VersionsVersions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.55%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.10%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.24%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.05%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.47%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 14.12%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.10%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.10%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.10%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 24.90%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 44.10%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 7.21%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.50%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.39%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.05%

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wininit.exe

Windows Start-Up Application by Microsoft

Remove wininit.exe
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

wininit.exe has 16 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). wininit.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 111.25 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.38 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.98 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 41 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

What is wininit.exe?

The Wininit file is an .ini file that lists all of the changes to be made to Windows when you restart the computer after installing a program. The Wininit.exe file is the program file that starts the .ini file. It can be run only when the computer restarts so that the changes can be made while Windows is not running.

DetailsDetails

File name:wininit.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Start-Up Application
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe
Original name:WinInit.exe.mui

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wininit.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Windows firewall allowed program
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe'

VersionsAll file variations of wininit.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
48cfa7be561a7be144c29bb912055016 2263bdf440400904669706e48ae5ac0fae25762a 141 KB
02bc073156b3097e94d63c4d609020dd 199fe4874a22c92ee83890f254a3197d9f55da78 110 KB
caca6578af9c48c29d7bf6aefaf00599 d168c20468ab17dd40c7026c02b6f75f91c52614 142 KB
7ec2dcaa1ba0cf2b1207f03325131e89 3d9b14aa3e0a05eb001d07b2ce71b7cec70478d9 110.5 KB
7109ff769fff962869c50d720f7aa7d7 d7538e3570602d428a1325bde6131bd04ee68afb 99 KB
fe9ab232b56a12224e8a3f3f9878c9a3 8f152a58e9dac43e3f9323597552bc569fa6cde5 129.5 KB
af04db3505b6316458381c1bbcf34d2e 257d7a392edad7442f5e2f82967c3312bfb1389f 131 KB
f533479646437baa9e0cf00d4363d7ba 2ad11167d8c47dcf574caabec19217ae727c442c 100 KB
ad618be35fe7475f8a335bf59c674002 82efd39519604c346799ceb1abba5237535c1ae7 99 KB
cadd6f1692b419c2820fc4c61cd2dcaa d3d4333b0791a5943c6088538b5dd81ebc4e2402 95.5 KB
b5c5dcad3899512020d135600129d665 c7bba9840c44e7739fb314b7a3efe30e6b25cc48 94 KB
94355c28c1970635a31b3fe52eb7ceba 2de5c051c0d7d8bcc14b1ca46be8ab9756f29320 126 KB
101ba3ea053480bb5d957ef37c06b5ed 738ef691944f08cf0c405a52f3f55e99ef6e8e6e 94.5 KB
117ea87df785ca1b9d821f6f213dce07 9ad5c2277da37cd167fca1238ef7e64814c28984 121 KB
d4385b03e8cccee6f0ee249f827c1f3e a832ced7749d8d6973117a78dfb3b6d0c0545459 93.5 KB
39d959cd9f3bc44f78db3c6588aac3fe d3a91410bb9dc847c9ae5e4d07b8bf73f6dfdb93 93.5 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.50%
Windows 8.1 12.75%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.75%
Windows 8 5.50%
Windows 8 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.25%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.25%
Windows 7 Starter 0.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.75%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 8.1 N 0.25%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.25%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.25%
26 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.35% of Windows Start-Up Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.01%
Hewlett-Packard 16.32%
ASUS 16.14%
Acer 12.01%
Toshiba 10.88%
Lenovo 9.01%
Sony 4.13%
Intel 2.63%
GIGABYTE 2.25%
Samsung 1.88%
Alienware 1.13%
Medion 0.75%
MSI 0.75%
Gateway 0.38%
NEC 0.38%
Sahara 0.19%
American Megatrends 0.19%
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