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regedit.exe (regedit.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, regedit.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:Microsoft

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.microsoft.com/



Win Patrol

regedit.exe - Windows registry editor.

regedit.exe  is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be 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 regedit.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
regedit.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x5fef1b11e4a4d1cb98ae304a5c3a81fa 224256 bytes
2 0xe4d238fa68b2d4aabdab70d7712de7f7 150528 bytes
3 0x21ac6a552be4e0afcd2af628780108f0 134144 bytes
4 0x7993857697cbb7e07a831284f4a5ec3b 69086 bytes
5 0xf13123e76fda33e55f11e0eb832e832a 134656 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x62112ce378c1fd65b3f543bc28cf5e5c 146432 bytes
7 0xf57fe15e7833062a043d6d67f48dfc02 153088 bytes
8 0x1fb932fcb84d167ece5c5606a844f8c2 150528 bytes
9 0x86865821d8484dea58e6aec5bab01b3e 423424 bytes
10 0x6a05de27dcbd8256845782943bebc572 146432 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.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.