VersionsVersions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.43%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.02%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.69%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.24%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.64%
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) 0.45%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 1.42%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.28%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 2.48%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 1.85%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 0.19%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.14%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.19%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.07%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.14%
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) 3.15%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 6.08%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4.90%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.94%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.09%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.02%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 15.59%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5.82%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.23%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 26.26%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 9.75%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.30%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.56%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.62%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.02%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.12%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 8.90%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.02%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.52%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.87%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.47%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.02%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.12%

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taskhost.exe

Host Process for Windows Tasks by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

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

Overview

There are 47 versions of taskhost.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). taskhost.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 180.83 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 8.24 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 11.21 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 9.85 KB per minute for reads and 41.09 KB per minute for writes.

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.

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
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 9, 2013

VersionsAll file variations of taskhost.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
ede582496d0cadee35ea2b1076ff19a8 0439c7e56bfbdbe29a78876f3b06d4df03ff61cf 82.71 KB
9333096b59dad0c4294749755963dba7 22d1190ee536bd9af9372a3440a89e6f6887dfb0 63.03 KB
3711306c8d1a859351d735d93090c1c0 8570e08f5103fd0f496b1de9adef6e49e237433f 81.17 KB
00a3f73c3a9e4ec0e11a4ea84c4bf788 d6e45707c08b4bc5a12469bf8f1b1a1913d828f8 457.5 KB
183360914efc9d25e2a13d335d5e9eb8 3f125b0c65f748d78d29cc84b6b67cc74555dabf 458.5 KB
eae9c0e238ec2b5876092378f78d3c53 4b868c3b3a49860f4c375db7b5db59b8441bc961 83.66 KB
bd116c893014d43f705b8ca19648110e 7f98813b69827d8ebb90d378dc645430054b23c9 457.5 KB
67b1fa221cb775fefdf4842db8c6817c fce39ef2474486689a3170c05791a16144c3f320 52.5 KB
39cea8232b92b33f1bb6afa8c163efc3 6e23817eedeeb28c922ed1626ff92b865d751913 76 KB
e4a513ecf4b3df7afb3c5c8b98243c99 4dfd5a29ea7b7f366d596c9f89f9e795129ecc11 76 KB
3426be7d0ed8888acfe04ba6bb9af83b 86570e2b310e8806ec839c238c028cacc7e0042f 76 KB
d707aad95b8af75ce70f456700e2e4f8 afdfe23bef9e9880ab16f9e7f36002a57691baeb 234 KB
38175536133bdc9324910582250cb8dd 38d5dbe2db4603c0413c5d23dd35a78652b3eb15 532.5 KB
4a627d948c498368b2f65a5312455520 ba4452efe4c36d652cfbcba709e76439927ada67 76 KB
25c45d6ca270f0df1d815939b0150d89 655b6613d8c214d8f576ccd37e25af8eb9f02a35 52.5 KB
26bd3309ad2684dd514ce1fc9654aecf 6dd0af749f034b50a9911833df9bc1d41d5dc42b 76 KB
16c467fe69bfcffb7568271f23217821 bfbe2daf0a4fd0abcef4abab834208d21493be1d 532.5 KB
60e0b06751af183bdcf3b2ff7bed98c3 9c6dfa9e940102e8e6763810444b2a9a3246fc4a 234 KB
e11a6d3703e745a89e5e059ae88ca863 990a21235c3ac5c6e84cf25063e5a6ff489f6539 52.5 KB
181c5e94218613cc3d478f9232062e4c 74c317e7a1e04911e3e4d6f6c5189c015227c2dd 76.5 KB
af9a537b51df9b1476c6a7f43a822143 4f82288c54ef97a8f9c57a89d01c55af9dbb3add 51.5 KB
0c693364cfe8d3823be9debac9a58c74 176d082b1c8d4b8e80eee091297383ba1a09a4c8 234 KB
38bff71dc88b6e9d2b6e8f4c698634dc 38a902c74afc4c48329da6988b0c8b58bf14d663 52 KB
514846f9e00e9bdace29c9d7061c0613 5159d33517e191c49c761b1539e480d91de750d3 232 KB
8f4f5a5c1bae72ce6eaeea1ca3f98ca2 2a9f4d0b7e1a5cbb845a4c9621d6cc56bf985264 48 KB
517110bd83835338c037269e603db55d 61478d71931fb3e304bc341236ab0db1d6c26e09 67.5 KB
7fa8ba5a780e4757964ac9d4238302b9 002d079abf217b3fdc3f0c86af93a2c51ab45227 48 KB
3eefb971d61ef9638fd21f14c703ca11 1618ff452b08e4a994fb5327d11833a39951c7df 67.5 KB
3ac005686f8b3289691e5bdbd5251c53 ec1e0e132476778469e7b3f20a199f53678b68de 48 KB
36391ab6ad5175ace48a7c89cc12ad9b 5207b28754eaee57c47c14962708e5c6581a3379 67.5 KB
639774c9acd063f028f6084abf5593ad 1ab1e31fe9f3347f68b1eee8ff02f525fc46ccc9 67 KB
72e953215cade1a726c04aafdf6b463d d37708435e6f6cf2fd69b791fa4be3460329b47d 48 KB
de5dacebd4c89834ec6d2c41c8643cda 14a52395b41e26cde019bd87f3e7c676381cfc75 186 KB
65ea57712340c09b1b0c427b4848ae05 2d5a9ffae8898ba67963290fc4e1ddf99ded5e2e 453.5 KB
4f2659160afcca990305816946f69407 fe334a7743f6631673547829e56d9a0037fa86db 187.5 KB
60cae1fa4888ed41b41aee91c774e4a2 f4b768cc7b3a2c11d76bc231e024c4e340a38dbb 453.5 KB
f8952e80b7f778da2f7aa8393ca2d30e f40f9c09e4cae7bf9bebeca463f1e43ef0f3a2d4 187.5 KB
c1bdc97e8c9404245de87f1ef08d1764 d1347a64f331e9a5c468648ea5ab0e2be1363643 453 KB
ac4b92d98736a2323cfb1b0dc6a95b78 0ebf51f2f80acf77cad782009f858bc6eac6a11f 205.5 KB
5337d7d85493adb87e6b626d03fd402e 7e5803fd9722f3c5efb2d5773ee6b8ba06c0ad37 67.5 KB
3d50c4b10352367d5cb20ed1f50f8da2 ec2b60c6859e80f0e6a3dc964516fb40a062d3e5 167.5 KB
436e26d2e64ec4aabdc82efbd3b92692 906235f5606e50ba54afde2ed58e83d94b83250a 259 KB
1226e9fae5b8508801ec974e3c9d9c14 35b5ac8cf6c55ae354df10ad853c36956f44261b 162.5 KB
ea85b96a8bfb435749c9004bc7340347 796c9b214db6e7d6a6504ba740f0663f17a6d8fd 261.5 KB
eafb5897ac9cd84890171ac38862320f b7e8435cdfcc414d4b6a8d04b8d7e319749431b1 167.5 KB
2009f2e44758becd3195b40d0b3650b3 a4003561b24ba9659f3bf2f0402eebcb91cd149d 259 KB
e5bbfc283d6f5d69b41e464676361020 eb1176b548f178ccfbeb073e0ffebdf598510db9 166 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 44.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.25%
Windows 7 Professional 8.75%
Windows 8.1 6.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro 1.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.75%
Windows 7 Starter 0.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Developer Preview 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.25%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.25%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.25%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.07% of Host Process for Windows Tasks.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.39%
Hewlett-Packard 17.26%
ASUS 17.26%
Acer 12.76%
Toshiba 9.01%
Lenovo 6.38%
Sony 5.63%
GIGABYTE 2.81%
Samsung 1.69%
Intel 1.50%
Medion 1.13%
Alienware 0.75%
American Megatrends 0.56%
Sahara 0.38%
Gateway 0.38%
MSI 0.38%
NEC 0.38%
Compaq 0.38%
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