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"WmiPrvSE.exe" Process on Windows 8
What is the "WmiPrvSE.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "WmiPrvSE.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "WmiPrvSE.exe" process? Why there are multiple "WmiPrvSE.exe" processes?
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"WmiPrvSE.exe - WMI Provider Host" process provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based applications will not function properly.
The reason for multiple "WmiPrvSE.exe" processes is that different applications that use WMI interface do not want to share a single "WmiPrvSE.exe" process to avoid crashing together. Different applications creates different "WmiPrvSE.exe" processes so they can run independently.
On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", multiple "WmiPrvSE.exe" processes may be listed under different user names:
Image Name PID User Name Memory Description WmiPrvSE.exe 9708 SYSTEM 2,976 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 9080 SYSTEM 1,568 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 9040 LOCAL SERVICE 1,146 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 7776 LOCAL SERVICE 1,988 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 7036 SYSTEM 1,872 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 4116 LOCAL SERVICE 2,996 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 2712 NETWORK SERVICE 8,336 K WMI Provider Host WmiPrvSE.exe 2704 SYSTEM 3,048 K WMI Provider Host ...
Additional information about "WmiPrvSE.exe" process:
Command line: C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe Started by: svchost.exe Files used: C:\Windows\System32 Registry keys: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International
"WmiPrvSE.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "WmiPrvSE.exe" process.
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