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6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.56%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.12%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.09%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.05%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.12%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.12%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.02%
6.2.9200.16518 (win8_gdr.130201-1704) 0.21%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.16%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.79%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.91%
6.2.9200.16398 (win8_gdr_oobssr.120820-1900) 0.16%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.81%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 8.03%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.19%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 6.84%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.02%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
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%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) 19.88%
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Wmiprvse.exe

WMI Provider Host by Microsoft

Remove Wmiprvse.exe
Version:   6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:   d113499052c5e541906b727779f0f959
SHA1:   5c6fbbcf168adf89ed3090e1108aee0fab5088e7
SHA256:   05fb51086c0a0ce3812a7e6098c5a454eccfe8553669cfa715153564f2226db0
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

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

DetailsDetails

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
File version:6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:6.2.9200.16384
Size:193.5 KB (198,144 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.464498
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00971018%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00527089%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00443929%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:106 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:50,806/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.15 MB
Private (minimum):4.36 MB
Non-paged memory:1.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:28.4 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):28.96 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.33 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.35 MB
37.95 MB
I/O
I/O other transfer:1.04 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:114
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
Owner:User
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.02880726%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01144128%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01736598%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,123,122/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:24/sec
79/sec
Memory:288 KB
1.16 MB
wmiapsrv.exe (WMI Performance Reverse Adapter by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00712822%
Kernel CPU:0.00712822%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:68,422/sec
Context switches:6/sec
Memory:208 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Windows 8.1 21.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.50%
Windows 8 5.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.50%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.72% of WMI Provider Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 23.75%
Hewlett-Packard 18.01%
ASUS 16.86%
Acer 12.64%
Toshiba 8.43%
Lenovo 8.43%
Sony 5.36%
GIGABYTE 2.30%
Alienware 1.92%
Samsung 1.53%
Intel 0.77%
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