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wmiexe.exe (Windows Management)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


In addition to the file name, wmiexe.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft
Product contains:Windows

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

WMIEXE.EXE - Provides Windows Management Interface (WMI) functions to applications and the operating system. If you disable it, programs and OS features that depend on WMI (such as the Help and Support Center) will not run properly.

wmiexe.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called wmiexe.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
wmiexe.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x3dfe9ca6728c02ccd8309dc66b1dfeb1 16 KB
2 0xdcbf9a57ad2b6ec05bf6286a1e36b824 16 KB
3 0xea853f9a2653506a4653bd0c056d21a8 16 KB
4 0x65c3c1e8f5cd2065e5a5953a9892d32d 16 KB
5 0xd8942c661cab379966f28b2d62e5df2c 16 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x16013a3377ae4a9f79a09a91170c28c9 49152 bytes
7 0x3492567a3a30b15d8dfc2b6b6f91292f 16384 bytes
8 0x7a89d93fa0ff153ad365da2860249c1b 194008 bytes
9 0xd582592f198fac07a83c4de13bce9d35 16384 bytes
10 0x4c8b544642549c8b2fa1c1167de308c4 16384 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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