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taskeng.exe (taskeng.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 6.72%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


In addition to the file name, taskeng.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

taskeng.exe is the task scheduler engine.

taskeng.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

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 taskeng.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
taskeng.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x7121bf1f6cba0f9436f82be70b6f9654 158720 bytes
2 0x5f109032ce46b7184ed9e50f9fe8489e 169472 bytes
3 0x0ca97343e60cc6bc2d08b0f7c26638d1 169472 bytes
4 0x245ac72ed5c60944c02d9a2a2f1cbe38 170496 bytes
5 0x61c5f8fd7b6d0e23a3ca2817c2bdd00e 166400 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x83f46be5b4ab81d252da75c920ee2150 166400 bytes
7 0x525fb5925154a0e4262e50cab037b6ab 169472 bytes
8 0x0ad07e1813390ce8caf5daebd335bcab 169472 bytes
9 0x29c186e37b3593befef2dbab020614b7 169472 bytes
10 0x45eab613c1b266c131a38b8ae0abecf0 169472 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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