wuauclt.exe
Windows Update by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 7.8.9200.16449 (win8_gdr.121101-1706) |
| MD5: | e674467b5241d18da55044ebfd144f62 |
| SHA1: | 2a22c5d21359c4e7cd88107c5e4493386ac5311e |
| SHA256: | 400143ddd12d35babefe847ce6c711e16c884d3ea2031c95caf24186dc3c2ad8 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wuauclt.exe?
Windows Update is a service provided by Microsoft that provides updates for the Microsoft Windows operating system and its installed components, including Internet Explorer. Windows Update can be configured to install critical updates automatically so long as the computer is connected to the Internet, without the user needing to install them manually, or even be aware that an update is required.
About wuauclt.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“When you turn on automatic updating, most updates will download and install without you having to lift a finger. But sometimes Windows Update will need your input during an installation. In this case,”
Details
| File name: | wuauclt.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Update |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe |
| File version: | 7.8.9200.16449 (win8_gdr.121101-1706) |
| Product version: | 7.8.9200.16449 |
| Size: | 56.92 KB (58,288 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.852595 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.06704564% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.04107035% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02597528% | |
| Memory |
| Private (maximum): | 8.3 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.61 MB | |
Process properties
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe" /runhandlercomserver |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Parent process: | svchost.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
47.83% |
|
| Windows 8 |
17.39% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
8.70% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.70% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
4.35% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
4.35% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.85% of Windows Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
26.67% |
|
| Lenovo |
26.67% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
|
| Toshiba |
13.33% |
|
| Acer |
13.33% |
|
