What is conhost.exe doing on my computer?

conhost.exe: The process conhost relates to a fix which sorted out a problem introduced in the Windows Vista operating system. The solution allows users to drag and drop files from the Explorer straight into the command prompt window. To confirm if the process is safe or malicious, simply access the Task Manager, locate the conhost.exe process and right click on it. Clicking the option 'Open file location' should redirect you to the System32 folder. If the redirection takes you elsewhere, then this process is potentially malicious and it is recommended to run a thorough scan using an anti-virus on your PC.
Non-system processes like conhost.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Console Windows Host process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

The conhost.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Console Windows Host on your PC, the commands contained in conhost.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Console Windows Host process (also called a task).

Is conhost.exe harmful?

conhost.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet.

Can I stop or remove conhost.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. conhost.exe is used by 'Console Windows Host'. This is an application created by 'Microsoft Corporation'.

If you no longer use Console Windows Host, you can permanently remove this software and thus conhost.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Console Windows Host in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is conhost.exe CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

Why is conhost.exe giving me errors?

Most conhost issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Microsoft Corporation website for the latest Console Windows Host update.