VersionsVersions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 9.52%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.76%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 71.43%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 14.29%

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backgroundTaskHost.exe

Background Task Host by Microsoft

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

Overview

backgroundtaskhost.exe has 4 known versions, the most recent one is 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). backgroundtaskhost.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 9.25 KB. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 92.86 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 17.67 KB per minute for reads and 185 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:backgroundtaskhost.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Background Task Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\backgroundtaskhost.exe

VersionsAll file variations of backgroundtaskhost.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
3ed8fa77f41f3aeae2f0dcc0db0596ff 6688cd7f6f1f5d05750ae98985de2f4ef5254d21 10 KB
25c74ff8d3d7f2afe066da8d639d25dc 4e00119ce2c4e52dfda0652eb0ecb2057088b864 9.5 KB
f76e2c24e2577f16d54e140d6febb266 fa47f7268b6bffdf24e87e60ba17b12d89ab343f 9 KB
a2d246cf52d67e7db8563f248c44b89b 88f2ba1d55b27c3ba380d447a3654b078f831287 8.5 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 42.86%
Windows 8 23.81%
Windows 8.1 Pro 14.29%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 14.29%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.76%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 47.62% of Background Task Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 23.53%
Sony 23.53%
Acer 23.53%
ASUS 11.76%
Intel 11.76%
Hewlett-Packard 5.88%
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