Taskhostw.exe, stands for Task’s Host forWindows, is a file that serves as a host for DLL-based processes. In taskmanager, such processes are displayed with the name Host Process for WindowsTasks.
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setupprep.exe Windows 10 Setup
setupprep.exe Windows 10 Setup – process that preparing to install or upgrade Windows 10. This file is part of Media Creation Tool. Minimum version of Windows that supported is Windows XP with Service Pack 3. After download updates it can located in hidden folder: C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources or on your installation media.
WerFault.exe Windows Problem Reporting -this is the standard process responsible for handling critical errors. After the crash, a pop-up window appears prompting the user to send an issue report to the technical department of the company. The report includes expected and actual results, logs, hardware and system configuration, information about installed and started programs. Location of the process C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe
svchost.exe Host Process for Windows Services – in Windows 10, 8, and Windows 7 is the primary process for downloading the Windows operating system services stored in dynamic DLLs. That is, Windows services that you can see in the list of services (Win+R, enter services.msc) are loaded “through” svchost.exe and for many of them a separate process is started, which you observe in the task manager.
msdt.exe Diagnostics Troubleshooting Wizard it is a process, that helps with problems of your network and/or internet connection. It is a part of the Windows OS. Windows includes a variety of “troubleshooters” designed to quickly diagnose and automatically solve various computer problems.
services.exe Services and Controller app this process is the service management manager and is responsible for starting, stopping, and interacting with system processes. This process can not be stopped by the task manager.
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LicensingUI.exe Licensing UI
LicensingUI.exe Licensing UI this file is part of Microsoft Windows Operating System. Process is developed by Microsoft Corporation. It’s a system and hidden file. LicensingUi.exe is usually located in the «SYSTEM» folder.
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spaceman.exe Storage Spaces Manager
spaceman.exe Storage Spaces Manager– a new component of Server 2012, it embodies a fresh view of developers on the data warehouse and how to administer it. Physical disks that provide data storage are abstracted from the process of requesting new volumes, now called spaces. Storage Spaces technology automatically performs all necessary actions to restore data redundancy in case of disk failure, if there are enough physical disks
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sihclient.exe SIH Client
sihclient.exe SIH Client is the client for fixing system components that are important for automatic Windows updates. This daily task runs the SIHC client (initiated by the healing server) to detect and repair system components that are vital to automatically update Windows and the Microsoft software installed on the computer. The task can go online, assess the usefulness of the healing effect, download the necessary equipment to perform the action, and perform therapeutic actions.)
wbengine.exe Microsoft® Block Level Backup Engine Service EXE – Non-system processes like wbengine.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications collect data in your system’s registry, it is likely that with time your registry suffers from fragmentation and accumulates invalid entries which can influence your PC’s performance. It is recommended that you check your registry to identify slowdown issues from time to time.