.0.0.0 | 
| Display name: | Windows Presentation Foundation-Schriftartcache 3.0.0.0 | 
| Description: | “Optimiert die WPF-Anwendungen (Windows Presentation Foundation), indem häufig verwendete Schriftartdaten zwischengespeichert werden. WPF-Anwendungen starten diesen Dienst, wenn er nicht bereits gestartet wurde. Der Dienst kann deaktiviert werden, dadurch wird jedoch die Leistung der WPF-Anwendungen vermindert.” | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess | 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of PresentationFontCache.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'FontCache3.0.0.0'  (Windows Presentation Foundation-Schriftartcache 3.0.0.0)
- FontCache3.0.0.0
- 'FontCache3.0.0.0'  (Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0)
 All file variations of PresentationFontCache.exe
All file variations of PresentationFontCache.exe
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 38.50% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 15.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 | 14.75% |  | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 8.00% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 7.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro | 4.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Single Language | 3.75% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 2.00% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center | 1.75% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 1.50% |  | 
| Windows 7 Starter | 0.75% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview | 0.75% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise | 0.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 N | 0.25% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation | 0.25% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Basic | 0.25% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.36% of Microsoft® .NET Framework.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 19.19% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 17.08% |  | 
| ASUS | 16.51% |  | 
| Toshiba | 11.90% |  | 
| Acer | 11.52% |  | 
| Lenovo | 6.91% |  | 
| Sony | 3.45% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 2.50% |  | 
| Compaq | 2.30% |  | 
| Samsung | 1.92% |  | 
| Intel | 1.92% |  | 
| Alienware | 0.77% |  | 
| Medion | 0.77% |  | 
| American Megatrends | 0.77% |  | 
| Gateway | 0.77% |  | 
| MSI | 0.77% |  | 
| Sahara | 0.58% |  | 
| NEC | 0.38% |  |