Wmiprvse.exe
WMI Provider Host by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
wmiprvse.exe has 32 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). It is started as a Windows Service called 'WMI Performance Adapter' with the name 'WmiApSrv' and described as “Provides performance library information from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers to clients on the network. This service only runs when Performance Data Helper is activated.”. . It is also run with NETWORK SERVICE privileges. The average file size is about 282.69 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 12.49 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 14.85 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.59 KB per minute for reads and 69 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is wmiprvse.exe?
WMI provides a uniform interface for any local or remote applications or scripts that obtain management data from a computer system, a network, or an enterprise. The uniform interface is designed such that WMI client applications and scripts do not have to call a wide variety of operating system application programming interfaces (APIs). Many APIs cannot be called by automation clients like scripts or Visual Basic applications. Other APIs do not make calls to remote computers.
About wmiprvse.exe (from Microsoft)
“Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems. You can write WMI scripts or applications to automate administrati”
 Details
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| File name: | wmiprvse.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | WMI Provider Host |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | WmiApSrv |
| Display name: | WMI Performance Adapter |
| Description: | “Provides performance library information from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers to clients on the network. This service only runs when Performance Data Helper is activated.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wmiprvse.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- WmiApSrv
- 'WmiApSrv' (WMI Performance Adapter)
All file variations of wmiprvse.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.25% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.25% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.25% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.25% |
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| 23 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.86% of WMI Provider Host.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
20.38% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.68% |
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| ASUS |
15.09% |
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| Acer |
12.08% |
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| Toshiba |
10.57% |
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| Lenovo |
8.68% |
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| Sony |
6.04% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.83% |
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| Samsung |
2.08% |
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| Alienware |
1.13% |
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| MSI |
1.13% |
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| Sahara |
0.57% |
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| Intel |
0.38% |
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| Medion |
0.38% |
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