Task Host Windows: what is this process and can I get rid of it?

Probably many users of operating systemsWindows, regardless of the version installed, encountered a situation when the computer does not turn off immediately, and a message box appears waiting to close the background programs. This is the responsibility of the Task Host Windows service. What kind of process is it, what it is needed for, how it works, and why it loads system resources, we will consider later in the article. Special attention will be paid to the deactivation of this service and its removal.

Task Host Windows: What is this service?

Many users in situations wherefor unknown reasons, there is an increased load on system resources, immediately cause the "Task Manager" and try to establish the cause of such a phenomenon. It is right.

But often they find there is enough "voracious" process, represented by the executable taskhost.exe. Some consider it a virus. This also can be.

However, let's look at the original processTask Host Windows. What kind of service is this? This is the system component responsible for calling or accessing dynamic libraries that are loaded when some programs are launched into RAM. It is clear that not all applications can be represented exclusively as EXE files. A vivid example of this is the executable components of dynamic libraries (DLLs).

The service itself, in contrast to two more similar(rundll32.exe and svchost.exe), which can be run as several separate processes with the same name, never starts again. In other words, it alone calls all the libraries, while the other two processes distribute the load between the running copies. Hence - the load on resources.

Excessive workload on the resources of the Task Host Windows service: how to fix it?

It is believed that in the braking of a computer givencomponent is guilty only in one case - if it is a virus. We will talk about its removal separately. Now let's see what can be done to reduce the load on system resources.

First of all you need to call the "Task Scheduler" (you can use the administration section) and activate the item of displaying hidden tasks on the view tab.

If you go through the directory tree through the libraries"Scheduler", you can see that the Task Host Window program is located in the RAC section and is represented by the RacTask component. To get rid of this process, you need to use the PKM menu, where you select the shutdown, and then reboot the system.

Can I delete the service file?

However, many users do not stop there. They are painfully interested in the answer to the question about how to remove the Task Host Windows (and in general, as far as it's safe).

In principle, as practice shows, nothing specialCritical in this there. At least the feedback from users who deleted the file responsible for launching the service indicates that nothing happened to the system. However, based on security considerations, it is better not to do so. And if you do, then only at your own peril and risk.

This is the Task Host Windows service. What is it is a little understandable. Now let's look at the location of its executable EXE component (the taskhost.exe file). The standard location of the latter is the system directory System32, located in the main directory of the system, where it should be deleted. That's only necessary to perform such actions only in Safe Mode. With normal boot, the system will not do this.

What if it's a virus?

Finally, a few words about the most unpleasantsituation related to the Task Host Windows process. What can it be in terms of viral infection? We note at once that this is a rather dangerous threat, due to an excessive increase in the load on resources, destabilizing the operation of Windows to such an extent that even system processes can not be performed.

Determine that this is a virus, you can in the sameTask Manager. The first sign is two or more processes of the same name. Which one is the virus? The original service has the LOCAL SERVICE launch attribute and no other. Another method of determining is to view the location of the file through the RMC menu on the selected process. If it is different from System32, you can be sure that it is a virus. The original file has a size of not more than 50 KB, and viruses reach 150 KB or more. The identified folders and files must be removed immediately in the manual mode. As it turns out, you can do it without much difficulty.

Well, and then you need to run somea portable anti-virus scanner or AdwCleaner utility and check the system for viruses or adware and spyware components, remove threats if they are found, and finally clean up the system with some utility to optimize or remove computer debris, including the registry.

Instead of the total

That's all, as for the service Task Host Windows. What are these processes in different versions, I think, is already clear. It remains to add that to deal with their removal, in general, is not recommended. Little things that can happen. One user is all right, but the other can have the most unpredictable consequences. With viruses, too, everything is simple. As you can see, even manual removal helps, because the threat itself in the system is not masked and does not create its own copies.