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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.44%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.02%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.70%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.24%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.65%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.05%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.05%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.02%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.07%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.46%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 1.45%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.29%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 2.55%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.15%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.19%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.07%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.07%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.02%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.02%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.22%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 6.23%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.02%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.99%
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taskhost.exe

Host Process for Windows Tasks by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove taskhost.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   f8952e80b7f778da2f7aa8393ca2d30e
SHA1:   f40f9c09e4cae7bf9bebeca463f1e43ef0f3a2d4
SHA256:   9b1a15b05c805ff3896de850a00a1a9d19199e781b4fd0a484f704b925308739
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is taskhost.exe?

Host Process for Windows Tasks is a generic process which acts as a host for processes that run from DLLs rather than EXEs. At startup TASKHOST checks the Services portion of the Registry to construct a list of DLL-based services that it needs to load, and then loads them.

Overview

taskhost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:taskhost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Host Process for Windows Tasks
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\taskhost.exe
Original name:taskhost.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:187.5 KB (192,000 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.163300
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00995538%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00599139%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00396400%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:396,185 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:61,903/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.54 MB
Private (minimum):3.35 MB
Non-paged memory:1.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:40.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):45.26 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.5 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.78 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,176/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:987 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:24 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:3.63 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:15/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:113
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:3
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00680086%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00680086%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:47,137/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
1.16 MB
taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00347617%
Kernel CPU:0.00182303%
User CPU:0.00165314%
CPU cycles:83,968/sec
Memory:192 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.50%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 8.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 8 2.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.24% of Host Process for Windows Tasks.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.48%
Hewlett-Packard 18.92%
ASUS 17.76%
Acer 13.13%
Toshiba 8.49%
Lenovo 5.41%
Sony 5.41%
GIGABYTE 1.54%
Medion 1.54%
Alienware 1.16%
Samsung 0.77%
Sahara 0.39%
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