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.
![2 instances of DLL-based services which run as Host Process for Windows Tasks in Task Manager](https://windows-files.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/taskhost-1.png)
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.